Josh Elser

Growth Investor in Software, Data, and Marketplaces

📍 Greater Philadelphia, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 20 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2025
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Board Member
Dec 2025
Visitt is the AI-native CRE property management and building operations platform trusted by leading commercial real estate owners, operators, and property management firms to run smarter, faster, and more connected buildings. We replace outdated, fragmented legacy systems with a unified platform that brings every operational workflow into one intuitive, fully integrated workspace. Visitt powers the full lifecycle of building operations: • Work orders & task management • Preventive maintenance & asset reliability • Inspections, compliance, & COI automation • Tenant experience, communications, & amenity reservations • Visitor access, vendor coordination, & mobile field operations • Portfolio analytics, benchmarking, & AI insights At the core of Visitt is Visitt AI — built-in intelligence that automatically categorizes issues, auto-assigns tasks, and manages routing, escalations, follow-ups, and compliance workflows. Our autonomous AI Agents help teams resolve issues faster, eliminate manual work, and proactively address risks before they impact tenants or building performance. Designed for real-world CRE environments, Visitt supports office, industrial, mixed-use, retail, multifamily, and large enterprise portfolios. Property managers, facility teams, engineers, technicians, and tenant service coordinators rely on Visitt to deliver consistent service, stronger accountability, and real-time visibility across every building. Customers choose Visitt for its modern UI, rapid deployment, exceptional customer service, and continual product innovation. The platform enables teams to improve response times, reduce operational costs, standardize processes, and make more informed decisions across entire portfolios. Visitt is proud to support forward-thinking organizations including Carr Properties, Epic Investment Services, Related, IRG Realty Advisors, Newmark, Verizon, and many others—powering millions #proptech #CRE #commercialrealestate #office #ComeToVisitt
Board Member
Oct 2024
SchooLinks is a college and career readiness platform with curriculum that engages students throughout the process of self discovery, career education and college planning and application. The student-centric experience is able to create a wealth of behavioral data, and its machine learning algorithms leverage those data to personalize college recommendations and content to further drive student engagement. SchooLinks then serves actionable insights to counselors that help them act in real time to become more effective. On a district level, the sophisticated data models power a full suite of accountability tools to allow administrators to monitor and achieve desired college and career readiness outcomes.
Board Member
Jul 2021
ApartmentIQ is multifamily’s all-in-one, daily data platform. Trusted by 70% of the NMHC Top 50, we integrate the industrys best daily data into actionable tools for market surveys, market research, and revenue management. Unlike manual processes or outdated systems that rely on static data, ApartmentIQ provides a daily, verified view of the market. ApartmentIQ tracks over 40 million units with 95% concession coverage, sourcing data directly from 1.1 million property websites. This gives owners, operators, and investors a reliable source of truth to benchmark performance, price assets with confidence, and spot trends before the competition – all in a modern, automated interface. Visit getapartmentiq.com for more information.
Board Member
Jul 2021
Rentable is a technology company offering both advertising (Rentable.co) and competitive intelligence solutions (ApartmentIQ) to multifamily property management companies. Our advertising suite includes a network of listing sites including Rentable.co as well as a ChatGPT plugin for rental search, industry leading social ad technology, and AI driven local SEO products focused on optimizing property level Google Business Profiles. Our competitive intelligence product, ApartmentIQ, is the industry’s only source of daily, unit-level competitive intelligence. We track over 31M units delivering the most accurate, up-to-date rent rate and leasing data available to multifamily operators today. We want to alert you to potential recruiting scams targeting job seekers. Please note that our company will never request payment, personal information, or any confidential details during the interview process. If you receive such requests, they are fraudulent and should be reported right away.
