Josh Lessing
InvestorManaging Partner at Shockwave
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $50K – $300K checks · typically $200K
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Nicole GaudelliunlockedJosh: together at Harvard University (2014)
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Josh: together at Brown University
Josh: together at AppHarvest
Experience
- Shockwave VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
- Long AngleMembercurrent2023 — present
- PEF CommunityMembercurrent2022 — present
- Half Court VenturesVenture Partner2022 — 2024Boston, New York, United States
- Vibe BioCapital Strategy Advisor2023
- AppHarvestCTO2021 — 2022
- Root AICEO & Co-Founder (acquired by AppHarvest)2018 — 2021Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
- Soft Robotics Inc.Director of Research & Development2013 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Harvard UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow | Materials Science & Robotics2012 — 2014Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- MITDoctoral Research Assistant | Biophysics & Infrared Spectroscopy2005 — 2012Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Brown UniversityPostbaccalaureate Research Associate | Condensed Matter Physics & X-Ray Spectroscopy2004 — 2005Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Brown UniversityResearch Assistant | Chemical Synthesis & Catalysis2001 — 2004Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- 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
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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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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Also attended Harvard University2,000
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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Also attended Brown University647
Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of FigmaAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Half Court Ventures3
Also worked at AppHarvest2
Also worked at Harvard University423
Nathan BlecharczykCo-founder & CSO of AirbnbRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Rachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nicole GaudelliEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTech
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