Max M. Diez

COO at Hanseatic

📍 Switzerland🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 5 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2022
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Angel Investor
Jul 2022
Ostrum is a digital platform that enables airports, airlines, and service providers to manage assisted travel services more efficiently. Built on a deep understanding of aviation sector, Ostrum is transforming how passengers with reduced mobility (PRM) are supported through technology-driven innovation. As a SaaS solution hosted on AWS, Ostrum streamlines communication and coordination between passengers, assistance staff, check-in agents, boarding agents, ground handlers, and cabin crew—ensuring a seamless and reliable travel experience. By bridging critical communication gaps at airports, Ostrum addresses long-standing operational challenges that have remained largely unchanged for decades. With capabilities such as a passenger-facing app, kiosks, large display screens, automated allocation, rostering, B2B communication, and analytics, the Ostrum platform significantly improves operational efficiency and reduces costs. The platform is fast, highly intuitive, near 100% available, multilingual, and backed by dedicated post-sales support.
Founding Investor
Dec 2021
At Cerrion we believe that process transparency is key to having more efficient and sustainable manufacturing. Cerrion is a Zurich-based AI software company developing Computer Vision technology to generate production insights and detect process deviations in real-time. Our solution leverages AI to learn how a manufacturing process looks like in normal operations and can detect anomalies in real-time. Empowering production teams to make better and more timely decisions. Cerrions solution is currently deployed in more than 4 countries with many more to come. Join us today and be part of the disruption. You can find our open positions here!
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2022
Angel Investor
Jul 2022
Ostrum is a digital platform that enables airports, airlines, and service providers to manage assisted travel services more efficiently. Built on a deep understanding of aviation sector, Ostrum is transforming how passengers with reduced mobility (PRM) are supported through technology-driven innovation. As a SaaS solution hosted on AWS, Ostrum streamlines communication and coordination between passengers, assistance staff, check-in agents, boarding agents, ground handlers, and cabin crew—ensuring a seamless and reliable travel experience. By bridging critical communication gaps at airports, Ostrum addresses long-standing operational challenges that have remained largely unchanged for decades. With capabilities such as a passenger-facing app, kiosks, large display screens, automated allocation, rostering, B2B communication, and analytics, the Ostrum platform significantly improves operational efficiency and reduces costs. The platform is fast, highly intuitive, near 100% available, multilingual, and backed by dedicated post-sales support.
2021
Founding Investor
Dec 2021
At Cerrion we believe that process transparency is key to having more efficient and sustainable manufacturing. Cerrion is a Zurich-based AI software company developing Computer Vision technology to generate production insights and detect process deviations in real-time. Our solution leverages AI to learn how a manufacturing process looks like in normal operations and can detect anomalies in real-time. Empowering production teams to make better and more timely decisions. Cerrions solution is currently deployed in more than 4 countries with many more to come. Join us today and be part of the disruption. You can find our open positions here!
2018
Co-Founder & CEO
Jan 2018
Assaia’s mission is to empower airports and airlines with AI for predictive, responsive, and automated turnaround operations. This optimization allows airlines to streamline turnarounds while airports efficiently free up gates. Deployments include London-Gatwick, Seattle-Tacoma, Halifax Stanfield, Aeroporti di Roma, JFKIAT and Toronto Pearson serving renowned airlines including British Airways, United Airlines and Alaska Airlines. Our customers have noted double-figure %  boosts in on-time performance, a reduction in ground delays and taxi-in times, all leading to substantial cost savings and a notable decrease in CO2 emissions. Resulting in delighted passengers arriving at their destinations on time.
2013
Co-Founder & CTO
Aug 2013
Shippo lowers the barriers to shipping for businesses around the world. As free and fast shipping becomes the norm, better access to shipping is a competitive advantage for businesses. Through Shippo, ecommerce businesses, marketplaces, and platforms are able to connect to multiple shipping carriers around the world from one API and dashboard. Businesses can get shipping rates, print labels, automate international documents, track shipments, and facilitate returns. Internally, we think of Shippo as the building blocks of shipping. Everyday we solve core operational problems for our users and businesses. We work hard to provide value and deliver quality results. We understand that our success is directly tied to the success of our customers. Shippo is made up of a diverse set of individuals from around the world and across a variety backgrounds. Specifically, we look for culture and skill add from each person. We believe in self-directed growth, putting away our egos and rolling up our sleeves to get important work done everyday. If that sounds like you, join our team and help build the foundation of something great. https://goshippo.com/jobs/ Founded in 2013, we are a proud team of 200+ based out of San Francisco and Austin. Shippo’s investors include Union Square Ventures, Uncork Capital, VersionOne Ventures, FundersClub and others. Learn more about Shippo: https://goshippo.com/