What happened to Max Schaefer (co-founder of Runic Games)?

Max Schaefer left the studio without much fanfare back in 2016 to form a new studio (Echtra Games, Inc) along with former Blizzard veterans (and former Diablo developers) David Glenn (art director for Diablo I and II) and Tyler Thompson (one of the leads for Lord of Destruction).  Their focus is on creating an MMO-ARPG.

Runic Games other co-founders (and also former Blizzard North veterans) Travis Baldtree and Max’ brother Erich left back in 2014 to form Double Damage Games.

Gamasutra lists these two position openings as of October 31, 2017:

Source: http://jobs.gamasutra.com/company/echtra-games%2C-inc.-172543