Josh Sushan
VP, Corporate Development at Merit
Austin, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
VP, Corporate Development
2022 - Current
Merit’s Software with a Service (SwaS) transforms large-scale government programs.
Raised $78,925,000.00 from Quiet Capital, Govtech Fund, Collier Fund, Rose Park Advisors, Ricardo Marino, Alumni Ventures, Ram Shriram, Bow Capital, InState Capital and Experian Ventures.
Board Observer
2021
Investor & Advisor
2020
Proud investor + advisor to passionate founders building amazing things. -Set Scouter -On Deck -Insured Nomads -Laplace Robotics -Humanitas -NurseWallet -Odyssey -Hapana -Taxwire -goTenna -Switch -Copy.ai and others in stealth.
Advisor
2022 - 2023
America’s Frontier Fund focuses on securing the technology leadership and prosperity of America, its partners, and other democracies.
Head of the On Deck Investor Network
2022 - 2022
Principal, ODX
2021 - 2022
Investor on the ODX Fund, a $100M+ accelerator to back the next generation of founders. In just two years, we've helped founders start 650+ companies—now worth over $5 billion—find their first customers, hires, and investors. https://beondeck.com/x
On Deck is a community platform designed to develop different ideas and build companies.
Raised $20,000,000.00 from Pioneer Fund.
Partnerships & GTM
2021 - 2021
• Lead end-to-end lifecycle of partnership management, including prospecting, acquisition, and contract negotiation for a portfolio of mid- and large-cap companies and external enterprises in order to identify and grow areas of collaboration • Define and implement a comprehensive partnership strategy and B2B business plans in order to drive communal impact • Managed flow of information of projects to all relevant stakeholders and executives ensuring project deliverables were met
Principal
2020 - 2021
Worked with social impact startups across the world focused on strategic relationships to drive scale. • Developed growth strategy, sales design, and product development outline for a financial technology startup working with universities and students across North America • Oversaw research, lead generation, and strategy development for the creation of a venture fund tied to startup eco-system in the UAE, Israel, and Bahrain as a result of the 2020 Abraham Accords • Coordinated the creation, overall growth plan, and revenue model of an educational nonprofit in partnership with the United States State Department, to fight anti-Semitism in K-12 schools across the United States
Global Operations & Strategy Manager
2016 - 2020
Analyst
2015 - 2016