Investing Profile

Josh Resnick(209)

AngelFormer CEOFounderVC

Managing Partner at Pure Imagination Brands

opensky.vcLos Angeles, California

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Networks Josh is a member of

The Wharton School Network

816 CONNECTIONS

PEF Community Network

74 CONNECTIONS

Pomona College Network

33 CONNECTIONS

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Network

17 CONNECTIONS

Activision Network

14 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Pure Imagination Brands Managing Partner

Investment Range

$100K - $5.0M

Sweet Spot

$1.5M

Investments On Record

Josh Resnick's Investments On Record (16)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Bright Peak Therapeutics	Series CJun 2024$90M Series BJun 2021$110M	$230M
Co-investors: Alexander Mayweg (Versant Ventures), Tom Woiwode (Versant Ventures)
Mariana Oncology	Series BSep 2023$180M Series ADec 2021$75M	$250M
Co-investors: Kevin Bitterman (Polaris Partners), Dan Becker (Access Industries), Geert-Jan Mulder (Forbion)
Upwage	Convertible NoteApr 2022$2M	$9M
Co-investors: Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Evonne Johnson (First Round Capital), Gale Wilkinson (Vitalize Venture Capital), Christie Pitts (Backstage Capital), Ellen Levy (Silicon Valley Connect), Tanya Beja Elias (AlleyCorp), Kevin Ryan (AlleyCorp), Caroline Casson (Vitalize Venture Capital), Jason Stoffer (Maveron), Brian Jacobs (Moai Capital), Natalie Dillon (Maveron), Arjan Schütte (Core Innovation Capital), Nisha Dua (BBG Ventures), Susan Lyne (BBG Ventures), Karin Klein (Bloomberg BETA), James Cham (Bloomberg BETA), Cecilia Stallsmith
Nguyen Coffee Supply	SeedMar 2022$3M Seed RoundOct 2021$1	$3M
Co-investors: Sheila Lirio Marcelo (New Enterprise Associates (NEA)), Charles Huang (INDIGO 7 LIMITED), Michael Karnjanaprakorn (Turing Capital), Aaron Samuels (Collide Capital), Johnnie Yu (Listen ), Dan Teran (Gutter Capital), Nick Hunley
Avilar Therapeutics	SeedNov 2021$60M	$75M
Co-investors: Paulina Hill (Polaris Partners)
Uprising Food	Series AJan 2021$1M	$1M
Quench Bio	Series AJan 2020$50M	$50M
Co-investors: Jonathan Tobin (Brandon Capital Partners), Bruce Booth (Atlas Venture)
Our Place	SeedNov 2019$2.4M	$4.4M
Co-investors: Justin Mateen (Unknown Ventures), Daniel Curran (FundersClub), Soraya Darabi (TMV)

most interested in

My focus is on identifying category distrupting companies that are solving real problems and building customer loyalty through differentiated and compelling products, authentic storytelling, and a strong societal purpose. The sectors I'm most interested in are SaaS, Consumer, Food & Beverage and Sustainability/Impact.

Josh Resnick's Experience

Managing Partner Pure Imagination Brands2019 - Present

Director of Production ActivisionPresent

Board Member PayoffPresent

Board Member Payoff.comPresent

Board Member Seismic GamesPresent

Member, SVP Evaluation Committee Seismic GamesPresent

Member, SVP Evaluation Committee Alliance for SoCal InnovationPresent

Advisor NomadicaPresent

Advisor LevantaPresent

Advisor Siena AIPresent

Advisor Seismic GamesPresent

Advisor edulis labsPresent

Advisor TarePresent

Advisor Cloud3PLPresent

Member PEF CommunityPresent

Co-Founder and President Pandemic StudiosPresent

Co-Founder & CEO SugarfinaPresent

Co-Founder & CEO Sugarfina USA LLCPresent

Co-Founder & Managing Partner Pure Imagination BrandsPresent

Co-Founder & General Partner OpenSky VenturesPresent

CoFounder & CEO Sugarfina2012 - 2019

CoFounder & President Pandemic Studios1998 - 2010

Josh Resnick's Education

The Wharton School MBA Multinational Management, Entrepreneurialism

Pomona College BA International Relations

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania MBA Entrepreneurial Studies

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