Josh Payne
InvestorCo-Founder & General Partner at OpenSky Ventures
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
About
Founded Onward, an ecommerce post-purchase platform bootstrapped to $20m ARR, and StackCommerce, a commerce and content platform acquired by TPG in 2020. Has served as a venture partner at Amplify.LA and mentor at Techstars and 500 Global, and is an active angel investor across SaaS and commerce.
Experience
- OpenSky VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2023 β presentNashville Metropolitan Area
- OnwardFoundercurrent2024 β presentNashville Metropolitan Area
- Retention BrandsOwnercurrent2022 β present
- Yearly LegacyAdvisorcurrent2024 β present
- IntroAdvisorcurrent2021 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- ABLEAdvisorcurrent2024 β present
- LevantaAdvisorcurrent2023 β present
- Siena AIAdvisorcurrent2023 β present
- Max RetailAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- TechstarsMentorcurrent2021 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- 500 StartupsMentorcurrent2017 β present
- StackCommerceFounder & Board Member2022 β 2025Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- StackCommerceFounder & CEO2011 β 2022Venice, California
- Candid WholesaleAdvisor2022 β 2025
- TareAdvisor2023 β 2024
- Amplify.LAVenture Partner2022 β 2024Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Amplify.LAMentor2015 β 2022Venice, CA
- Dollar Flight ClubAdvisor2022 β 2024
- BountyAdvisor2022 β 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- RDYAdvisor2022 β 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Maverick CommunityAdvisor2022 β 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- NineSixteenAdvisor2021 β 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- StreamAdvisor2021 β 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- truBrainBoard Member2014 β 2023Greater Los Angeles Area
- Yahoo!Sr. Manager, Business Development2009 β 2011San Francisco, CA
- Meebo, IncManager of Business Development2008 β 2009Mountain View, CA
- Aurora Funds, IncVenture Capital Associate2006 β 2007Research Triangle Park, NC
- Intel CorporationManager, Strategic Partnerships2002 β 2006Santa Clara, CA
Skills & more
Negotiation6Marketing Strategy3Business Strategy2MarketingE-CommerceProduct Marketing44Monetization26Contract Negotiation14Partnership Development4New Business Development33Strategic Partnerships99Partnerships13
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Colleagues at OpenSky Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Josh Payne?
- Founded Onward, an ecommerce post-purchase platform bootstrapped to $20m ARR, and StackCommerce, a commerce and content platform acquired by TPG in 2020. Has served as a venture partner at Amplify.LA and mentor at Techstars and 500 Global, and is an active angel investor across SaaS and commerce.
- Where does Josh Payne work?
- Josh Payne is Co-Founder & General Partner at OpenSky Ventures.
- Where did Josh Payne go to school?
- Josh Payne studied at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (MBA, Finance & Marketing); Indiana University Bloomington (B.S., Computer Information Systems).
Same school
Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business178
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Also attended Indiana University Bloomington145
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Shared employers
Also worked at Max Retail3
Also worked at 500 Startups145
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