Josh Richards

Investor | Advisor | Entrepreneur | Digital Creator

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 12 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2021
VC🌍 United States
12
Total investments
6
Early stage
3
Mid stage
1
Late stage
6y
Years active

Portfolio

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Investor and Advisor
Feb 2021
Breakr stands at the cutting edge of influencer collaboration, offering a transformative SaaS platform designed explicitly for record labels, artists, and brands. In an era where transparency, communication, and efficiency are paramount, Breakr addresses the unique challenges of influencer campaigns. Our integrated approach combines a vast creator marketplace with a patented digital wallet system, ensuring seamless interactions and transactions. By leveraging advanced technology—including enterprise analytics and robust CRM systems—Breakr is reshaping how labels and brands collaborate with influencers, ensuring high-impact campaigns and quantifiable ROI in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Investor
Feb 2021
Breakthru connects companies and youth through an Earn platform. Students earn money by engaging with brands and can then spend, send, and invest through a digital wallet.
Investor
Jan 2021
Positivity is the humans spirits most powerful source of energy. We make delicious, indulgent products that remove negatives and add positives. And we are here to ignite and inspire the world with Positive Energy.
Investor & Advisor
Jan 2021
Pearpop is the full-stack infrastructure powering the creator economy. Through three connected pillars, Pearpop, Pearpop Talent, and Pearpop AI, we enable creators, managers, and brands to work together smarter and faster. Pearpop is a full-service creator marketing partner trusted by the world’s best brands. We deliver insight-driven creative services, whether as a standalone solution or as an extension of your creative team, backed by creator curation and best-in-class media support that amplifies creator content for full-funnel impact. Pearpop Talent represents top creators, offering full-service management powered by modern tools, industry expertise, and Pearpop AI. Pearpop AI coming soon.
Investor
Nov 2020
Design and build your dream home—all online. Now building in Raleigh, Durham, & Charlotte. New cities coming soon!
early stageReal Estate
Investor
Nov 2020
Sodas back... Like, actually back. The twist? Its good for you this time. No more hiding cans in the bottom of your recycling bin or sipping sparkling water with your burger and fries. You deserve that mouth-watering swirl of flavors and bubbles without feeling bad about it. Cravings aren’t a crime, people!
Investor
Nov 2020
ReKTGlobal is a cutting-edge digital entertainment organization that helps connect brands with what’s now and what’s next, from traditional sports and esports to social media, music, and more. With its in-house teams of tech experts designing innovative proprietary platforms, transforming streams into content and ads, and generating analytics – all in real-time – ReKTGlobal is on the forefront of what matters most to Gen Z audiences. ReKT is the parent company to digitally-native brands including championship esports organizations Rogue and the London Royal Ravens, content creator collectives SwayLA and MADGMR, and the creator economy/NIL monetization app, Fullcube. ReKT is also home to the esports industry’s most robust media and marketing agency business, consulting brands, properties, and influencers. ReKTGlobal currently has offices in New York, L.A., Las Vegas, Charlotte, London and Berlin.
Investor
Nov 2020
Versus taps the power of proprietary AI to gamify content, making fandom fun & rewarding and increasing engagement, retention and revenue for our partners across entertainment, news, sports, social and search.
Investor
Oct 2020
AON3D - Industrial Additive Manufacturing Solutions 3D print high performance parts in the world’s most advanced thermoplastics and composites, including PEEK & ULTEM™, for aerospace, R&D, automotive, and industrial applications. The M2+ printer is the fastest and most affordable way to get strong, high-performance parts in the hands of engineers and designers. We help drives value chain efficiency, from product development to manufacturing.
Investor
Oct 2020
Life is complicated. Make retirement simple! Lendtable supplements your monthly income with the money you put toward your employee benefits. Max out your benefit and grow long-term wealth—with $0 out of your pocket. More benefits for you with less budgeting!
Investor
Oct 2020
We build tools, connect communities, and design experiences that bring people together to expand anyones creative potential.
Investor and advisor
Sep 2020
At NewCompute, we're building infrastructure to help businesses leverage Generative AI. We think there's an opportuntiy to build 10x AI infrastructure using AI itself. This is the beginning of a golden age for builders. We're committed to giving them a golden pickaxe.
Experience · 15 entries
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Investments (12)
Founder (2)
2021
Founder & Chairman
Feb 2021
CrossCheck Studios is a full-service production company founded by social media personality, actor, and entrepreneur Josh Richards. CrossCheck specializes in Gen Z content creation, with a focus on becoming the premier venue for internet-native creators, with the mission to be the definitive, go-to producers for Gen-Z film and television content.
Investor and Advisor
Feb 2021
Breakr stands at the cutting edge of influencer collaboration, offering a transformative SaaS platform designed explicitly for record labels, artists, and brands. In an era where transparency, communication, and efficiency are paramount, Breakr addresses the unique challenges of influencer campaigns. Our integrated approach combines a vast creator marketplace with a patented digital wallet system, ensuring seamless interactions and transactions. By leveraging advanced technology—including enterprise analytics and robust CRM systems—Breakr is reshaping how labels and brands collaborate with influencers, ensuring high-impact campaigns and quantifiable ROI in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Investor
Feb 2021
Breakthru connects companies and youth through an Earn platform. Students earn money by engaging with brands and can then spend, send, and invest through a digital wallet.
Investor
Jan 2021
Positivity is the humans spirits most powerful source of energy. We make delicious, indulgent products that remove negatives and add positives. And we are here to ignite and inspire the world with Positive Energy.
Investor & Advisor
Jan 2021
Pearpop is the full-stack infrastructure powering the creator economy. Through three connected pillars, Pearpop, Pearpop Talent, and Pearpop AI, we enable creators, managers, and brands to work together smarter and faster. Pearpop is a full-service creator marketing partner trusted by the world’s best brands. We deliver insight-driven creative services, whether as a standalone solution or as an extension of your creative team, backed by creator curation and best-in-class media support that amplifies creator content for full-funnel impact. Pearpop Talent represents top creators, offering full-service management powered by modern tools, industry expertise, and Pearpop AI. Pearpop AI coming soon.
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2020–2021 · 12 investments
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