Josh Kopelman

Joshua Kopelman (born ) His father was a professor at Baruch College and his mother a real estate broker. with a BS in Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing. for used books, music and videos. He sold Half.com to eBay in 2000 for $300 million.

After selling Half.com to eBay in 2000, Kopelman remained with eBay for three years.

Turntide In 2004, Kopelman co-founded TurnTide, an anti-spam technology company that was acquired by Symantec within six months of its founding. Kopelman in 2013 was managing director of First Round Capital, and an investor, director, and advisor to OnDeck Capital, Flatiron Health, Aster Data Systems, Knewton, Gigya, AltSchool, The Black Tux, Five Below, Massdrop, Like.com, IronPort, Mint.com, Monetate, LinkedIn, ModCloth, AppNexus, BankSimple, Swipely, True & Co., Wanelo, Warby Parker, Ring.com, Numerai, OpenX, LiveOps, Boxed.com, Clover Health, Upstart and Discourse. As of 2014, Kopelman was an inventor on 16 U.S. patents for his work in internet technology. First Round by 2014 had invested in 300 technology startups. After First Round Capital invested in "Uber-Cab" in 2010 for $510,000, the firm profited significantly in 2019 when Uber had its initial public offering. In March 2020, he took part in a $4.2 million funding round for Coursedog.

Boards He joined the board of the Philadelphia Media Network, later The Philadelphia Inquirer, in 2015. a position he continued to retain as of 2020. He finished his term in June 2024 after reaching his term limit. Kopelman was elected by the board to a three-year term as chair emeritus.

Recognition In 2008, Kopelman ranked 3rd on the New York Times list of Top Venture Capitalists and has ranked in the top 20 of the Forbes Midas List of the top 100 tech investors, including 18th in 2011, 6th in 2012, 12th in 2013, 11th in 2014, 4th in 2015, 6th in 2016, 35th in 2017, 19th in 2018, 39th in 2019, and 79th in 2020.

In 2007, Kopelman was named one of "Tech's New Kingmakers" by Business 2.0 magazine, as a "Rising VC Star" by Fortune magazine in 2008,

Personal life In 1995, Kopelman married Rena Cohen, an attorney, in Great Neck, New York. In 2001, he and his wife created the Kopelman Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic organization to provide start-up grants to social entrepreneurs. In 2002, the Kopelman Foundation funded a project to digitize and host the complete text of the Jewish Encyclopedia online.