Maximum Emerges From Stealth With $30 Million Seed Financing

Gunderson Dettmer represented Maximum in its emergence from stealth mode and concurrent $30 million seed financing. The round – one of the largest seed financings in fintech – was led by CRV with participation from Pear VC, Restive, Plug and Play Ventures, Anthemis, and others.

Maximum is an AI-native operating system for banks that provides an environment for banks to build and deploy custom agents to automate complex operational workflows, gain real-time visibility into customer activity, and deliver innovative financial products to drive growth for the bank. The new funding will accelerate product development, expand Maximum’s engineering and operations teams, and support bank implementations with its growing base of customers.

“For decades, banks have attempted to serve the evolving needs of customers on infrastructure that was never designed for today’s world,” said Maximum founder Randy Fernando, in the announcement of the transaction. “The advancement of AI is creating a paradigm shift in financial services, and banks can’t keep pace by relying on legacy providers. Maximum will provide banks with ultimate control, powerful agentic capabilities, and the tools to innovate, enabling them to deliver exceptional new experiences to their customers and partners.”

The Gunderson deal team was led by Randall Clark and included Aaron Rubin and Emily Miller.