Board Observer
May 2021
Morning Consult is a global decision intelligence company changing how modern leaders make smarter, faster, better decisions. The company pairs its proprietary high-frequency data with applied artificial intelligence to better inform decisions on what people think and how they will act. Stay ahead of the trends driving your industry with Morning Consult Pro: https://lnkd.in/ei2t53n9 Join our team: https://bit.ly/3w6kZ7X Our Culture: Ragan’s Top Places To Work 2023 Waters Technology’s Best Research Provider/Vendor 2023 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018 Ad Age- Best Places to Work 2022 Inc. Best Workplaces 2022 & 2021 Inc. 5000 Americas Fastest-Growing Companies 2022 & 2021 Comparably Best Places to Work 2021, Best Company Perks & Benefits 2020, Best CEOs for Women 2018 Learn more at: www.morningconsult.com www. pro.morningconsult.com www.twitter.com/morningconsult www.facebook.com/morningconsult
Board Member
May 2021
NoRedInk’s mission is to help all students harness the power of the written word, and we currently help students in over 60% of US school districts become better writers. Our adaptive writing curriculum engages students with exercises based on their interests, guides them through the writing process with instructional support, and boosts their skills through targeted practice. To date, learners have completed over 10 billion writing exercises on our site. Founded by a high school English teacher, NoRedInk is led by an experienced team of educators, technologists, and language evangelists. We’re backed by top-tier investors, including Susquehanna Growth Equity, True Ventures, ReThink Education, Google Ventures, and GSV. Check out our 2021 coverage in Business Wire, earlier articles about us in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes, or our founder’s 2-minute pitch on NBC when first launching the company in 2012. We are a team of 155 people with a deep commitment to unlocking every writer’s potential. We are a fully remote team with a strong culture. Check out our current openings at: https://www.noredink.com/jobs
late stageE-learning
Board Member
Nov 2020
Hey, were the Realync team. 👋 Realync, A Grace Hill Company, is multifamily’s complete virtual solution for resident touring and communications. Our platform streamlines remote tours for leasing teams and offers video solutions for leasing and maintenance teams to connect with prospects and renters. Follow us for video best practices, success stories, and to see why weve been a trusted multifamily partner for over a decade. Keep it real, multifamily!
late stageReal Estate
Board Observer
Mar 2020
About Clutch Clutch empowers better business decisions as the leading global marketplace of B2B service providers. More than 1 million business leaders start at Clutch each month to read in-depth client interviews and discover trusted agency partners to meet their business needs. Clutch has been recognized by Inc Magazine as one of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States and has been listed in Deloitte’s North America Technology Fast 500. About our People Our global team of builders make our mission and growth possible. We come from many countries and believe that celebrating what makes us different creates a resilient and positive culture. Leading with empathy and an open mind are key to uncovering brilliant solutions. We promote diversity, equity and inclusion by weaving it in all of our processes, from our hiring practices and benefits plans to our employee-led and executive-sponsored DE&I committee.
Board Member
Nov 2017
Evive changes the way companies communicate. As the market leader in data-driven, personalized engagement, Evive has extensive experience helping large and midsize companies contain costs and optimize the employee experience across their diverse populations. Starting with rich healthcare and HR data sources, we use our proprietary predictive analytics and behavioral science expertise to deliver highly segmented, multi-modal messaging that connects the right person to the right resource at the right time: driving individual action and delivering measurable outcomes across the spectrum of employee experiences. Contact press@goevive.com to learn more.
Board Member
Jun 2017
Buildout is a family of CRE software products and services that help the best brokers to find, win, market, and transact properties to maximize their deal efforts and maximize wins. Our core belief is that successful commercial real estate is broker-led, but tech-enabled. That we play a critical role in maximizing the brokers time to focus on what they do best. As a result, Buildout has become the not-so-secret weapon for more than 40,0000 CRE brokers and 50,000 investors. Ultimately, we exist to serve the entire CRE industry and because of that unwavering focus, all the best brokers use Buildout.
Board Observer
Sep 2015
Fundera is a marketplace for small business financial solutions. We provide expert insights and tailored options—from loans to credit cards to bank accounts—so business owners can shop and compare financial choices they often don’t know they have. We partner throughout every stage of their business, helping them weigh the best-fit financial options based on their current needs and eligibility. Our combination of technology and financial expertise ensures business owners make their smartest business decisions yet.
Board Observer
Sep 2014
BoomTown is a software platform designed to help real estate professionals generate leads, manage contacts, and run their business better. Over 40,000 of the industry’s best use our products to close more deals. Their success is trademarked with growth. It’s why the Real Trends Thousand is dominated by BoomTown clients. We bring the technology and experts to turn opportunities into closings. With our product suite, you get access to world-class lead generation, consumer-websites, CRM technology, and a powerful mobile app. Together, they create a seamless experience so you can attract, convert, and win new clients easily. Imagine finding more time in your day, as BoomTown assists with your work. Imagine having 250+ experts in digital marketing, software development, and success coaching behind your back, helping you close more deals. No other tech firm can rival the success we bring to our clients. - For more about BoomTown: www.boomtownroi.com - Life at BoomTown: www.boomtownroi.com/company - Careers at BoomTown: www.boomtownroi.com/company/join-our-team/job-postings
Board Observer
Aug 2014
B-Stock offers the world’s leading auction platform for returned, excess, and other liquidation inventory. We believe there is tremendous value in and demand for returned, excess, and other liquidation inventory - no matter the category, condition, or location. By connecting this inventory directly to the right business buyers through a transparent sales platform we enable controlled transactions, fair market prices, less carbon footprint, and a faster sales cycle. To become a part of the world’s largest network of liquidation marketplaces, please visit: www.bstock.com and sourcing.bstock.com.
