Affirm’s founder talks Apple partnership, Elon Musk, & AI

Affirm founder and CEO Max Levchin is one of the preeminent tech entrepreneurs of the past 25 years. He worked alongside Silicon Valley heavyweights Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman and Elon Musk to create PayPal and then take it public. Levchin has since invested in hundreds of startups and mentored many of the top tech executives now creating the revolutionary AI technology that is taking the world by storm. When he isn’t keeping his ears to the vibes in Silicon Valley, Levchin remains hard at work at buy now pay later fintech Affirm (AFRM) – which he founded several years ago with the mission of wanting to improve household personal finances. Affirm has a new tie-up with Apple (AAPL) that will see Affirm be a payment option embedded into Apple Pay. Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Editor Brian Sozzi chats with Levchin about his new relationship with Apple, his friend Elon Musk, and the importance of appealing ‘to both sides of the aisle’ in Silicon Valley. Check out more from Opening Bid here.
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