# Max Sim

> Max Jai Sim is the co-founder and CEO of Meadow AI, a Seattle startup that uses multimodal AI - computer vision, natural language, and operational data - to give restaurants and retailers real-time visibility into their physical locations and to automate the manual 'secret shopper' audits chains still run by hand. A Harvard-trained applied physicist, he previously co-founded the home-closing startup Modus, acquired by Compass in 2020, and earlier worked at T-Mobile and the lunch-delivery startup Peach. Meadow emerged from stealth in late 2025 with $6M raised, including a $4.5M seed round, and more than $2.5M in contracted annual recurring revenue.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Meadow AI
- **Organizations:** Meadow AI, Modus, Compass, Peach, T-Mobile, Harvard University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Ph.D., Applied Physics, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Modus, acquired by Compass in 2020, Co-founded and leads Meadow AI as CEO, Raised $6M total for Meadow AI, including a $4.5M seed co-led by TenOneTen Ventures and Leadout Ventures

## Career timeline

- **2010-2015** — Earned a Ph.D. in Applied Physics at Harvard University
- **pre-2018** — Worked at T-Mobile and at the Seattle lunch-delivery startup Peach
- **2018** — Co-founded Modus, a Seattle startup digitizing the home-closing (title and escrow) process
- **2020** — Modus acquired by real estate brokerage Compass
- **2023** — Co-founded Meadow AI with Dragos Velicanu and Scott Liu
- **2025** — Meadow AI emerged from stealth with $6M raised, including a $4.5M seed round, and $2.5M+ in contracted ARR

## Achievements

- Co-founded Modus, acquired by Compass in 2020
- Co-founded and leads Meadow AI as CEO
- Raised $6M total for Meadow AI, including a $4.5M seed co-led by TenOneTen Ventures and Leadout Ventures
- Built Meadow to $2.5M+ in contracted annual recurring revenue before leaving stealth
- Earned a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Meadow AI emerged from stealth with $6M in funding and $2.5M+ in contracted ARR
- **2025-11** — Closed a $4.5M seed round co-led by TenOneTen Ventures and Leadout Ventures, with Wedbush Ventures and Redstick Ventures participating

## Links

- Website: https://meadow.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxjaisim/

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Last updated: 2026-06-22