Josh Chapman
Managing Partner at Konvoy
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.