# Josh Elman: angel investments and portfolio > Josh Elman is an angel. 3 investments on record, latest Aug 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-elman (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Josh Elman Last cheque observed Aug 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Series A Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **5199** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$3.3M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Pitch Josh Elman ## Josh Elman highlights - 01 3 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2012** 1 round - **Aug** **[Tracks.by](https://millionrounds.com/company/tracks-by)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 17 others - **2011** 1 round - **Oct** **[Treehouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/treehouse)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$600K** With 6 others - **2010** 1 round - **Sept** **[BranchOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/branchout)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 16 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[BranchOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/branchout)** Bought by 1-Page **Undisclosed** Nov 2014 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Median round joined **$3.3M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Aug 2012 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *2* - Series A *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2010 2012 Often in the room with - [Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin) 2 - [Matt Mullenweg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-mullenweg) 2 - [Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) 2 **Pitching Josh Elman?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Josh Elman. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Dave Morin** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[**Matt Mullenweg** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-mullenweg)[**Naval Ravikant** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Josh Elman in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 19 Sept 2026 · 1h 0m What Makes a Consumer AI Product Stick? | Josh Elman Mentions [Josh Elman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-elman) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 23 Jun 2026 · 54 min What’s Next for Consumer AI? | Josh Elman Joins a16z Mentions [Josh Elman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-elman) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The NFX Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/nfx) 4 May 2020 · 56 min Josh Elman & James Currier on the Arrival of the Next Social Era Mentions [Josh Elman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-elman)[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 9 Jan 2018 · 51 min Episode #9: The State of Consumer Social with Josh Elman Mentions [Josh Elman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-elman)[August Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital)[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) 22 Jun 2017 · 33 min Growth Panel with Gustaf Alströmer and Ed Baker, moderated by Josh Elman | The Scaleup Offsite 2017 With [Ed Baker](https://millionrounds.com/person/ed-baker) Mentions [Josh Elman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-elman)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) 12 Jan 2017 · 31 min Dave Morin Fireside with Josh Elman | #ProductSF Mentions [Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[Josh Elman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-elman)[Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 5 Oct 2026 · 51 min The Top 100 Consumer AI Apps: Who’s Actually Paying? Apple PodcastsShow page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 25 Sept 2026 · 50 min The Reputation Graph of Silicon Valley | Introducing Cosign Apple PodcastsShow page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 18 Aug 2025 · 53 min How to Build a $100M+ Cult Brand: Sophia Amoruso on Nasty Gal, Girlboss & Trust Fund Apple PodcastsShow page - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) 18 Dec 2017 · 1h 15m 2017 Holiday Special Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Josh Elman ### What does Josh Elman invest in? Josh Elman invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Josh Elman? 3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2012. ### How big are Josh Elman's cheques? The median round it joins is $3.3M. ### Is Josh Elman investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2012. ### Who does Josh Elman invest alongside? Most often Dave Morin (2 rounds together), Matt Mullenweg (2 rounds together) and Naval Ravikant (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Josh Elman? Josh Elman is an angel. ### Where does this information on Josh Elman come from? From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=josh-elman) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=josh-elman)