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Josh Kushner
InvestorFounder & CEO at Thrive Capital · Board director at Kinnek
New York, NY
Writes $1M – $50M checks · typically $25M
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About
Josh Kushner founded Thrive Capital in 2010 and built it into one of the defining growth firms of the era, with concentrated positions in OpenAI, Stripe, and Databricks and an early win in Instagram. He also co-founded the health insurer Oscar Health. Thrive's outsized OpenAI bet helped put him on the 2026 Forbes Midas List at No. 33.
Contact· published on Josh's own website
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Kushner co-founded the Latin American social games developer Vostu with two graduate students during his junior year at Harvard. The year after graduating, Kushner co-founded Unithrive, a peer-to-peer student lending startup inspired by Kiva. Kushner founded Cadre in 2015 with his brother Jared and Ryan Williams as a technology platform for real estate investing.
- Education
- Studied at Harvard College (BA, 2008) Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, 2011) Studied at Harvard University
- Awards
- Fortune magazine listed Kushner in its inaugural 2024 list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Business, citing Thrive's early investment in OpenAI.
- Family
- Kushner is the youngest son of real estate developer Charles Kushner and the younger brother of Jared Kushner. Kushner married model Karlie Kloss in 2018 and they have three children.
- More
- Kushner became a minority owner of the Memphis Grizzlies in 2019, then in 2024 bought a stake in the Miami Heat and sold his Grizzlies stake. In 2024 Kushner and his wife Karlie Kloss's media company Bedford Media announced plans to revive Life magazine with Dotdash Meredith. In 2026 it was reported that Kushner, with Bob Iger, agreed to purchase the Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5 billion. Kushner led Thrive's OpenAI investments, including roughly $130 million at a $29 billion valuation in 2022 and about $1 billion at a $150 billion valuation in late 2024.
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Board director at Kinnek
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Experience
- Thrive CapitalFoundercurrent2010 — present
Investments
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Board seats
A24 Films
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Josh Kushnera16z's $20BN Fund & Founders Fund's $4.6BN & Why Josh Kushner Has Mastered the Game
20VC with Harry Stebbings
What's it like working with Josh Kushner?
20VC with Harry Stebbings
Josh Kushner’s Fortune Tripled This Year Thanks To Stakes In OpenAI, SpaceX And More
Forbes
Why Josh Kushner is Buying Into the Lakers
fortune.com
Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital raises $10 billion in new funding #shorts #kushner #thrive #investing
Bloomberg Television
Thrive Capital’s Josh Kushner and Jacob Helberg | Reviving American Leadership in the 21st Century
The Hill & Valley Forum
4 more appearances
Colleagues at Thrive Capital
Network7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Josh Kushner?
- Josh Kushner founded Thrive Capital in 2010 and built it into one of the defining growth firms of the era, with concentrated positions in OpenAI, Stripe, and Databricks and an early win in Instagram. He also co-founded the health insurer Oscar Health. Thrive's outsized OpenAI bet helped put him on the 2026 Forbes Midas List at No. 33.
- Where does Josh Kushner work?
- Josh Kushner is Founder & CEO at Thrive Capital and Board director at Kinnek.
- What check size does Josh Kushner write?
- Josh Kushner typically writes checks of $1M – $50M.
- What boards does Josh Kushner sit on?
- Josh Kushner holds tracked board seats at A24 Films.
- What companies has Josh Kushner invested in?
- Investments tracked here include OpenAI, 42Floors, A24, Affirm, Airtable, Anduril, Anysphere (Cursor), Artsy, Base Power, Blueprint Bryan Johnson, Cue, Databricks, and 42 more.
- Where did Josh Kushner go to school?
- Josh Kushner studied at Harvard University.
- What awards has Josh Kushner received?
- Fortune magazine listed Kushner in its inaugural 2024 list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Business, citing Thrive's early investment in OpenAI.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Josh Kushner?
- Tracked appearances include "a16z's $20BN Fund & Founders Fund's $4.6BN & Why Josh Kushner Has Mastered the Game", "What's it like working with Josh Kushner?", "Josh Kushner’s Fortune Tripled This Year Thanks To Stakes In OpenAI, SpaceX And More", and 7 more.
- Does Josh Kushner lead rounds?
- Yes — Josh Kushner has led 1 tracked investment.
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