Josh Kopelman
InvestorPartner at First Round Capital
Philadelphia, PA
Writes $750K – $4M checks · typically $2M
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About
Josh Kopelman founded First Round Capital in 2004 and turned it into a model for institutional seed investing, with early checks into Uber, Square, Roblox and Notion. A serial entrepreneur who sold Half.com to eBay, he built First Round's community-driven approach to supporting founders and remains a partner at the Philadelphia-based firm.
Josh Kopelman @joshk
Almost two years ago @RyanAWms joined @firstround’s PMF Method. He'd just left his first company (@CadreRE, the real estate investment platform he scaled to $6.5B+ in AUM before selling to @Yieldstreet) and was pressure testing ideas for his next one. He kept coming back to a
Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 47 · ⇄ 11
Josh Kopelman @joshk
@firstround More details about the role and apply here: https://t.co/0kyqQ6rp9e
Jul 27, 2026 · ♥ 18
Josh Kopelman @joshk
I’m hiring a Chief of Staff who’s as obsessed with the inception stage of a company as we are at @firstround . The earliest days of company-building require a crazy work ethic and irrational tolerance for delayed gratification. The work we do at First Round is in service of
Jul 27, 2026 · ♥ 318 · ⇄ 28
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- CollateInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- The Philadelphia InquirerChairman Emerituscurrent2024 — presentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- The Philadelphia InquirerChairman of the Board2016 — 2024Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- The Philadelphia InquirerDirector2015 — 2016
- HealthLeap AIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Parallel Web SystemsMember, Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- Pomelo CareInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- House RxInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- First Round CapitalFounder and Partnercurrent2004 — present
- NotionInvestorcurrent2013 — present
- The Kopelman FoundationCo-founder and Trusteecurrent2001 — present
- Ed Snider Youth Hockey FoundationMember, Board of Directors2015 — 2023Greater Philadelphia
- GSI CommerceDirector, Board of Directors2011
- Main Line HealthMember, Board of Directors2006 — 2009
- Five BelowDirector, Board Of Directors2003 — 2008
- TurnTideFounding Chairman, Board of Directors2004
- eBay, Inc.President, Half.com -- an eBay Company2000 — 2003
- Half.comFounder and President, Half.com1999 — 2000
- InfonauticsCo-Founder and Executive Vice President1991 — 1999
Education
- The Wharton SchoolBachelor's degree, Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing1989 — 1993
Skills & more
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Product ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityCloud ComputingStrategyE-commerceStrategic PlanningSEOBusiness DevelopmentAnalyticsNegotiationManagementLanguages English
From Josh's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,340
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Shared employers
Also worked at Collate2
Also worked at Parallel Web Systems8
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Also worked at GSI Commerce5
Deals · 4
Clarity FinancialBoard seat
via First Round Capital · filed Feb 2025 · $1.5M raise
Boulder Care, Inc.Board seat
via First Round Capital · filed May 2024 · $35M raise
RenofiBoard seat
via First Round Capital · filed Apr 2022 · $14M raise
CreditlyBoard seat
via First Round Capital · filed Aug 2021 · $6.9M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Josh KopelmanHow To Make Money in Venture | Josh Kopelman, Co-Founder of First Round Capital | Ep. 8
Uncapped with Jack Altman
How To Make Money in Venture | Josh Kopelman, Co-Founder of First Round Capital
Uncapped with Jack Altman
Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital and Evan Nisselson of LDV Capital on Future Investment Trends
LDV Capital
Josh Kopelman: Founder of First Round Capital & Early Investor in Uber, Blue Apron, and Mint
Philly Who?
Colleagues at First Round Capital
Network10
Investors connected to Josh in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.




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