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Josh Kopelman

Investor

Partner 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.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. CollateInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  2. The Philadelphia InquirerChairman Emerituscurrent2024 — presentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  3. The Philadelphia InquirerChairman of the Board2016 — 2024Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  4. The Philadelphia InquirerDirector2015 — 2016
  5. HealthLeap AIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  6. Parallel Web SystemsMember, Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  7. Pomelo CareInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  8. House RxInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  9. First Round CapitalFounder and Partnercurrent2004 — present
  10. NotionInvestorcurrent2013 — present
  11. The Kopelman FoundationCo-founder and Trusteecurrent2001 — present
  12. Ed Snider Youth Hockey FoundationMember, Board of Directors2015 — 2023Greater Philadelphia
  13. GSI CommerceDirector, Board of Directors2011
  14. Main Line HealthMember, Board of Directors2006 — 2009
  15. Five BelowDirector, Board Of Directors2003 — 2008
  16. TurnTideFounding Chairman, Board of Directors2004
  17. eBay, Inc.President, Half.com -- an eBay Company2000 — 2003
  18. Half.comFounder and President, Half.com1999 — 2000
  19. InfonauticsCo-Founder and Executive Vice President1991 — 1999

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolBachelor's degree, Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing1989 — 1993

Skills & more

SaaS18Enterprise Software11Founder modeDad Jokes6Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99Mergers32Licensing10Content Strategy9Start-ups99Program Management7Corporate Development20
+12 moreProduct ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityCloud ComputingStrategyE-commerceStrategic PlanningSEOBusiness DevelopmentAnalyticsNegotiationManagement

Languages English

From Josh's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

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 Kopelman

How 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.

Photo: Josh Kopelman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons ↗