Josh Fredberg
InvestorManaging Director at Insight Partners
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $10M – $350M checks · typically $25M
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About
Josh Fredberg leverages leadership roles at Ansys, PTC and Ariba to serve as investor and operating partner for industrial, engineering-focused SaaS firms like SimScale and nTopology, scaling go-to-market.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechFuture of WorkHealthtech
Experience
- Insight PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2019 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Turing Labs Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- KlirBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Monolith AIBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- ImubitBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- CoLab SoftwareBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSt John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- nTopologyBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- SimScaleBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- ContractPodAi®Board Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Advisor2019 — 2021Greater Boston
- Aspen TechnologyExecutive Vice President Products and Marketing2016 — 2018Bedford MA
- Aspen TechnologySenior Vice President Products2014 — 2016
- AnsysVice President Marketing2009 — 2014Canonsburg, PA
- PTCSVP Product and Market Strategy2003 — 2009Needham, MA
- PTCVice President, Product Strategy2001 — 2003Needham, MA
- PTCDirector, Business Development2001Needham, MA
- Ariba (SupplierMarket)Director of Business Development1999 — 2000Greater Boston
- Andersen Consulting Strategic ServicesManager1997 — 2000Greater Boston
Skills & more
Product Management78Enterprise Software74Digital Transformation10Go-to-market Strategy12Product Development20Marketing Strategy18Product Launch13Product Marketing54Machine Learning3Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Sales Enablement5Integrated Marketing2
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Cloud ComputingSolution SellingMarketingMergersBusiness StrategyStrategyBusiness DevelopmentDemand GenerationFrom Josh's professional profile.
Deals · 1
CoLab AIBoard seat
via Insight Partners · filed Oct 2025 · $21M raise
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Colleagues at Insight Partners
Aayush Setty
Analyst at Insight Partners
Abdi Adan
Investor at Insight Partners
Adam Berger
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Adam Domingoes
Senior Associate at Insight Partners
Adam Vartabedian
Investor at Insight Partners
Aidan Waldman
Investor at Insight Partners
Aiden Aceves
Vice President at Insight Partners
AJ Malhotra
Managing Director at Insight Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Josh Fredberg?
- Josh Fredberg leverages leadership roles at Ansys, PTC and Ariba to serve as investor and operating partner for industrial, engineering-focused SaaS firms like SimScale and nTopology, scaling go-to-market.
- Where does Josh Fredberg work?
- Josh Fredberg is Managing Director at Insight Partners.
- What does Josh Fredberg invest in?
- Josh Fredberg invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech.
- What check size does Josh Fredberg write?
- Josh Fredberg typically writes checks of $10M – $350M.
- What boards does Josh Fredberg sit on?
- Josh Fredberg holds tracked board seats at CoLab AI.
- Where did Josh Fredberg go to school?
- Josh Fredberg studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); University of Pennsylvania (MS, Systems Engineering); Tufts University (BS, Electric Engineering).
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