# Maximilian Ventilla

> Maximilian (Max) Ventilla is a General Partner at Offline Ventures, a venture studio and early-stage fund based in Mill Valley, California. A four-time serial entrepreneur and technology executive, he co-founded the social search engine Aardvark (acquired by Google for $50M in 2010), was a founding member of Google+, founded and led AltSchool (a personalized education technology company), and served as VP of New Frontiers at Dropbox before moving into venture investing. His career spans AI, product strategy, personalized learning, and venture building, with a deep conviction that technology can be made more human.

- **Role:** General Partner at Offline Ventures
- **Organizations:** Offline Ventures, AltSchool, Aardvark, Google, Dropbox
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Secondary education (scholarship recipient), Buckley School, Boarding school, Phillips Academy (Andover), BA, Physics and Mathematics, Yale University, MBA (Silver Scholars Program), Yale School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Aardvark, acquired by Google for $50 million in 2010, Founding member of Google+ and Head of Cross-Google Personalization, Founded AltSchool and raised $33M Series A from top-tier VCs including Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz

## Career timeline

- **2006** — MBA from Yale School of Management via Silver Scholars Program
- **2006-2007** — Strategy and M&A work at a $2B classified media company
- **2007** — Joined Google as Senior Associate, Monetization Strategy
- **2007** — Co-founded Aardvark, a social search engine, with Damon Horowitz, Nathan Stoll, and Rob Spiro
- **2010** — Google acquired Aardvark for $50 million; returned to Google as product manager
- **2010-2013** — Google: Founding member of Google+; Head of Cross-Google Personalization
- **2013** — Left Google to found AltSchool, a personalized education technology company
- **2014** — AltSchool raised $33M Series A led by Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz
- **2016** — AltSchool raised additional funding including from Zuckerberg Education Ventures; company reached 200 employees
- **2019** — Transitioned from CEO to Chairman of AltSchool as company pivoted to software licensing
- **2020** — Joined Dropbox as VP of New Frontiers
- **2021** — Co-led Dropbox's $165M acquisition of DocSend; departed Dropbox in December 2021
- **2022** — Joined Offline Ventures as General Partner (October 2022)
- **2026** — Continuing as General Partner at Offline Ventures; latest portfolio investment: Anchr (March 2026)

## Achievements

- Co-founded Aardvark, acquired by Google for $50 million in 2010
- Founding member of Google+ and Head of Cross-Google Personalization
- Founded AltSchool and raised $33M Series A from top-tier VCs including Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz
- Scaled AltSchool to 200+ employees as a B Corp
- Co-led Dropbox's $165 million acquisition of DocSend as VP of New Frontiers
- Yale Silver Scholars MBA recipient - a highly selective accelerated program
- Scholarship recipient to attend Manhattan's Buckley School and Phillips Academy (Andover)
- Four-time serial entrepreneur with two decades of technology industry experience
- General Partner at Offline Ventures with a portfolio of 27+ companies

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Offline Ventures led Pre-Seed investment in Anchr
- **2024-08** — Offline Ventures portfolio company Good Eggs exited
- **2022-10** — Joined Offline Ventures as General Partner
- **2021-12** — Departed Dropbox after co-leading $165M DocSend acquisition

## Links

- Website: https://offline.vc
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ventilla
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ventilla
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maximilianventilla
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/offlineventures/

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Last updated: 2026-05-18