# Max Li (slim)

> Max Li is co-founder. Airwallex Spend and Issuing on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder.

Max Li co-founded Airwallex in Melbourne in 2015 and was its head of design at founding.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxbydesign/

## What Max builds

- [Airwallex Spend and Issuing](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airwallex.md), graded B, 68.3/100, in Spend management & procurement. Airwallex is a multi-currency business account with company cards, expense management and bill pay. Its REST API issues and controls cards, reads card transactions and expenses, and creates vendors, purchase orders and bills. A CLI and MCP server use OAuth. Co-founder, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Jack Zhang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jack-zhang/), Co-founder and CEO
- [Jacob Dai](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jacob-dai/), Co-founder and CTO
- [Ki Lok Wong](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ki-lok-wong/), Co-founder
- [Lucy Yueting Liu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/lucy-yueting-liu/), Co-founder and President

## Backed by

- [Gobi Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gobi-partners/)
- [Gravity VC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gravity-vc/)
- [Huashan Capital One](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/huashan-capital-one/)
- [Tencent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tencent/)
- [Sequoia Capital China](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital-china/)
- [Mastercard](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mastercard/)
- [Square Peg](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/square-peg/)
- [Hillhouse](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hillhouse/)
- [Horizons Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/horizons-ventures/)
- [Central Capital Ventura](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/central-capital-ventura/)
- [DST Global](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dst-global/)
- [Salesforce](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/salesforce/)
- [1835i Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/1835i-ventures/)
- [Greenoaks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/greenoaks/)
- [Grok Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/grok-ventures/)
- [Skip Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/skip-capital/)
- [Lone Pine Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lone-pine-capital/)
- [G Squared](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/g-squared/)
- [Vetamer Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/vetamer-capital/)
- [Hermitage Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hermitage-capital/)
- [HostPlus](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hostplus/)
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blackbird-ventures/)
- [AirTree Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/airtree-ventures/)
- [Visa Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/visa-ventures/)
- [Addition](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/addition/)
- [T. Rowe Price](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/t-rowe-price/)
- [Activant Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/activant-capital/)
- [Lingotto](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lingotto/)
- [Robinhood Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/robinhood-ventures/)
- [TIAA Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tiaa-ventures/)
- [Baillie Gifford](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/baillie-gifford/)
- [Hummingbird Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hummingbird-ventures/)
- [QED Investors](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/qed-investors/)
- [Hedosophia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hedosophia/)
- [Haun Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/haun-ventures/)
- [Washington University in St. Louis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/washington-university-in-st-louis/)
- [Amex Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/amex-ventures/)

## Questions

### Who is Max Li?

Max Li co-founded Airwallex in Melbourne in 2015 and was its head of design at founding.

### What does Airwallex make?

Anchor Terminal lists Airwallex Spend and Issuing from Airwallex.

### Who has invested in Airwallex?

The sources our research read name Gobi Partners, Gravity VC, Huashan Capital One, Tencent, Sequoia Capital China, Mastercard, Square Peg, Hillhouse, Horizons Ventures, Central Capital Ventura, DST Global, Salesforce, 1835i Ventures, Greenoaks, Grok Ventures, Skip Capital, Lone Pine Capital, G Squared, Vetamer Capital, Hermitage Capital, HostPlus, Blackbird Ventures, AirTree Ventures, Visa Ventures, Addition, T.

### How are Max's tools graded?

Airwallex Spend and Issuing is graded B, 68.3 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jack-zhang-05200222_airwallex-ceo-co-founder-jack-zhang-the-activity-7332803678036234240-3Jql
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-zhang-05200222
- https://sg.linkedin.com/in/awxlucy
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-dai-615956110/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxbydesign/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ki-lok-wong-75233410/
- https://www.airwallex.com/en-uk
- https://www.airwallex.com/en-uk/who-we-are
- https://help.airwallex.com/hc/en-gb/requests/new
- https://help.airwallex.com/hc/en-gb/requests/new?ticket_form_id=900000106806

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.