Josh Elwell

General Partner

2013 - Current

An early-stage VC firm in NYC. Thesis-driven, hands-on, invest in B2B software, data/analytics, and fintech.

Board Member

2015 - 2023

Advisor

2014 - 2018

Financial modeling software provider acquired by Goldman Sachs

Consultant (self-employed)

2012 - 2013

Specializing in strategy, finance, and product management. Primarily focused on startups and rapidly growing businesses in the online space.

VP of Finance & Co-founder

2010 - 2012

Acquired by Gilt City (a subsidiary of Gilt Groupe) in November 2011. I provided full-time strategy and integration support consulting to the acquirer until February 2012. BuyWithMe raised $37M of venture capital/debt from Matrix Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, and others. As a key member of the executive team, I helped grow the company to over 200 employees and tens of millions of revenue. I also headed all operational teams (customer service, HR, office, legal) prior to hiring of additional executives.

CEO & Co-founder

2009 - 2010

• Grew revenue to more than a $4M annual run rate between inception and Series A financing • Grew team size to more than 20 • Headed product management

Analyst

2008 - 2009

• Long/short hedge fund. Public equities subsidiary of H.I.G. Capital, which has over $10B in AUM. • Acting as a generalist, performed in-depth fundamental analysis on public equities and debt.

Analyst

2006 - 2007

• Long/short hedge fund with a bottoms-up/fundamentals-driven value strategy seeded by Greenlight Masters. • As a member of a 5 person research team, acted as a generalist, analyzing numerous companies, industries, and special situations for both equity and debt investments. • Gained significant experience investing in South Korea.

Associate - Advisory (Dispute Analysis and Investigations)

2004 - 2006

Performed finance and accounting related consulting engagements for both public and private companies, including: • Review of financial forecasting processes at a $10B+ technology company • Due diligence of a $1B+ gas pipeline acquisition • Financial analysis in support of expert witness testimony in patent and trademark infringement lawsuits and other legal disputes • Revenue recognition investigations