Tucker Max Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Investments
  • 10

  • Portfolio
  • 2

  • Exits
  • 8

Exits

Tucker Max General Information

Description

Mr. Tucker Max is an Angel Investor. Mr. Max co-founded Scribe Media. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Book in a Box. Prior to this role, he co-founded Story Ark and also served as its Partner. His first book, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, is a #1 New York Times Best Seller, spent five years on the list, and has over 2 million copies in print. His second book, Assholes Finish First, and his third book, Hilarity Ensues, are also NY Times Best Sellers. He co-wrote and produced the movie based on his life/book, also titled I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell. He has also been credited with being the originator and leader of a new literary genre, fratire, is only the third writer (after Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Lewis) to ever have three books on the NY Times Nonfiction Best Seller List at one time, and was nominated to the Time Magazine 100 Most Influential List in 2009. He received his BA from the University of Chicago in 1998, and his JD from Duke Law School in 2001. He even attended Duke Law School on an academic scholarship, where he neglected to buy any of his textbooks for his final two years and spent part of one semester while still enrolled in classes living in Cancun.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Austin, TX
  • United States

Tucker Max Investments (10)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
The Hustle 14-Mar-2017 Equity Crowdfunding Publishing Profitable
HigherMe 19-Oct-2016 Business/Productivity Software Profitable
PrideBites 11-Apr-2016 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Wefunder 01-Nov-2015 Other Financial Services Generating Revenue
Growth Geeks 01-Oct-2015 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Bona Dea Baking Company 15-Aug-2014 Internet Retail Out of Business
Freight Farms 10-Dec-2013 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Medicast 08-Nov-2013 Other Healthcare Technology Systems Generating Revenue
Partender 29-Oct-2013 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Medigram 28-Mar-2012 Seed Round Communication Software Generating Revenue

Tucker Max Exits (8)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
PrideBites 01-Oct-2023 Secondary Transaction - Private
Medigram 01-Aug-2023
HigherMe 10-Jun-2021
The Hustle 08-Feb-2021
Growth Geeks 01-Jan-2019
Bona Dea Baking Company 01-Nov-2017
Medicast 21-Jul-2016 Merger/Acquisition
Partender 10-Nov-2015 Secondary Transaction - Private

Tucker Max Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Tucker Max FAQs

  • Who is Tucker Max?

    Tucker Max is an angel Investor who has made 10 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Tucker Max?

    Tucker Max is an angel investor.

  • What does Tucker Max do?

    As an angel investor, Tucker Max invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Tucker Max invested in?

    Tucker Max has made numerous investments in companies like The Hustle, HigherMe, and PrideBites within the Publishing, Business/Productivity Software, and Media and Information Services (B2B) industries.

  • What has Tucker Max invested in recently?

    Tucker Max's latest investment was on 14-Mar-2017 in The Hustle, a company within the Publishing industry.

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