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Joshua Baer

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Founder & CEO at Capital Factory · Board director at Pingboard

Austin

FoundedCapital Factory

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491 people in our graph share verified history with Joshua — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Matt HoffmanunlockedJoshua: together at Return Path (2012–2015)
Joshua: together at Return Path
×2Joshua: together at WP Engine
×8Joshua: together at Eisenhower Fellowships

About

Founder of Capital Factory, which he started in Austin in 2009 as a mentorship-driven software accelerator.

Board director at Pingboard

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Pingboard's investors · 3

Active CapitalSan Antonio · $100K – $1M checks · since 2018Capital FactoryAustin · since 2018Silverton PartnersAustin · $200K – $2M checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Pingboard

WB
William BoebelExecutive Officer, Director

Founder at Capital Factory

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Capital Factory's investors · 3

FloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksFrontera Technology VenturesTexasSilverton PartnersAustin · $200K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Capital Factory

BCBryan Chambers
Bryan ChambersCo-Founder & President
GDGordon Daugherty
Gordon DaughertyCo-Founder & Chairman

Experience

  1. Capital FactoryFounder & CEOcurrent2009 — presentAustin, Texas
  2. Eisenhower FellowshipsEisenhower Fellowcurrent2014 — present
  3. The Aspen InstituteHenry Crown Fellowcurrent2013 — present
  4. Austin Startup WeekFounder & Organizercurrent2011 — presentAustin, Texas Area
  5. University of Texas at AustinEntrepreneur in Residence, Computer Science Departmentcurrent2011 — presentAustin, Texas
  6. Capital ThoughtManaging Partnercurrent2004 — present
  7. National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsYoung Leaders Forumcurrent2014 — presentYangzhou, Jiangsu, China
  8. PingboardBoard of Directors2013 — 2023Austin, Texas Area
  9. Startup GamesBoard of Directors2014 — 2020Austin, Texas Area
  10. PostUpFounder & Board of Directors2014 — 2019austin, texas
  11. Texas TribuneBoard of Directors2015 — 2017Austin, Texas Area
  12. WP EngineBoard of Directors2010 — 2017Austin, Texas Area
  13. Greater Austin Chamber of CommerceBoard of Directors2014 — 2015Austin, Texas
  14. Return PathFellow2012 — 2015Austin, Texas
  15. Inbox LoveFounder & Organizer2010 — 2015
  16. Leadership Austin2014 Essentials Class2014 — 2015Austin, Texas Area
  17. Greenling Organic DeliveryBoard of Directors2006 — 2014
  18. Ignite AustinFounder & Organizer2010 — 2014
  19. Deliverability.comPublisher2003 — 2014Austin, Texas
  20. OtherInboxFounder & CEO2008 — 2013Austin, Texas
  21. BUZZMGRFounder & Advisor2004 — 2012
  22. Datran MediaChief Evangelist2007 — 2011
  23. Datran MediaChief Technology Officer2006 — 2008
  24. LashbackBoard of Directors2005 — 2010
  25. Email Senders and Providers Coalition (ESPC)Committee Chair2004 — 2008
  26. Hoop-a-paluzaBoard of Advisors2007 — 2008
  27. Charity Partners of AustinBoard of Directors2006 — 2008
  28. ME TelevisionBoard of Advisors2006 — 2008
  29. EFF AustinBoard of Directors2006 — 2007
  30. UnsubCentralFounder & CEO2004 — 2006
  31. Ferris ResearchGuest Analyst1997 — 2006
  32. SKYLIST, Inc.Founder & CEO1996 — 2005
  33. URaPIFounder & CTO2001 — 2005
  34. Netmonitor, Inc.Founder & CEO2000 — 2005
  35. VentureBeginningsEntrepreneur in Residence1999 — 2001
  36. IveBeenGood.comDirector of Business Development1999 — 2000
  37. Trilogy SoftwareTrilogy University1999
  38. ListMom-TalkModerator1996 — 1999
  39. StarNine TechnologiesIntern1995 — 1997
  40. DeMoulas Market BasketGrocery Bagger1992 — 1993

Skills & more

Email Marketing99Online Marketing77Cloud Computing31Enterprise Software21SaaS54spam2Spam Filtering7startups7entrepreneur9funding2angel investing5Start-ups99
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementAngel InvestingOnline AdvertisingFundingDigital MediaStrategyE-commerceManagementMentoringLeadershipStrategic Planning

Languages English

From Joshua's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

B-Side EntertainmentClay.ioCollateralEdgeCounterfindEdgecase (formerly Compare Metrics)EnderHumanoidLuxury Vacation RentalsMovable InkNextDigestOnespotOtherInboxOutbound EngineOwnLocalPenPal SchoolsRiskpulseShelfbucksStormpulseSubtleDataSunroom RentalsTabellaToutappTrendkiteWorkleap PingboardWP EngineXMTP

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Colleagues at Capital Factory

Andrew Busey
General Partner at Capital Factory
Anil Shetty
Life Science Committee Chair at Houston Angel Network
Bryan Chambers
Co-Founder & President at Capital Factory
Clarence Gordon Daugherty
General Partner at Capital Factory
Craig Cummings
Co-Founder and General Partner at Moonshots Capital
Eric Bear
Partner at Capital Factory
Gordon Daugherty
Co-Founder & Chairman at Capital Factory
Jamie Serio
Vice President, Ventures at Capital Factory

Network1

Adam Guild
Co-founder and CEO at Owner.com, helping restaurant owners save their businesses.

Investors connected to Joshua in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Joshua Baer?
Founder of Capital Factory, which he started in Austin in 2009 as a mentorship-driven software accelerator.
Where does Joshua Baer work?
Joshua Baer is Founder of Capital Factory and Founder & CEO at Capital Factory and Board director at Pingboard.
What companies did Joshua Baer found?
Joshua Baer founded Capital Factory.
What companies has Joshua Baer invested in?
Investments tracked here include B-Side Entertainment, Clay.io, CollateralEdge, Counterfind, Edgecase (formerly Compare Metrics), Ender, Humanoid, Luxury Vacation Rentals, Movable Ink, NextDigest, Onespot, OtherInbox, and 14 more.
Where did Joshua Baer go to school?
Joshua Baer studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Computer Science & Information Decision Systems, Computer Science).

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