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Max Brickman

Founder of Heartland Ventures

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Max Brickman is the Founder of Heartland Ventures and was recognized as one of Forbes 30 Under 30. He has a strong background in venture capital and real estate, with notable experience in founding and leading successful companies such as CleanSlate and Peloton Investors. Brickman's career highlights include founding Heartland Ventures, being named to Forbes 30 Under 30, and investing in promising companies like Soil Connect.

Work Experience 

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Heartland Ventures

  • Founder

    2016 - Current

Heartland Ventures is a value add venture investor that connects high-growth startups with new customers in the Midwest.

heartlandvc.com

CleanSlate

  • CEO

    2014 - 2016

    Advanced cheating prevention. After seeing how prevalent exam cheating was at my school, I chemical engineered a paper that would allow students to take an exam normally while appearing black to a neighboring student. Research trials have shown close to a 100% reduction in answer copying. This technology was licensed in 2016.

Peloton Investors

  • Founder and President

    2009 - 2016

    Raised over $30M from investors and banks to acquire 450 Class-A/B residential apartment units throughout high school and college. Average Investor IRR of 34% on all sold properties

  • Co-Founder

    2008 - 2009

    At age 15, grew a commercial landscape design company to over 300 accounts and 7 employees within a year. Sold company in 2009.

PCS Milwaukee

  • Co-Owner

    2012 - 2015

    Worked with my co-owner to grow the company from $200k to $5mm in revenue within 12 months. Sold company back to co-founder in January 2015.

Education 

Investments 

Soil Connect

Seed

Total funding: $3M

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