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Max Levchin
CaliforniaFinance
Not graded
insufficient data
~$1.5B
Profile Summary
Forbes reported that Max Levchin was a PayPal cofounder and chief technology officer in 2000. RTB estimates his net worth at ~$1.5B. NewsAPI RTB
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR filings associated with Levchin identify Affirm Holdings, Yelp, and Yahoo among the companies connected to his filings, and show 86 insider filings. A Form 4 reports changes in an insider's ownership of company securities; his recent filings include Form 4s dated April 3, 2026, January 7, 2026, and October 27, 2025, as well as Form 3 and Form 144 filings. Form 3 is an initial insider-ownership report, while Form 144 is a notice of a proposed sale of restricted or control securities. SEC EDGAR
Political Activity
FEC filings show 16 contributions totaling $42,146.97 from August 6, 2002, through June 30, 2026. The party breakdown was Unknown: $42,146.97; Democratic: $0. The largest recorded recipients were Affirm, Inc. for Positive Policy ($28,646.97), Yelp Inc Political Action Committee ($10,000), and PayPal Inc Political Action Committee ($3,500). FEC
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In the News
Forbes reported that, in June 2000, Levchin said PayPal's fraud problem threatened the 18-month-old company, with criminals creating fake seller accounts. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
residenceSan Francisco, California
Political Contributions
$42KTotal Contributed
16Contributions
2002–2026Date Range
By Party
Every party on file is listed here. The bars are rounded for display; unrounded they total exactly $42,146.97.
Top Recipients
AFFIRM, INC. FOR POSITIVE POLICY$29K
YELP INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
PAYPAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4K
CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE$0
Matched by name only. These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
SEC Filings
86Total Filings
86Insider Filings
593EDGAR Mentions
0001539853Personal CIK
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
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8/28/2025News Coverage
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Giving score
Not graded — insufficient data
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