Max Brickman
Founder of Heartland Ventures
Max Brickman
Founder of Heartland Ventures
Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Founder
2016 - Current
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.
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.
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
Latest Articles
Welcome to the team, Hannah! We're all thrilled to have you on board!
Talks about team introduction, welcoming new team member and Hannah joining the team
Midwestern Business Challenges and Opportunities We’re Following Into 2021
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Everyone Wants a Boat, Especially in a Pandemic
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Checkout-Free Shopping is Happening in the Heartland
Talks about Innovation, Technology and Retail Technology