Investing Profile

Josh Kopelman

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Founder and Partner at First Round Capital
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NewCo Network
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NewCo Network
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University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
841 CONNECTIONS
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
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University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
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Current Investing Position
First Round Capital Partner
Investment Range
$1M - $3.0M
Sweet Spot
$2.0M
Investments On Record
127
Current Fund Size
$738M

Josh Kopelman is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Josh Kopelman's Investments On Record (58)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Collate
Series AJun 2026$95M
SeedJan 2025$30M
$130M
Co-investors: Satish Dharmaraj (Redpoint Ventures), Liz Wessel (First Round Capital), Sarah Guo (Conviction Partners), Garry Tan (Y Combinator)
Parallel
Series BApr 2026$100M
Series ANov 2025$100M
$400M
Co-investors: Shardul Shah (Index Ventures), Andrew Reed (Sequoia Capital), Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures), Matt Huang (Sequoia Capital), Raj Gokal (Solana Ventures), Gabby Dizon (Infinity Ventures Crypto), Ramtin Naimi (Abstract Ventures), Mamoon Hamid (Kleiner Perkins), Tilt ​ (040 Capital)
RenoFi
Series BMar 2026$22M
Series AJun 2020$6M
SeedJan 2020$750K
$43M
Co-investors: Dan Wenhold (Fifth Wall), Brendan Dickinson (Canaan Partners), Laura Rippy (Alumni Ventures ), Sam Landman (Comcast Ventures), Elizabeth Caven (Next Level Ventures)
Candid Health
Series BSep 2024$29M
Series AApr 2022$16M
$98M
Co-investors: Sebastian Caliri (8VC), Varsha Rao (Nurx), Billy Deitch (Oak HC/FT)
Vitable Health
Series AJul 2024$16M
SeedOct 2021$7M
$25M
Co-investors: Jack Altman (Benchmark), Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund), Immad Akhund (Y Combinator), Michael Seibel (Y Combinator)
Pomelo Care
Series BJun 2024$46M
Series AJun 2023$33M
$170M
Co-investors: Vineeta Agarwala (Andreessen Horowitz), Aaron Shapiro (Stripes Group)
Eigen Therapeutics
SeedDec 2022$7M
$7M
Co-investors: Ludwig Schulze (Alumni Ventures ), Supachai Kid Parchariyanon (HOF Capital), Matthew De Silva (Builders VC), Milad Alucozai (Entrepreneur First), Varsha Rao (Nurx), Kevin Mahaffey (Lookout), Jano Búza (ZAKA Ventures), Supachai Kid Parchariyanon (SeaX Ventures)
Merlin Labs
Series BJul 2022$110M
Series AMay 2021$25M
SeedJan 2018$4M
$130M
Co-investors: Howard Morgan (B Capital Group), Andrew Wheeler (GV (Google Ventures)), Ann Miura Ko (Floodgate), Benjamin Ling (Bling Capital), Jeff Schox (Trucks Venture Capital)

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Josh Kopelman's Experience

Chairman Emeritus The Philadelphia Inquirer2024 - Present
Founding Partner First Close Partners2020 - Present
Founder and Partner First Round Capital2004 - Present
Co-founder and Trustee The Kopelman Foundation2001 - Present
Investor Calling BrandsPresent
Founder and President, Half.com Stealth Company (Vsevolod Leonov)Present
Founder and President, Half.com Calling BrandsPresent
Investor Xtripe AngelsPresent
Founder and President, Half.com Robyn FrankelPresent
Founder and President, Half.com Xtripe AngelsPresent
Founder and President, Half.com Arthur AndersenPresent
Founding Chairman, Board of Directors Arthur AndersenPresent
Investor CollatePresent
Founder and President, Half.com University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Founding Chairman, Board of Directors University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Member, Board of Directors Ed Snider Youth Hockey & EducationPresent
Investor NotionPresent
Investor House RxPresent
Investor Pomelo CarePresent
Member, Board of Directors Parallel Web SystemsPresent
Investor HealthLeap AIPresent
Investor University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Founder and President, Half.com Asset Management GroupPresent
Founding Chairman, Board of Directors Asset Management GroupPresent
Founder and President, Half.com The Grameen Creative LabPresent
Founding Chairman, Board of Directors The Grameen Creative LabPresent
Founder and President, Half.com COVENTRY UNIVERSITYPresent
Founding Chairman, Board of Directors COVENTRY UNIVERSITYPresent
Founding Chairman, Board of Directors Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Founder and President, Half.com Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Founder and President, Half.com Self-EmployedPresent
Founding Chairman, Board of Directors Self-EmployedPresent
Director, Board of Directors Radial Inc.Present
Founder and President, Half.com NewCoPresent
Founding Chairman, Board of Directors NewCoPresent
President, Half.com -- an eBay Company eBayPresent
Director Philadelphia InquirerPresent
Chairman of the Board Philadelphia InquirerPresent
Chairman Emeritus Philadelphia InquirerPresent
Founding Chairman, Board of Directors TurntidePresent
Director, Board of Directors OnDeckPresent
Director, Board of Directors AppNexusPresent
Director, Board of Directors Flatiron HealthPresent
Managing Director Midas CapitalPresent
Chairman of the Board The Philadelphia Inquirer2016 - 2024
Member, Board of Directors Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation2015 - 2023
Director The Philadelphia Inquirer2015 - 2016
Director, Board of Directors GSI Commerce2011 - 2011
Member, Board of Directors Main Line Health2006 - 2009
Director, Board Of Directors Five Below2003 - 2008
Founding Chairman, Board of Directors TurnTide2004 - 2004
President, Half.com -- an eBay Company eBay, Inc.2000 - 2003
Founder and President, Half.com Half.com1999 - 2000
Co-Founder and Executive Vice President Infonautics1991 - 1999

Josh Kopelman's Education

Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing
The Wharton School Bachelor's degree Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing