Josh Lessing
InvestorManaging Partner at Shockwave
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $50K – $300K checks · typically $200K
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
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Physical Chemistry
- Harvard UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow
- Brown UniversitySc.B., Chemistry
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship13Venture Capital10Start-ups12Go-to-market Strategy1Business Development1Product Development58Cross-functional Team Leadership2Business Valuation1Project Management16R&D72Financial Modeling1Simulations12
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Business StrategyProtein ChemistryRoboticsAgricultureSupply ChainSpectroscopyChemistryPhysicsNegotiationIP StrategyPublic SpeakingTeam LeadershipFrom Josh's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Half Court Ventures3
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