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Josh Coates

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Investor at EPIC VENTURES · Executive at Instructure

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Anthony LinunlockedJosh: together at University of California, Berkeley (1992–1996)
×6Josh: together at University of California, Berkeley
Josh: together at Instructure
×4Josh: together at Space Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley

About

Josh Coates is the Executive Director of the B. H. Roberts Foundation, a position he assumed in November 2020. Previously, he served as Executive Chairman of Instructure, Inc., an educational technology company he led as CEO starting in 2010 through its 2015 IPO and subsequent sale to Thoma Bravo in 2020. His earlier career included founding Scale Eight, a scalable storage software company acquired by Intel, and Mozy (later Berkeley Data Systems), a cloud backup service that grew to over 300,000 customers before its sale to EMC in 2007.

Executive at Instructure

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Instructure's investors · 8

Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksEPIC VENTURESSalt Lake City · since 2014Evolution VC PartnersNew YorkGolub GrowthChicagoInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksLumos Capital GroupNew York · $10M – $30M checksOpenView Venture PartnersBoston · $5M – $20M checks

Co-founders at Instructure

BWBRIAN WHITMER
BRIAN WHITMERDirector
BWBrian Whitmer
Brian WhitmerFounder

Experience

  1. B. H. Roberts FoundationExecutive Directorcurrent2020 — presentSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
  2. InstructureExecutive Chairman2019 — 2020Greater Salt Lake City Area
  3. InstructureCEO2010 — 2018
  4. EMCCTO Advanced Development Group2007 — 2009
  5. Mozy (Berkeley Data Systems)Founder, CEO2005 — 2007
  6. Internet ArchiveDirector Engineering/Operations2003 — 2004
  7. Scale EightFounder/CTO1999 — 2003
  8. InktomiSoftware Engineer1998 — 1999
  9. Microsoft Research, BARCResearch Software Development Engineer1998
  10. UC Berkeley NOW/Millennium GroupUndergraduate Researcher1996 — 1998
  11. Center for Extreme Ultraviolet AstrophysicsResearcher1991 — 1992Berkeley, CA
  12. Space Sciences Laboratory, UC BerkeleyResearch Assistant1991 — 1992Berkeley, CA
  13. Orinda Park PoolLifeguard1991Orinda, CA
  14. Don Jose's RestaurantParking Valet1991Orinda, CA
  15. Meadow Swim & Tennis ClubLifeguard1990Moraga, CA
  16. Yogurt BearCashier/Server1989Orinda, CA
  17. Orinda Sports Fitness CenterPersonal Trainer1989Orinda, CA
  18. Sleepy Hollow Swim & Tennis ClubLifeguard1988 — 1989Orinda, CA
  19. Sleepy Hollow Swim and Tennis ClubMaintenance and Landscaping1988Orinda, CA
  20. Orinda Senior VillageWaiter, Dishwasher1987 — 1988Orinda, CA
  21. Handle With Care PackagingData Entry Technician1987Walnut Creek, CA

Colleagues at EPIC VENTURES

Andy Theurer
Chief Executive Officer - ARUP Laboratories at EPIC VENTURES
Brad Wiskirchen
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Charles Fisher
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Chris Stone
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Craig Jeppson
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Darren Lee
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
David Liu
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Dean Robison
Investor at EPIC VENTURES

Frequently asked questions

Who is Josh Coates?
Josh Coates is the Executive Director of the B. H. Roberts Foundation, a position he assumed in November 2020. Previously, he served as Executive Chairman of Instructure, Inc., an educational technology company he led as CEO starting in 2010 through its 2015 IPO and subsequent sale to Thoma Bravo in 2020. His earlier career included founding Scale Eight, a scalable storage software company acquired by Intel, and Mozy (later Berkeley Data Systems), a cloud backup service that grew to over 300,000 customers before its sale to EMC in 2007.
Where does Josh Coates work?
Josh Coates is at EPIC VENTURES and Executive at Instructure.
Where did Josh Coates go to school?
Josh Coates studied at University of California, Berkeley (BA, Computer Science).

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