Maxime Germain

founder

i’m a founder from le mans, france. i spent 10 years in new york and now live in paris. grateful to have led incredible consumer product teams under many flags.

i’m currently building beside, an ai operating system for local businesses.

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  1. 2025

    beside raised $32m

  2. 2023

    co-founded beside

  3. 2021–23

    PM, consumer products at alan

  4. 2021

    jour acquired by alan for $20m

  5. 2019

    co-founded jour, a guided journaling app

  6. earlier

    founded gertrude & artlist

  7. 1992

    born in le mans, france

investments

i’ve been making things on the internet since i was 11.
i’ve meditated since childhood.