# Joshua Baer, Founder & CEO at Capital Factory

> Joshua Baer, Founder & CEO at Capital Factory. 16 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/joshua-baer-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Austin, US · Partner

# Joshua Baer

Founder & CEO at [Capital Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory)

Latest rounds

- **YourMechanic** Round · $24M Jan 2016
- **Pingboard** Seed · $2.3M Nov 2014
- **TrendKite** Series A · $1.2M Aug 2013

Backs *Internet* *AI* *Advertising & Adtech* *Collaboration Tools*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 16 last Jan 2016
- **Filings:** 7 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 16 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 7 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Capital Factory
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Capital Factory** VC firm · US **19** cheques in 12 months **212** all time **1** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 16
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $48.5M
- **Active:** 2006–16

2016

- [YourMechanic](https://millionrounds.com/company/yourmechanic) *Round* **$24M** Jan 2016 Joined · +54 investors

2014

- [Pingboard](https://millionrounds.com/company/pingboard) *Seed* **$2.3M** *US* Nov 2014 Joined · +11 investors · historical

2013

- [TrendKite](https://millionrounds.com/company/trendkite) *Series A* **$1.2M** *US* Aug 2013 Joined · +5 investors · historical
- [Stormpulse](https://millionrounds.com/company/stormpulse) *Seed* **$635k** *US* Jan 2013 Joined · +5 investors · historical
- [Riskpulse](https://millionrounds.com/company/riskpulse) *Seed* **$635k** *US* Jan 2013 Joined · +5 investors · historical

2012

- [SubtleData](https://millionrounds.com/company/subtledata) *Seed* **$500k** *US* Nov 2012 Joined · +5 investors · historical

2011

- [WP Engine](https://millionrounds.com/company/wp-engine) *Series A* **$1.2M** *US* Nov 2011 Joined · +7 investors · historical
- [Movable Ink](https://millionrounds.com/company/movable-ink) *Series A* **$1.3M** *US* Jul 2011 Joined · +9 investors · historical
- [NextDigest](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextdigest) *Venture* **$390k** *US* Jun 2011 Joined · +5 investors · historical

2010

- [Humanoid](https://millionrounds.com/company/humanoid) *Seed* **$1.1M** *US* Dec 2010 Joined · +17 investors · historical
- [OwnLocal](https://millionrounds.com/company/ownlocal) *Seed* **$1M** *US* Jun 2010 Joined · +17 investors · historical

2009

- [LiveIntent](https://millionrounds.com/company/liveintent) *Series A* **$4.6M** *US* Dec 2009 Joined · +6 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **7**
- Series A **6**
- Series B **1**
- Venture **1**
- Round **1**

What they backed

Internet **2** AI **2** Advertising & Adtech **2** Collaboration Tools **1** Software **1** Martech **1**

Alongside

- [Bill Boebel *4*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-boebel)
- [500 Startups *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)
- [Joshua Schachter *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter)
- [Rony Kahan *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rony-kahan)
- [Silverton Partners *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silverton-partners)
- [Automattic *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/automattic)
- [Laurent Drion *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/laurent-drion)
- [Lerer Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures)

The latest 12 of 16. Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Capital Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory)** Manager of the Ultimate General Partner on 2 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Union Global, Inc. PBC** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Capital Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory)** Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer on 10 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Pingboard, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Pingboard, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter since 2014
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Capital Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **OtherInbox, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter on 2 filings · since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Capital Factory

- [**Rob Taylor** Angel Investor *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rob-taylor-2)
- [**Andrew Busey** Co-Founder / Co-CEO *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-busey)
- [**Dean Drako** Chairman & CEO *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dean-drako)
- [**Ross Buhrdorf** CEO *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ross-buhrdorf)
- [**Sam Decker** Co-Founder and Executive Chairman (Vr/ar) *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-decker)
- [**Bryan Menell** Chief Product Officer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bryan-menell)
- [**Dennis Dayman** Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dennis-dayman)
- [**Justin Siegel** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/justin-siegel)

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