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Josh Chapman

Managing Partner at Konvoy

Denver, Colorado

Overview

Work Experience

  • Managing Partner

    2017 - Current

    Konvoy is a thesis driven venture capital firm. We invest in platforms and technologies at the frontier of the video gaming industry. As a firm, we partner with founders in our industry at the earliest stages. Investors in: 1. Opera Event (April | 2019) 2. Muxy (August | 2019) 3. Edgegap (November | 2019) 4. Gamefam (April | 2020) 5. Dorian (June | 2020) 6. Blerp (July | 2020) 7. Hiber (July | 2020) 8. Bunch (August | 2020) 9. Goss (December | 2020) 10. Solsten (January | 2021) 11. Carry1st (March | 2021) 12. Quicksave (April | 2021) 13. Axie Infinity / Sky Mavis (May | 2021) 14. Echo3D (September | 2021) 15. Stagezero (September | 2021) 16. Proxima (October | 2021) 17. Genopets (October | 2021) 18. Sipher (October | 2021) 19. Mino Games (December | 2021) 20. Legends of Learning (December | 2021) 21. Ready Player Me (December | 2021) 22. The Mirror (January | 2022) 23. Cognitive3D (May | 2022) 24. Sanlo (May | 2022) 25. ByteBrew (August | 2022) 26. Pok Pok (August | 2022) 27. Afference (November | 2022) 28. Canopus Networks (March | 2023) 29. K-ID (October | 2023) 30. Ixana (May | 2024) 31. Nerd Street Gamers (June | 2024) (note: the above only includes the publicly announced investments from the firm)

  • Management Consultant

    2016 - 2018

  • Sales & Trading

    2014 - 2016

    Sales & Trading - Emerging Markets (Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America) in the Institutional Equity Division - covering hedge funds & asset managers.

  • Investment Banking

    2013 - 2013

    Executed M&A advisory for firms in the Emerging Markets primarily within the natural resources, agriculture and energy sectors. Gained experience in Excel, PowerPoint, Capital IQ, and Bloomberg.

  • Analyst

    2012 - 2013

    Analyst supporting Aladdin, BlackRock’s proprietary investment platform. Primary responsibilities included operational and technical support for firm clients (portfolio managers, traders, trade ops and cash team). Acquired an in-depth knowledge of the investment management and trading process and developed skills in Structured Query Language (SQL) and coding compliance rules.

  • Summer Associate

    2011 - 2011

    Worked in the Finance Department supporting the Senior Financial Analyst. (Oil/Gas)

  • Intern

    2010 - 2010

    Developed sustainable growth plans for clients (GM) entering the China real estate market, specifically expatriates.

  • Research Assistant

    2010 - 2010

    Participated in writing a research paper concerning the PPP methodology used to calculate poverty levels and income distribution in Bolivia; found the methodology to be inaccurate and proposed alternative method.

  • Political/Economic Intern

    2009 - 2009

    Participated as the sole intern in the Political/Economic/Commercial section in a wide range of activities including meetings with local business and government leaders.

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