Josh Harmsen
InvestorManaging Director at Ankona Capital · Board director at Canopy Tax
Newport Beach, California, United States
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About
Josh Harmsen is an investor at Ankona, a firm that writes first checks of $5–10M into B2B software companies with proven product-market fit doing $3–15M in ARR. He has spent most of his career investing in and supporting growth-oriented companies. Before Ankona, he worked at Solis Capital, with earlier roles at Morgan Stanley and Ford. Along with his colleague Brian, he brings venture, private equity, and board experience spanning software cycles dating back to before the dot-com bust.
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Board director at Canopy Tax
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Canopy Tax's investors · 7
Ankona CapitalSouthern California · $5M – $15M checks · since 2024New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNewView CapitalBurlingame · since 2025Pelion Venture PartnersSalt Lake City · $1M – $20M checks · since 2024Pelion VenturesSalt Lake City · since 2024Ten Coves CapitalDarien · since 2024Tenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks · since 2024
Co-founders at Canopy Tax
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Kurt AvarellExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- Ankona CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2019 — presentNewport Beach, California
- CanopyBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Slingshot AerospaceBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- BonuslyBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- AllevaBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- CordialBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- RivetBoard Observer2022 — 2026
- Solis Capital Partners LLCPrincipal2010 — 2019Newport Beach, CA
- Morgan StanleyAssociate2007 — 2010San Francisco, CA
- Ford Motor CompanyProduct Development and Automotive Strategy Analyst2003 — 2005Dearborn, MI
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions7Private Equity18Product Development7Strategic Planning4Corporate Development9Business Development3Equities3Start-ups4Corporate Finance5Venture Capital8Strategy15Alternative Investments2
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Colleagues at Ankona Capital
Brad Perry
Operating Partner at Ankona Capital
Brian Mesic
Managing Director at Ankona Capital
Ford Blakely
Operating Partner at Ankona Capital
Gardner Smith
Associate at Ankona Capital
Garrett Pagon
Operating Partner at Ankona Capital
Jared Smith
Managing Director at Ankona Capital
Jason Koch
Operating Partner at Ankona Capital
Jonathan Bauch
General Partner at Ankona Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Josh Harmsen?
- Josh Harmsen is an investor at Ankona, a firm that writes first checks of $5–10M into B2B software companies with proven product-market fit doing $3–15M in ARR. He has spent most of his career investing in and supporting growth-oriented companies. Before Ankona, he worked at Solis Capital, with earlier roles at Morgan Stanley and Ford. Along with his colleague Brian, he brings venture, private equity, and board experience spanning software cycles dating back to before the dot-com bust.
- Where does Josh Harmsen work?
- Josh Harmsen is Managing Director at Ankona Capital and Board director at Canopy Tax.
- Where did Josh Harmsen go to school?
- Josh Harmsen studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); University of Michigan (BSME, Mechanical Engineering).
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Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended University of Michigan888
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of TurpentineGlen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel CapitalZach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear VenturesTom DanilekPartner, Rise of the Rest Real Estate at Revolution
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Shared employers
Also worked at Canopy8
David YooPrincipal at Struck CapitalBrad PerryOperating Partner at Ankona CapitalStewart GollmerPartner at Tenaya CapitalAnkit SudPartner at NewView CapitalMark LarsenCEO, Connexure at Circadian VenturesChad PackardPartner at Pelion Venture Partners
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