Josh Kerr Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

Josh Kerr General Information

Biography

Mr. Josh Kerr serves as Managing Partner at Kerr Tech Investments. He serves as a Partner at Helpful. He serves as an Advisor at Eggschain. He served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Capital Factory. He is a 4x startup founder, and angel investor and is on the startup team at Amazon Web Services. He is also a partner at Capital Factory a startup accelerator in Austin, TX. Previously, he was co-founder and CEO of Written, a venture-backed content marketing company. He raised $1.4 million in seed funding and grew the company to $1 million ARR before leaving. Prior to Written, he was co-founder and CEO of Zosh which was acquired by Hightail (YouSendIt). he launched the company at the DEMO conference where he took the top DemoGod prize with a presentation that included smashing a fax machine on stage with a baseball bat. Prior to Zosh, he was the founder and CEO of Ideal Science a company that powers many of the communities leveraged by Xbox gaming studios including Bungie Studios, the maker of the popular series of Halo games. Microsoft was a strategic partner/investor in Ideal Science. While in college in the late 90 he started Deadabase one of the first online music sites which garnered some fame after the Grateful Dead threatened to sue for copyright infringement. He and the Grateful Dead settled out of court with the band allowing fans to continue to trade music online. He has a BS in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, Kerr Tech Investments
Education
University of Texas, Austin, BS (Bachelor of Science)
University of Texas, Austin, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Address
  • 555 East 5th Street
  • Apartment 2812
  • Austin, TX 78701-4148
  • United States

Josh Kerr Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Kerr Tech Investments Investor Managing Partner Austin, TX Venture Capital

Josh Kerr Lead Partner on Deals (6)

Josh Kerr has been the lead partner on 6 deals. Their latest deal was with Upkey, a educational software company. The deal was made for on 08-Feb-2021.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Upkey 08-Feb-2021 Seed Round Completed Educational Software Chicago, IL
Cobble 26-Oct-2020 Completed Social/Platform Software Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Cobble 26-Oct-2020 Completed Social/Platform Software Sunny Isles Beach, FL
SwimTopia 31-Dec-2019 Completed Business/Productivity Software Austin, TX
Saint Archer Brewing Company 25-Nov-2014 Seed Round Completed Beverages San Diego, CA
Helpjuice 09-Sep-2011 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software Austin, TX

Josh Kerr Network (26)

Portfolio Executives (26)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Mo Bitar Upkey Co-Founder 08-Feb-2021 Chicago, IL
Payam Abbassian Upkey Co-Founder 08-Feb-2021 Chicago, IL
Upkey Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer 08-Feb-2021 Chicago, IL
Upkey Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President & Board Member 08-Feb-2021 Chicago, IL
Upkey Co-Founder & Product Advisor 08-Feb-2021 Chicago, IL

Josh Kerr Advisory Roles (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Eggschain Company Advisor Austin, TX Other Healthcare Technology Systems
Greens Health Company Advisor Missouri City, TX Clinics/Outpatient Services

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