Joshua Kushner

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Joshua Kushner is the Founder and Managing Partner of Thrive Capital, a venture capital firm that has backed some of the decade's most notable startups. Joshua is a well-known tech entrepreneur, investor and visionary leader who has made significant contributions in the tech industry. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Oscar Health, a tech-driven health insurance company. Under his guidance, Oscar Health has been recognized as one of the most innovative companies in healthcare. Joshua started his career in the Merchant Banking Division of Private Equity at Goldman Sachs. He is also a minority owner of the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team.

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Thrive is valued at $5.3 billion in a $175 million funding round in January 2023; Kushner is estimated to own a 66% stake.
With a reputation as a hands-on investor, he has helped win over founders at some of the decade's most high-profile startups including Airtable, Robinhood, Spotify, GitHub, Slack, Fanatics, Plaid, Twitch, Warby Parker and Kim Kardashian’s Skims. Most recently, Thrive has backed A24 and OpenAI.
The firm's investors include Disney CEO Bob Iger and a handful of billionaires: Henry Kravis, Mukesh Ambani, Jorge Paulo Lemann and Xavier Niel.

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Joshua is a co-founder of the Kushner Family Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports a variety of causes.
He is a board member of several non-profit organizations, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Robin Hood Foundation.
He also supports a number of other charitable causes, including education reform and criminal justice reform.

FAMILY & CONTROVERSY

Despite the political theatre surrounding his family, Joshua has managed to carve out his own niche in the business world.
His father, Charles Kushner, built a real estate empire before serving time in prison for illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion and witness tampering. He was pardoned by Trump in 2020.
His older brother Jared Kushner, is the son-in-law and former senior advisor of President Trump.
He is married to supermodel Karlie Kloss.

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Joshua has been profiled and featured in various media outlets and publications.
He has appeared at Forbes, Business Insider, Reuters, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Yahoo! Finance, Fortune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more.

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