Josh Kopelman

Partner · First Round Capital · Philadelphia, United States

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Founder and Partner at First Round Capital

Stages: Series A, Pre-seed, Seed
Sectors: Health tech
Cheque size: €920k–€2.8M
Location: Philadelphia, United States
Freshness: Verified today
Fund size: $738M

Notable investments

ParallelSeries B · $100M · 2026
RenoFiSeries B · $22M · 2026
CollateSeed · $30M · 2025
Candid HealthSeries B · $29M · 2024
Vitable HealthSeries A · $16M · 2024
Pomelo CareSeries B · $46M · 2024
Eigen TherapeuticsSeed · $7M · 2022
Merlin LabsSeries B · $110M · 2022

Frequently co-invests with

Supachai Kid ParchariyanonHOF Capital2×Varsha RaoNurx2×Aaron ShapiroStripes GroupAllison PickensAllison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal FundAndrew ReedSequoia CapitalAndrew Wheeler (GV (Google Ventures))Ann Miura KoFloodgateBenjamin LingBling CapitalBilly DeitchOak HC/FTBrendan DickinsonCanaan PartnersDan WenholdFifth WallElizabeth CavenNext Level Ventures

Background

Chairman EmeritusThe Philadelphia Inquirer2024–present
Founding PartnerFirst Close Partners2020–present
Founder and PartnerFirst Round Capital2004–present
Co-founder and TrusteeThe Kopelman Foundation2001–present
Managing DirectorMidas Capital
Director, Board of DirectorsFlatiron Health
Director, Board of DirectorsAppNexus
Director, Board of DirectorsOnDeck
Founding Chairman, Board of DirectorsTurntide
Chairman EmeritusPhiladelphia Inquirer
Chairman of the BoardPhiladelphia Inquirer
DirectorPhiladelphia Inquirer
President, Half.com -- an eBay CompanyeBay
Founding Chairman, Board of DirectorsNewCo
Founder and President, Half.comNewCo
Director, Board of DirectorsRadial Inc.
Founding Chairman, Board of DirectorsSelf-Employed
Founder and President, Half.comSelf-Employed
Founder and President, Half.comCenter for Rural Health Leadership
Founding Chairman, Board of DirectorsCenter for Rural Health Leadership
Founding Chairman, Board of DirectorsCOVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Founder and President, Half.comCOVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Founding Chairman, Board of DirectorsThe Grameen Creative Lab
Founder and President, Half.comThe Grameen Creative Lab
Founding Chairman, Board of DirectorsAsset Management Group
Founder and President, Half.comAsset Management Group
InvestorUniversity of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
InvestorHealthLeap AI
Member, Board of DirectorsParallel Web Systems
InvestorPomelo Care
InvestorHouse Rx
InvestorNotion
Member, Board of DirectorsEd Snider Youth Hockey & Education
Founding Chairman, Board of DirectorsUniversity of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
Founder and President, Half.comUniversity of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
InvestorCollate
Founding Chairman, Board of DirectorsArthur Andersen
Founder and President, Half.comArthur Andersen
Founder and President, Half.comXtripe Angels
Founder and President, Half.comRobyn Frankel
InvestorXtripe Angels
Chairman of the BoardThe Philadelphia Inquirer2016–2024
Member, Board of DirectorsEd Snider Youth Hockey Foundation2015–2023
DirectorThe Philadelphia Inquirer2015–2016
Director, Board of DirectorsGSI Commerce2011–2011
Member, Board of DirectorsMain Line Health2006–2009
Director, Board Of DirectorsFive Below2003–2008
Founding Chairman, Board of DirectorsTurnTide2004–2004
President, Half.com -- an eBay CompanyeBay, Inc.2000–2003
Founder and President, Half.comHalf.com1999–2000
Co-Founder and Executive Vice PresidentInfonautics1991–1999