Meet the 24-year-old Australian behind a $300m US start-up
He was investing in tech firms in his teens, now Max Marchione has relocated to San Francisco and lured big-name backers to fund Superpower, a company that promises to change healthcare.
At just 24, Australian entrepreneur Max Marchione has Silicon Valley at his feet. His start-up, which promises to help health-obsessed people live longer, has caught the imagination of big-name investors and celebrities and is now worth more than $300 million just two years after it was founded.
Marchione moved to San Francisco to start Superpower and capitalise on the US’ under-resourced healthcare sector and the growing demand for longevity among the tech crowd. It has just closed a $US30 million ($47 million) funding round that values the firm at $US200 million.
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