Joshua Kirkes
InvestorHead of Technology and AI at Emergence Capital Partners
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Joshua Kirkes is Head of Technology at Emergence Capital, a San Francisco-based venture firm, where he manages systems integration, identity and access management, workflow automation, and vendor management. He has built internal AI infrastructure including custom model context protocol integrations and agent-driven workflows for deal flow and task management. With experience supporting over 60 venture capital, private equity, hedge fund, and specialty investment firms on technology strategy, Kirkes has expertise in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, network design, identity systems, AI tooling, business continuity, and vendor management.
Experience
- Emergence CapitalHead of Technologycurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- VCPEIT - Venture Capital and Private Equity IT OrganizationBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Consortium of Information Systems Executives (CISE)Board Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Merritt College Cybersecurity ProgramAdjunct Lecturercurrent2018 — presentOakland, California, United States
- AYSOCoach Instructorcurrent2015 — presentFoster City, CA
- Horsley Bridge PartnersDirector Of Technology and Cybersecurity2015 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Design Tech High SchoolHead Coach - Boys Varsity Soccer2019 — 2024San Mateo County, California, United States
- AwesomeJar Consulting, LLCDirector2010 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Eastbourne Capital ManagementChief Technology Officer2006 — 2010
- Eze Castle IntegrationSenior Systems Administrator2000 — 2006
- Bloomberg L.PField Service Technician2000
- United States NavyAviation Warfare Systems Operator / Rescue Swimmer1995 — 2000
- United States NavyJunior Systems Administrator1999 — 2000
- United States NavyDetachment Systems Administrator1999
- United States NavySenior Air Crewman / Rescue Swimmer and Training Petty Officer1997 — 1999
- United States NavyAir Crewman / Rescue Swimmer1997
Education
- United States Navy1995 — 2001
- University of OregonEngineering Undergraduate1992 — 1994
- West Anchorage High School1990 — 1992
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)ServersActive DirectoryMicrosoft ExchangeWindows ServerVMware ESXMac OSEnterprise ArchitectureInformation SecuritySecurity OperationsNetwork SecurityNetwork Administration
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Network DesignEnterprise Risk ManagementIT Risk ManagementIT StrategyEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Private EquitySecurity ManagementERP ImplementationsDue DiligenceRisk AssessmentDisaster RecoveryData Center- Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) — ISC2
- Okta Certified Professional — Okta
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) — Microsoft
From Joshua's professional profile.
Colleagues at Emergence Capital Partners
Brian Jacobs
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF
Brie Bastidas
Director of Talent at Emergence Capital Partners
Bruno Snow
Investor at Emergence Capital Partners
David Dworsky
Principal at Emergence Capital Partners
Everett Cox
Venture Partner at Emergence Capital Partners
George Kunthara
Investor at Emergence Capital Partners
Gordon Ritter
Founder and General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners
Jake Saper
General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joshua Kirkes?
- Joshua Kirkes is Head of Technology at Emergence Capital, a San Francisco-based venture firm, where he manages systems integration, identity and access management, workflow automation, and vendor management. He has built internal AI infrastructure including custom model context protocol integrations and agent-driven workflows for deal flow and task management. With experience supporting over 60 venture capital, private equity, hedge fund, and specialty investment firms on technology strategy, Kirkes has expertise in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, network design, identity systems, AI tooling, business continuity, and vendor management.
- Where does Joshua Kirkes work?
- Joshua Kirkes is Head of Technology and AI at Emergence Capital Partners.
- Where did Joshua Kirkes go to school?
- Joshua Kirkes studied at United States Navy; University of Oregon (Engineering Undergraduate); West Anchorage High School.
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