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Josh Sushan

VP, Corporate Development at Merit

Austin, Texas

Overview

Work Experience

  • VP, Corporate Development

    2022 - Current

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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