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Max Adelman

Investor at Ironspring Ventures

New York, New York

Overview 

Max Adelman is an Investor at Ironspring Ventures in New York, specializing in investing in Series A and Seed stages across various sectors like ConstructionTech, Manufacturing, and EnergyTech. With a background in equity research at Morgan Stanley and experience as a trading analyst at DRW, he brings a strong financial modeling and market research skillset to his current role. Having worked at prestigious institutions like Morgan Stanley and DRW, Max Adelman has honed his expertise in financial analysis and investment strategies, which he now applies to identifying and supporting promising startups at Ironspring Ventures in New York City.

Work Experience 

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Ironspring Ventures

  • Investor

    2024 - Current

    Ironspring Ventures is a sector-focused, early-stage VC firm investing in innovative founders catalyzing change across the industrial supply chain

Leads and co-leads early stage investments, specializing in construction, manufacturing, transport & logistics, and alternative energy

ironspring.com
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Morgan Stanley

  • Equity Research Associate

    2023 - 2024

    Clean Technology and Utilities coverage

  • Global Capital Markets Analyst

    2021 - 2023

    Executional focus on the Firm’s quantitative equity products, including Convertible Debt and Equity- Linked securities, Equity Derivatives, Structured Share Repurchases, and Margin Loans

Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.

morganstanley.com

Chicago Ceramic Center

  • Ceramics Instructor

    2018 - 2021

    Assisted in the management of the overall business, developed lesson plans, and taught beginner and intermediate ceramics classes to 30-40 students a month.

Max Adelman Pottery

  • Owner/Operator

    2017 - 2021

    Created and managed an entrepreneurial ceramics brand as a practicing ceramics artist. Manage a comprehensive social media campaign (Instagram: @maxadelmanpottery) with ~100,000 followers and a dedicated website (maxadelmanpottery.com). Exhibited at The Bridgeport Art Center in Chicago and other venues

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DRW

  • Trading Analyst

    2019 - 2019

DRW is a diversified trading firm that combines technology, research, and risk management to capture trading and investment opportunities.

drw.com
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DRW

  • Trading Analyst

    2018 - 2018

    Researched corporate actions to better identify opportunities in the market and apply that information to the investment thesis. Developed a proprietary and customized language analysis for specific news sources and evaluated SEC filings for legal exposure.

DRW is a diversified trading firm that combines technology, research, and risk management to capture trading and investment opportunities.

drw.com
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MaxMyInterest

  • Analyst

    2016 - 2016

    First analyst hired at fin-tech startup which optimizes over $500 million in cash balances. Developed a patented app for online bank signups and created a social media marketing campaign.

MaxMyInterest is an intelligent cash management solution that helps maximize yield and FDIC insurance coverage.

maxmyinterest.com

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