Max Canseco
CEO & Co-Founder at Nixtla
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMax Canseco is a serial founder and technical CEO with 11 years of experience building and scaling data-driven startups, currently leading Nixtla to deliver state-of-the-art forecasting software from San Francisco. He combines hands-on engineering—contributing to open-source forecasting docs and UI—with strong operational chops, having scaled Orax to $1M ARR and built its engineering team to 25. Previously CTO and co-founder of YC-backed Levo, Max has deep fintech and product experience and a track record of shipping first versions under tight timelines. His public-sector roles driving foreign direct investment reflect an uncommon blend of policy, analytics and business development that informs his strategic approach to market entry and partnerships. Academically grounded in cognitive science, philosophy and entrepreneurship (UCSD, Freie Universität Berlin, Wharton), he leverages rigorous thinking to design practical data science pipelines and forecasting products. Colleagues describe him as a technical founder who pivots between code, product and growth with equal fluency.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San DiegoMaster of Arts (M.A.) Analytical Philosophy, Master of Arts (M.A.) Analytical Philosophy at Freie Universität BerlinDiplomado de Finanzas Corporativas Specialisation in Corporate Finance, Diplomado de Finanzas Corporativas Specialisation in Corporate Finance at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de MéxicoWharton's Entrepreneurship Specialization, Wharton's Entrepreneurship Specialization at The Wharton School
Spanish, German, English
Github Skills (7)
html10
user-interface10
ui-design10
graphical-user-interface10
documentation10
markdown-it9
markdown9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Nixtla/neuralforecast
Feb 2022 - Dec 2022
Scalable and user friendly neural :brain: forecasting algorithms.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:39 reviews, 117 commits, 58 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Max's commits primarily focus on updating the documentation and the user interface of the `neuralforecast` repository. The changes include modifications to the `docs/index.html` and `nbs/index.ipynb` files, which involve updating the title, adding images and improving the layout of the documentation. The commits demonstrate a focus on improving the presentation and accessibility of the project information and resources.
forecastingbrainnbeatsxtime-seriesnhits
Nixtla/popol-vuh
Nov 2023 - Jul 2024
Popol Vuh: Nixtla's operating system
Contributions:1 review, 14 PRs, 15 pushes in 8 months
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