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Josh Felser

Investor

Co-Founder (Climactic); Co-Founder (Freestyle), Freestyle Capital at Climactic

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $1.5M – $3M checks

About

Josh Felser sold Spinner to AOL (~$320M) and Crackle to Sony, moved into VC backing Airtable and Patreon, and after leading California's COVID tech task force pivoted to climate investing.

Invests in

Climate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationSaaSSector Agnostic

Experience

  1. ClimacticCo-Foundercurrent2021 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Freestyle CapitalCoFounder2008 β€” 2022
  3. State of CaliforniaTask Force Member2020San Francisco Bay Area
  4. ClimateXCofounder2013 β€” 2020
  5. Duke UniversityBoard Member, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation2010 β€” 2020
  6. Sony Pictures EntertainmentEVP2006 β€” 2008
  7. Crackle/GrouperCEO2004 β€” 2008
  8. AOLVice President1999 β€” 2001
  9. Spinner NetworksPresident1997 β€” 1999
  10. Sky TelevisionProgram Manager, Business Development1992 β€” 1994
  11. FoxManager, Business Development1990 β€” 1992

Education

  1. Duke UniversityBA, Political Science1982 β€” 1986
  2. Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessMBA, Marketing1988 β€” 1990

Skills & more

Business Development27Marketing8Investments17Start-ups99Entrepreneurship80Venture Capital62Strategic Partnerships34Product Management16Online Advertising7Mobile Devices18Digital Media12Corporate Development9
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentSocial MediaProduct visionNew MediaMobile ApplicationsMergers & AcquisitionsAngel InvestingE-commerceManagementStrategySaaSMobile Marketing

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