# Max Stoiber
Building since 2016. Not reviewed by Max.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@maxstoiber
Sold Spectrum to GitHub (2018) and Stellate to The Guild (2024)
In their words: "Founded two companies […] Spectrum […] Stellate […] Created open source projects with 100k+ total stars" (mxstbr.com)

## Numbers
- Products: 4
- Building since: 2016

## Products
- Stellate (2021 – 2024): sold, sold to The Guild
- Spectrum (2017 – 2018): sold, sold to GitHub

## Timeline
- Dec 2024: On ConTejas Code podcast: How to build startups that get acquired [stated]
- Sep 2024: Sold Stellate to The Guild [verified]
- Sep 2024: Announced joining Shopify with most of Stellate's technical team [stated]
- Sep 2024: Stellate: Stellate's edge gateway had handled over 100 billion GraphQL requests [stated]
- Jun 2022: On Console developer interview [stated]
- Jun 2022: On The New Stack interview about Stellate [stated]
- Jun 2022: Stellate: Renamed GraphCDN to Stellate and announced $30M raised [stated]
- Feb 2022: On Techstrong TV interview on DevOps.com [stated]
- Jun 2021: On Trending Topics interview about GraphCDN [stated]
- Jun 2021: Launched Stellate [stated]
- Mar 2020: On React Podcast, episode 84: Finding Luck in Open Source [stated]
- Nov 2018: Sold Spectrum to GitHub [verified]
- Dec 2017: On Software Engineering Daily: React Components with Max Stoiber [stated]
- Oct 2017: Launched Spectrum [stated]
- Mar 2017: Spectrum: Spectrum in full-time development [stated]

## How sure
10 verified by someone other than Max, 36 stated by Max in public, 5 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- Max Stoiber, mxstbr.com: https://mxstbr.com
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/mxstbr
- Open Source Projects | Max Stoiber (@mxstbr), mxstbr.com: https://mxstbr.com/oss
- Notes | Max Stoiber (@mxstbr), mxstbr.com: https://mxstbr.com/notes
- Tech Choices I Regret at Spectrum | Max Stoiber (@mxstbr), mxstbr.com: https://mxstbr.com/thoughts/tech-choice-regrets-at-spectrum
- Starting something new: Introducing Spectrum - Max Stoibers Blog, mxstbr.blog: https://mxstbr.blog/2017/10/spectrum/
- Stellate has been acquired!, stellate.co: https://stellate.co/blog/stellate-has-been-acquired
- GraphCDN is now Stellate and we’ve raised $30M to build the global data graph, stellate.co: https://stellate.co/blog/graphcdn-is-now-stellate
- The Guild acquires Stellate | Hive, the-guild.dev: https://the-guild.dev/blog/stellate-acquisition
- Interview with Max Stoiber, Founder, Stellate (Console), console.dev: https://console.dev/interviews/stellate-max-stoiber
- Stellate Expands on GraphQL with Caching and Other Tooling - The New Stack, thenewstack.io: https://thenewstack.io/stellate-expands-on-graphql-with-caching-and-other-tooling/
- Graph CDN for GraphQL APIs - DevOps.com, devops.com: https://devops.com/graph-cdn-for-graphql-apis/
- GraphCDN: Österreichische Gründer holen zum Starten prominente Investoren, trendingtopics.eu: https://www.trendingtopics.eu/graphcdn-oesterreichische-gruender-holen-zum-starten-prominente-investoren/
- Stellate raises $25M to build a global CDN network based on GraphQL - SiliconANGLE, siliconangle.com: https://siliconangle.com/2022/06/06/stellate-raises-25m-build-global-cdn-network-based-graphql/
- news.ycombinator.com: https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/27536878.json
- news.ycombinator.com: https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/12699767.json
- news.ycombinator.com: https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/12209595.json
- news.ycombinator.com: https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/user/mxstbr.json
- GitHub Takes Aim at Stack Overflow & Twitter with Spectrum Acquisition | Dice.com Career Advice, dice.com: https://www.dice.com/career-advice/github-spectrum-acquisition-tech-pros
- GitHub - withspectrum/spectrum: Simple, powerful online communities. · GitHub, github.com: https://github.com/withspectrum/spectrum
- React Components with Max Stoiber - Software Engineering Daily, softwareengineeringdaily.com: https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2017/12/21/react-components-with-max-stoiber/
- 84: Max Stoiber on Finding Luck in Open Source - DEV Community, dev.to: https://dev.to/reactpodcast/84-max-stoiber-on-finding-luck-in-open-source
- Max Stoiber: How to build startups that get acquired (and cache GraphQL well) - ConTejas Code | Acast, shows.acast.com: https://shows.acast.com/contejas-code/episodes/max-stoiber-stellate-graphql-spectrum
- Site checks on 2026-10-11, MRRMaker: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works#checks

Labels: "verified" means confirmed by someone other than the founder; "stated" means the founder said it in public. Method: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works