Where does Josh Elman work?

Josh Elman is Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and Board Member at Discord and Board Member (Greylock Partners) at Mammoth Media and Board Observer at Musicallyvideos.

What check size does Josh Elman write?

Josh Elman typically writes checks of $25K – $100K.

Where did Josh Elman go to school?

Josh Elman studied at Stanford University (BS, Symbolic Systems); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Partially Completed).

Josh Elman

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Partner at Andreessen Horowitz · Board Member at Discord · Board Member (Greylock Partners) at Mammoth Media · Board Observer at Musicallyvideos

Menlo Park, California

Writes $25K – $100K checks · typically $50K

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Josh Elman is a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz focused on consumer technology and AI investments. He brings over 25 years of experience across product development and investing, including leadership roles at Apple, Robinhood, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, as well as early-stage investments in Discord, Medium, and Musical.ly. His work spans multiple technology cycles from social networking and mobile computing through artificial intelligence.

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Board Member at Discord

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Discord's investors · 51

1024 Venture 1435 CapitalSkillman 1802 Ventures AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2015 Access IndustriesNew York Access Technology VenturesMill Valley Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks Aliya Capital PartnersMiami AppWorks VenturesTaipei · $200K – $15M checks Arcane GroupSingapore Arrington CapitalMiami Baillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2021 BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2020 Berkeley FrontierBerkeley Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $50K – $100M checks Bitkraft Esports VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021 Cogitent VenturesLondon Cosmic Venture PartnersAustin · $100K – $5M checks Digital Strategies Dragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021 Dutch Crypto InvestorsAmsterdam DVCRotterdam Fidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2021 FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks · since 2018 Franklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2021 Gelt VC$25K checks General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2015 GFR FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks GreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2018 Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2020 Griffin Gaming PartnersSanta Monica Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2018 InvestXVancouver IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2017 King River CapitalSydney Magnus Capital Mana VenturesEstero Manhattan Venture PartnersNew York Manhattan WestLos Angeles Mapleblock Capital MarketX Ventures Muchmore VenturesNew York City Pointer.CapitalLewes Republic VenturesNew York Ridge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checks Sequoia Capital’s Scout programMenlo Park · $25K – $100K checks Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2017 Technology Crossover Venturessince 2018 Tokoin V3V Ventures$100K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Discord

Jason CitronCo-founder

Stanislav VishnevskiyCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer

Board Member (Greylock Partners) at Mammoth Media

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Mammoth Media's investors · 3

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks Circle Ventures Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Mammoth Media

Benoit VatereCo-Founder & CEO

Matthew TurnerCo-Founder & CTO

Board Observer at Musicallyvideos

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Musicallyvideos's investors · 4

Goodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checks Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks INCE CapitalShanghai Qiming Venture PartnersBeijing

Co-founders at Musicallyvideos

Alex ZhuCo-Founder & Co-CEO

Luyu YangCo-Founder

Experience

Andreessen HorowitzPartnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
.Angel Investor / Product Advisorcurrent2009 — presentMountain View
AppleDirector of Product Management2020 — 2026Cupertino, California, United States
Greylock PartnersBoard Partner2018 — 2020Menlo Park, CA
Greylock PartnersGeneral Partner2013 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
Greylock PartnersPrincipal2011 — 2013Menlo Park, CA
Mammoth MediaBoard Member2017 — 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
DiscordBoard Member2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
MediumBoard Member2014 — 2020San Francisco, CA
RobinhoodVP Product2018 — 2019Palo Alto, California
Houseparty (part of Epic Games)Board Member2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Nextdoor, Inc.Investor / Board Observer2013 — 2018San Francisco, CA
musical.ly Inc.Board Observer / Investor2015 — 2017
SmartThingsBoard Member2013 — 2014Washington D.C.
TwitterProduct Manager2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
FacebookProgram Manager, Facebook Platform2008 — 2009
ZazzleHead of Product Management2005 — 2008
LinkedInSenior Product Manager2004 — 2005
RealNetworksDevelopment Manager1997 — 2003
HomesteadProduct Manager Intern1996 — 1997

Skills & more

Product ManagementStart-upsUser Experience58Mobile Devices51Venture Capital20SaaS11Product Marketing28iOS2Product Innovation11Agile Methodologies3Big Data5Business Development15

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BranchOutComplex PolygonDiscordFloggGatherHousepartyHubJamJelly HQKinemaKojiLadderMammothMediumMusical.lyNextdoor NorthstarNovaReface SmartthingstbhTracks.byTreehouseTrimianTruStoryYupp

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Josh Elman?: Josh Elman is a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz focused on consumer technology and AI investments. He brings over 25 years of experience across product development and investing, including leadership roles at Apple, Robinhood, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, as well as early-stage investments in Discord, Medium, and Musical.ly. His work spans multiple technology cycles from social networking and mobile computing through artificial intelligence.
Where does Josh Elman work?: Josh Elman is Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and Board Member at Discord and Board Member (Greylock Partners) at Mammoth Media and Board Observer at Musicallyvideos.
What check size does Josh Elman write?: Josh Elman typically writes checks of $25K – $100K.
What companies has Josh Elman invested in?: Investments tracked here include BranchOut, Complex Polygon, Discord, Flogg, Gather, Houseparty, Hub, Jam, Jelly HQ, Kinema, Koji, Ladder, and 14 more.
Where did Josh Elman go to school?: Josh Elman studied at Stanford University (BS, Symbolic Systems); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Partially Completed).