Josh Manchester
General Partner at Champion Hill Ventures
Josh Manchester
General Partner at Champion Hill Ventures
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2017 - Current
Investor in mainly early stage tech companies. Geographically agnostic. SpaceX (2014) - intergalactic colonization Flexport (2015) - free trade Rigetti Computing (2015) - quantum supremacy October.news (2016) - free speech Clara (2016) - connecting clinical trials to participants Osaro (2017) - deep learning for industrial robots Aconite (2017) - AR gaming Anduril Industries (2017) - defense systems integration LabGenius (2017) - machine learning for fixer-upper proteins Transcelestial (2017) - internet backhaul laser satellites ZBiotics (2018) - genetically modified probiotic for hangover prevention Umbra (2018) - radar satellites 10x more powerful than existing solutions Brella (2019) - preschool childcare for the 21st century Perception Bio (2019) small batch virus manufacturing for gene therapy Oasis (2019) real-time video avatars Fount (fka Kitt Bio) (2019) biohacking for knowledge workers SpidrTech (2019) 911 ticket tracking for police departments (Acquired) Linear Labs (2019) More powerful electric motors for anything that needs a motor Fleeting (2020) Vertical labor marketplace for truck drivers HelixNano (2020) mRNA-based SarsCov2 vaccine FieldComplete (2020) software for home maintenance professionals Pause (2020) recovery studios Eco.com (2020) take back your cash Skillbank (2020) online business school Casa (2021) not your keys, not your coins Urbit (2021) a completely new decentralized internet Bifrost.ai (2021) synthetic data environments for deep learning Arcturus (2021) Waze to avoid violence in Africa Skiff (2021) E2E encrypted docs in the cloud BigOmics (2021) analyze alllll the omics Modern Intel (2021) beautiful, crisp deep learning for warfighters Tirrel Corp (2021) payment rails for Urbit Galvanick (2021) defending industrial control systems StageGlass (2021) stealth Uqbar (2021) new L1 smart contract platform on top of Urbit Moonray (2021) RPG game built w Stacks/BTC Blast (2021) Enables P2E gaming in legacy games
Venture Partner
2016 - 2017
Member of investment team, evaluated a few hundred companies, invested in 3. Was remote in North Carolina, traveled to Bay Area every 2-3 weeks.
Managing Principal
2014 - 2016
Consulting for venture firms and hedge funds. Invested in private technology businesses
Senior Investment Associate
2008 - 2014
• From 2008-2014, was responsible for about $1 billion in venture capital fund commitments and direct investments as member of five person team. • Evaluated hundreds of venture capital managers and, as part of TrueBridge's investment team, committed capital to over 35 US, Chinese and Indian venture capital and growth equity funds, with a bias toward early stage information technology-focused managers in California. • Assisted in managing investor outreach in the US, Canada, Asia, and Latin America; created relationships with foundations, endowments, pensions, insurance companies and family offices globally. • Assisted the team in creating and building TrueBridge's direct investment program.
Captain
2006 - 2008
Infantry Officer Led a reinforced rifle platoon of 55 Marines in providing security for a city of about 10,000 people. Worked very closely with local tribal leaders and indigenous security organizations.
Development Analyst
2004 - 2006
Performed financial underwriting for approximately $350m of office, retail and industrial development throughout the continental US.
Second Lieutenant/First Lieutenant
2000 - 2004
Combat Engineer Officer Led 10 Marine platoon of heavy equipment operators Led 30 Marine platoon of combat engineers
Education
BA
1996 - 2000
High School
1992 - 1996