Max Gasner

Founder, Meanwhile ·

Largest round$82MMeanwhile · 2025

About Max

Max Gasner is the co-founder and CTO of Meanwhile, a company that offers life insurance policies denominated entirely in Bitcoin. He co-founded Meanwhile in 2022 with Zac Townsend, aiming to provide financial products built around Bitcoin for long-term holders. Gasner has a background in fintech and crypto technology, and his work at Meanwhile involves building a governance and compliance framework for the novel business in the digital asset space.

Strengths: founder archetype

Technical builderRepeat founder

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Why technical builder

Max Gasner's career shows a consistent focus on building technology, particularly in fintech and crypto. His role as CTO at multiple companies, including Meanwhile, highlights his technical leadership and hands-on involvement in developing complex systems and frameworks. His co-founding of several ventures further solidifies his profile as a repeat founder.

The signals behind it 4

Max Gasner, co-founder and CTOTechnical builder · Repeat founder
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Zac Townsend and Max Gasner co-founded Meanwhile in 2022.Repeat founder
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Townsend and co-founder Max Gasner, Meanwhile's CTO, started the company in 2021Technical builder · Repeat founder
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Both founders have extensive experience in fintech, insurance, and crypto technology.Technical builder
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PATH · 6 MILESTONES

Max Gasner | Fintech and Crypto Technology Founder

2021 → 2026·1phases·nowCO-FOUNDER MEANWHI

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Network

Backed by 3

FFramework VenturesLed Meanwhile's Series A, 2025

FFulgur VenturesLed Meanwhile's Series A, 2025

SSam AltmanLed Meanwhile's Seed, 2023

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Background

Company Meanwhile
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Expertise fintech, insurance, and crypto technology
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Timeline, line by line 6

Meanwhile raised $38M.Oct 9, 2026
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Meanwhile raised $82M.Oct 7, 2025
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Meanwhile raised $40M (Series A), led by Framework Ventures and Fulgur Ventures.Apr 12, 2025
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Meanwhile raised $19M (Seed), led by Sam Altman.Jun 5, 2023
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Max Gasner co-founded Meanwhile with Zac Townsend.2022
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Max Gasner co-founded Meanwhile with Zac Townsend.2021
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In their words

“It was an immense challenge and privilege to build a governance and compliance framework from the ground up for such a novel business in the digital asset space”On building a governance and compliance framework for Meanwhile. · May 17, 2024
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“I am proud of the groundbreaking work we accomplished, and I want to thank Annie for working with us to create rigorous standards as the company enters its next phase of growth.”On the work accomplished in building rigorous standards for Meanwhile. · May 17, 2024
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Interviews and coverage

Exclusive: Crypto startup Meanwhile, which collects and pays out life insurance policies in Bitcoin, raises $40 millionFortune · Apr 10, 2025
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Meet the insurtech: MeanwhileDigital Insurance · Aug 14, 2023
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Meanwhile, a Bitcoin life insurer backed by Sam Altman and Google’s VC fund, raises $19 million at $100 million valuationFortune · Jun 6, 2023
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Bitcoin life insurer Meanwhile’s CRO transitions to new roleBermuda Re · May 17, 2024
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What Is Meanwhile? Project, Token, Airdrop, Roadmap ExplainedVentureburn · Sep 17, 2026
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How this is researched

Researched from public pages: press, interviews, the company's site and the founder's own posts. Each source logo links the page that states the row; anything we couldn't source is left out. The archetype is our reading of that record, from a fixed set so founders can be compared. Updated Oct 12, 2026.