# Josh Silverman: angel investments and portfolio

> Josh Silverman is an angel. 3 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-silverman (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Josh Silverman

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 3 cheques on record.

Deploying now Angel

Seed Series B

Deploying now

**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **8** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$108M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Josh Silverman highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 100% of its rounds

## 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**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Town](https://millionrounds.com/company/town)** Series B · US · Menlo Ventures **$108M** With 15 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sidecar](https://millionrounds.com/company/sidecar)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 13 others
- **Mar** **[ShopSquad/Ownza](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopsquad-ownza)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 4 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.

## The cheque

Seed Series B

Median round joined **$108M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Josh Silverman put money into.

[**Town** $108M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/town)

## On podcasts

5 episodes naming Josh Silverman in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 25 Nov 2024 · 1h 10m #218 CEO Etsy, Josh Silverman: Second Acts Mentions [Josh Silverman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-silverman) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 26 Jul 2024 · 1h 4m Scaling Creativity: Josh Silverman on Etsy's growth, AI integration, and market strategies | E1985 Mentions [Josh Silverman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-silverman) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Generative Now](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/generative-now) 23 May 2024 · 34 min Josh Silverman: Using AI to Transform Etsy’s Consumer Experience Mentions [Josh Silverman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-silverman) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 18 Jan 2021 · 45 min 20VC: Etsy CEO, Josh Silverman on 2 Defining Traits of Great Leadership, The Danger of Attaching Happiness To Milestones, How To Structure Teams To Optimise for Experimentation and Agility &Whether You Learn More From Success Than Failure Mentions [Josh Silverman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-silverman)[Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albert-wenger) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 23 Jan 2020 · 40 min When to zoom in, when to zoom out, w/Josh Silverman (Etsy/eBay/Skype/Evite) Mentions [Josh Silverman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-silverman) Apple Podcasts

### Mentioned in

- [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) 17 Aug 2023 · 44 min Windfall Bio's Methane-Eating Microbes on a Mission Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Josh Silverman

### What does Josh Silverman invest in?

Josh Silverman invests most often at Seed and Series B (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Josh Silverman?

3 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Josh Silverman invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Town (Series B, Oct 2026).

### How big are Josh Silverman's cheques?

The median round it joins is $108M.

### Is Josh Silverman investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### What kind of investor is Josh Silverman?

Josh Silverman is an angel.

### Where does this information on Josh Silverman come from?

From 8 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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