Maximilian Bleyleben
Founder whisperer | investor | scale-up operator | board director | privacy professional | AI policy wonk
London, England
Skills
Education
- HU
- BC
- TA
Work Experience
2024
COO / advisor
2024
Baneco is on a mission to build a healthier and fairer planet by using agri-waste from banana plantations to sequester carbon and produce sustainable materials and energy.
2024
Director
2024
Checkstep provides AI content moderation and orchestration, enabling seamless management of human and technology elements, while automating compliance with the DSA and other regulations.
2024
Partner
2024
LFG Holdings partners with founders building wonderful B2B businesses at the intersection of youth audiences and entertainment.
Trustee
2021
Inspiration Inc provides philanthropic funding and operational support for creative triple-bottom line projects that tackle social and environmental challenges facing our world. Some of our amazing grantees include DOT Glasses, City Girl In Nature, The Fathom Trust, Kindred Studios, Ancient Forest Guardians, Quinta Esencia and the Mafalala Museum.
2020 - 2023
Senior Director, Privacy. Head of Family Experience.
2020 - 2023
- Founded and led the Family Experience cross-functional team - Led project to harness AI-based age assurance technologies for Verifiable Parental Consent - Led team to design and roll out kid-safe Epic/Fortnite accounts & enhanced parental controls - Contributor to the digital safety framework for UEFN and LEGO Fortnite initiatives - Supported executive leadership and public policy teams on multiple initiatives
2015 - 2023
COO, Managing Director & Chief Privacy Officer
2015 - 2023
Part of the Epic Games family since Sept 2020, SuperAwesome builds kidtech infrastructure to make the Internet safer for kids. Our products are used by hundreds of developers, kids’ brands and content creators to engage kids in compliance with global data privacy laws, age-appropriate design codes and advertising best practices. As COO and then MD, I led operations and: - scaled the company from 30 to 200 people, $5m revenue to $100m - established SuperAwesome as the recognised global thought leader on children’s privacy tech with industry and data protection authorities - raised $20m+ of growth capital - managed a successful exit to Epic Games, delivering a significant return to lead investor Mayfair Equity Partners
2014 - 2015
Contributing Editor
2014 - 2015
Introducing Leaders circulates with Fortune China and features the views and visions of leaders in politics, business, investment and philanthropy from around the globe.
2014 - 2014
Strategic Adviser
2014 - 2014
On behalf of investor Actis, I led a full strategic review of the product portfolio, market strategy and sales tactics of a leading global mobile monetisation platform business, with a particular focus on emerging markets. Worked with internal team of ~25 to create a new organisational plan to support 80%+ growth in revenues and profits.
2011 - 2014
COO, CFO, Head of Business Development
2011 - 2014
Beamly was a ground-breaking social TV app and engagement platform for broadcasters and content owners. As COO and CFO, I built the operations from our base in London, managing the finance, HR, legal and analytics teams; set up our joint-venture with Network TEN in Australia; ran business development globally; product-managed our ground-breaking digital advertising platform, B2B content management system and web syndication products. Beamly was acquired by Coty in 2015.
2010 - 2013
Director
2010 - 2013
Independent non-profit organisation producing in-depth journalism in the public interest. Its mission is two-fold: to shed light on underreported current events, and to broaden the reach of quality journalism among the next generation of voters, consumers and leaders. http://www.threadnews.org/.