Number of Portfolio Companies 13
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Joshua Baer helps people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs. He’s the founder of Capital Factory, a coworking community and mentorship-based accelerator designed to help startups find their first investors, customers and employees. Josh founded his first startup in 1996 in his college dormitory at Carnegie Mellon University and now teaches a

class at the University of Texas for student entrepreneurs. He was recently recognized as a Henry Crown Fellow and Braddock Scholar at the Aspen Institute, a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations Young Leaders Forum, and an Eisenhower Fellow.

Number of Investments 15
Joshua Baer has made 15 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Ender on Apr 1, 2022, when Ender raised
$5.5M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Apr 1, 2022
Ender
Seed Round - Ender
$5.5M
Sep 14, 2021
CollateralEdge
Seed Round - CollateralEdge
$3.5M
Apr 1, 2015
PenPal Schools
Seed Round - PenPal Schools
Nov 17, 2014
Pingboard
No
Seed Round - Pingboard
$2.5M
Sep 26, 2014
Clay.io
No
Seed Round - Clay.io
$550K
Oct 1, 2013
Shelfbucks
No
Seed Round - Shelfbucks
$500K
Aug 1, 2013
Shelfbucks
No
Seed Round - Shelfbucks
$1M
Jan 9, 2013
Riskpulse
Seed Round - Riskpulse
$635K
Jan 9, 2013
Stormpulse
Seed Round - Stormpulse
$635K
Nov 18, 2012
SubtleData
Seed Round - SubtleData
$500K
Number of Exits 
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Joshua Baer has exits. Their most notable exits are PingboardOtherInbox, and Humanoid.
  • Pingboard Pingboard is an HR tech company that helps companies retain and engage employees.
  • OtherInbox OtherInbox is a company that builds technology to automatically organize emails enabling users to focus on messages based on their priority.
  • Humanoid Humanoid is a software company providing solutions for computer programmers to utilize human intelligence in software applications.
Number of Current Jobs 5
Number of Past Jobs 6
Joshua Baer has 5 current jobs including Founder and CEO at Capital Factory, Founder & CEO at OtherInbox, and Investor at OutboundEngine. Additionally, Joshua Baer has had 6 past jobs including Founder at OtherInbox.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
OtherInbox
Founder
PostUp
Founder & CEO
StarNine Technologies
Team Member
Datran Media
CTO
Datran Media
Team Member
Trilogy
Team Member
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 23
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 7
Joshua Baer holds 23 board and advisor roles including Investor at SubtleData, Advisor at Postmaster, and Advisor at SignUp.com.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Lashback
Board of DirectorsJul 1, 20052010
Greenling
Board of Directors
Tout
Advisor
Greenling
Board Member
Ordoro
Advisor
Stormpulse
Investor
Ricochet Labs
Advisor
Joshua Baer studied at Carnegie Mellon University.
Number of News Articles 618
Funding RoundApr 1, 2022
Ender raised $5,500,000 / Seed from Adapt Ventures and 8 other investors
Funding RoundSep 14, 2021
CollateralEdge raised $3,500,000 / Seed from Joshua Baer and 2 other investors
NewsJan 26, 2021
Idaho Business Review — Roundup 1.26
NewsJul 23, 2020
NewsSep 23, 2018
Buffalo News — SCHMIDT, Joshua
NewsSep 16, 2018
NewsSep 5, 2018