Joseph Watt
InvestorFounderVice President, Corporate Development & Impact Investments at ECMC Group · Board director at New Apprenticeship
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
Writes $250K – $5M checks
FoundedNew Apprenticeship
About
Joseph Watt runs an evergreen education fund, built an impact-acceleration function embedding outcome metrics as growth levers, focuses on underserved frontline and caregiving workers, and leads Bold Path Fellowship.
Invests in
EdTechFuture of WorkHealthtechHR TechSocial
Board director at New Apprenticeship
Intro paths
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In turn, Joseph can intro founders to New Apprenticeship's investors below.
New Apprenticeship's investors · 2
Co-founders at New Apprenticeship
BJ
Bradley J. VoellerExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Illini Angels @ Illinois VenturesInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- ECMC GroupManaging Director, Impact Investingcurrent2022 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
- ECMC GroupSenior Director, Corporate Development & Impact Investments2020 — 2022Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- ECMC GroupDirector, Corporate Development & Impact Investments2019 — 2021
- AT&TSenior Associate, Corporate Development2017 — 2019Dallas, TX
- Duke UniversityFellow - CASE Impact Investing Initiative2015 — 2017Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- WJ PartnersPrivate Equity Associate2016Spartanburg, SC
- Meritas International Family of SchoolsManager, Finance & Strategy2013 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
- HSBCAnalyst2010 — 2013Greater Chicago Area
Education
- Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBsc, Finance
Skills & more
Financial AnalysisFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceDue DiligenceStrategic PlanningMarket AnalysisCash Flow ForecastingCapital Project Planning
From Joseph's professional profile.
Colleagues at ECMC Group
Brian Boardman
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ECMC Group at ECMC Group
Chad Tate
President, ECMC at ECMC Group
Dan Fisher
President and Chief Executive Officer, ECMC Group at ECMC Group
Greg Van Guilder
CIO at ECMC Group
Jacob Fraire
President, ECMC Foundation at ECMC Group
Martin Scanlon
Chief Financial Officer, ECMC Group at ECMC Group
Raabia Budhwani
Investor at ECMC Group
Rahoul Ghose
Chief Information Officer, ECMC Group at ECMC Group
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Joseph Watt work?
- Joseph Watt is Vice President, Corporate Development & Impact Investments at ECMC Group and Founder at New Apprenticeship.
- What does Joseph Watt invest in?
- Joseph Watt invests in EdTech, Future of Work, Healthtech, HR Tech, Social.
- What check size does Joseph Watt write?
- Joseph Watt typically writes checks of $250K – $5M.
- What companies did Joseph Watt found?
- Joseph Watt founded New Apprenticeship.
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Also worked at Illini Angels @ Illinois Ventures3
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