Board Observer
Nov 2013
We've moved! Please follow us @IBM-Watson to find Watson Media AI-driven solutions for live streaming, virtual events and workplace communications.
Board Member
Apr 2013
Zyme, now part of E2open, provides the leading channel data management (CDM) cloud platform, delivering critical downstream visibility for global companies that leverage distributors, resellers, retailers and e-tailers to sell their products. Zyme’s flexible, real-time data platform powers the New Smart Channel℠, a proven approach to acquiring actionable knowledge that enterprises need to accelerate partner sales and optimize marketing ROI. With a channel directory of more than 2 million partners, Zyme processes more than 1 billion transactions annually across more than 150 countries, providing decision-grade intelligence to optimize business processes like sales execution, inventory management, partner rebates and incentives, marketing and financial compliance. Pre-built integrations with Salesforce and other innovative cloud solution providers help Zyme’s industry-leading customers, including Amazon, Dell, Fujitsu, GE, Microsoft, Plantronics, Seagate, Symantec, VMware and Xerox use channel intelligence to solve core business problems. For more information, visit www.e2open.com
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2025
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Dec 2025
Visitt is the AI-native CRE property management and building operations platform trusted by leading commercial real estate owners, operators, and property management firms to run smarter, faster, and more connected buildings. We replace outdated, fragmented legacy systems with a unified platform that brings every operational workflow into one intuitive, fully integrated workspace. Visitt powers the full lifecycle of building operations: • Work orders & task management • Preventive maintenance & asset reliability • Inspections, compliance, & COI automation • Tenant experience, communications, & amenity reservations • Visitor access, vendor coordination, & mobile field operations • Portfolio analytics, benchmarking, & AI insights At the core of Visitt is Visitt AI — built-in intelligence that automatically categorizes issues, auto-assigns tasks, and manages routing, escalations, follow-ups, and compliance workflows. Our autonomous AI Agents help teams resolve issues faster, eliminate manual work, and proactively address risks before they impact tenants or building performance. Designed for real-world CRE environments, Visitt supports office, industrial, mixed-use, retail, multifamily, and large enterprise portfolios. Property managers, facility teams, engineers, technicians, and tenant service coordinators rely on Visitt to deliver consistent service, stronger accountability, and real-time visibility across every building. Customers choose Visitt for its modern UI, rapid deployment, exceptional customer service, and continual product innovation. The platform enables teams to improve response times, reduce operational costs, standardize processes, and make more informed decisions across entire portfolios. Visitt is proud to support forward-thinking organizations including Carr Properties, Epic Investment Services, Related, IRG Realty Advisors, Newmark, Verizon, and many others—powering millions #proptech #CRE #commercialrealestate #office #ComeToVisitt
2024
Board Member
Oct 2024
SchooLinks is a college and career readiness platform with curriculum that engages students throughout the process of self discovery, career education and college planning and application. The student-centric experience is able to create a wealth of behavioral data, and its machine learning algorithms leverage those data to personalize college recommendations and content to further drive student engagement. SchooLinks then serves actionable insights to counselors that help them act in real time to become more effective. On a district level, the sophisticated data models power a full suite of accountability tools to allow administrators to monitor and achieve desired college and career readiness outcomes.
Board Member
Mar 2024
Since 1981, National Datacare has teamed with financial institutions to provide financial services to industries that are required to manage funds for their clients. We supply these industries with banking systems, software and services that satisfy their management, fiduciary and regulatory requirements. We are an industry leader in providing resident trust fund services and Medicaid billing services for the skilled care, assisted living, developmentally disabled and representative payee markets. By combining technology and industry-specific niche banking solutions, we provide a level of detail and service that the banking community does not offer.
2022
Board Member
Aug 2022
Muck Rack is a Public Relations Management (PRM) platform that enables organizations to build relationships with the media, manage crisis risk and demonstrate PR’s impact on business outcomes.
2021
Board Member
Jul 2021
ApartmentIQ is multifamily’s all-in-one, daily data platform. Trusted by 70% of the NMHC Top 50, we integrate the industrys best daily data into actionable tools for market surveys, market research, and revenue management. Unlike manual processes or outdated systems that rely on static data, ApartmentIQ provides a daily, verified view of the market. ApartmentIQ tracks over 40 million units with 95% concession coverage, sourcing data directly from 1.1 million property websites. This gives owners, operators, and investors a reliable source of truth to benchmark performance, price assets with confidence, and spot trends before the competition – all in a modern, automated interface. Visit getapartmentiq.com for more information.
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