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Josh Lessing

Investor

Managing Partner at Shockwave

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $50K – $300K checks · typically $200K

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Experience

  1. Shockwave VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  2. Long AngleMembercurrent2023 — present
  3. PEF CommunityMembercurrent2022 — present
  4. Half Court VenturesVenture Partner2022 — 2024Boston, New York, United States
  5. Vibe BioCapital Strategy Advisor2023
  6. AppHarvestCTO2021 — 2022
  7. Root AICEO & Co-Founder (acquired by AppHarvest)2018 — 2021Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
  8. Soft Robotics Inc.Director of Research & Development2013 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  9. Harvard UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow | Materials Science & Robotics2012 — 2014Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  10. MITDoctoral Research Assistant | Biophysics & Infrared Spectroscopy2005 — 2012Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  11. Brown UniversityPostbaccalaureate Research Associate | Condensed Matter Physics & X-Ray Spectroscopy2004 — 2005Providence, Rhode Island, United States
  12. Brown UniversityResearch Assistant | Chemical Synthesis & Catalysis2001 — 2004Providence, Rhode Island, United States
  13. U.S. House of RepresentativesHouse Congressional Page1998Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship13Venture Capital10Start-ups12Go-to-market Strategy1Business Development1Product Development58Cross-functional Team Leadership2Business Valuation1Project Management16R&D72Financial Modeling1Simulations12
+12 moreBusiness StrategyProtein ChemistryRoboticsAgricultureSupply ChainSpectroscopyChemistryPhysicsNegotiationIP StrategyPublic SpeakingTeam Leadership

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Josh Lessing?
Managing Partner at Shockwave
Where does Josh Lessing work?
Josh Lessing is Managing Partner at Shockwave.
What check size does Josh Lessing write?
Josh Lessing typically writes checks of $50K – $300K.
Where did Josh Lessing go to school?
Josh Lessing studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Physical Chemistry); Harvard University (Postdoctoral Fellow); Brown University (Sc.B., Chemistry).

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