Josh Goldman

Angel Investor, VC, Mentor, and Advisor to leading tech, digital brands, and digital media startups. Former GP, repeat Entrepreneur, Founder, and CEO. Crypto & Blockchain investing since 2012

📍 Saratoga, California, United States🔄 Updated July 2026💼 46 investments📅 22 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States20+ investments
46
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22
Early stage
7
Mid stage
3
Late stage
22y
Years active
Portfolio
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Angel Investor
Jun 2023
Praxis Labs is an immersive learning company that empowers organizations to build more inclusive and effective workplaces. Our platform combines cutting-edge technology with research-backed curricula and actionable insights to deliver impactful learning experiences that drive real behavior change at scale. Founded by two women of color, we are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do, including helping our clients and partners embed DEI best practices in their culture, policies, products, and services. Join us in our mission to make workplaces more human, and together we can create a world where every employee feels valued, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential.
Angel Investor, Syndicate Lead
Jun 2022
At Material, we believe life (and bellies) should be full of things that matter, so we make space for good taste. We started Material to peel away the excess. Life is messy enough. Our products are skillfully designed, thoughtfully curated, and remind us that our kitchens are less about bells and whistles and more about the simple joy of cooking.
Angel Investor
Dec 2021
Nerd Street is a national network of esports facilities and events dedicated to powering competitive opportunities for gamers at all levels including the youth, high school, collegiate, amateur and pro esports scenes. The company promotes greater access to the esports industry, laying a national framework for esports talent development and high-quality gaming tournaments. Through Localhost, its gaming and esports centers across the country, the company provides opportunities for gamers of all ages and skill levels to participate in esports tournaments, camps, team training, private events like birthday parties, and hourly play for a wide variety of video games. Nerd Street has received backing from Comcast Spectacor, Kevin Durant’s Thirty Five Ventures, SeventySix Capital, Elevate Ventures, Five Below, angel investor George Miller and Founders Fund among others.
mid stageEntertainment
Angel Investor
Jun 2021
Heres a bit of a story about the mighty in the small. First, a bit today, then a bit every day. A bit for the rainy days and a bit for the special days. A bit here and there, and a bit near and back home. A bit for you and a bit for me. Always up to me. At Azteco, we believe in the collective power of the little bits, so we give choice to all the bits that count, making it easy for everyone, everywhere to get bitcoin and use it in their lives. Azteco bitcoin vouchers. For every bit of life.
Angel Investor
Dec 2020
At Pogo, our goal is to make you more money by unlocking the power of your data. Hiring across engineering, growth, product and design! www.joinpogo.com
Angel Investor
Dec 2020
Comparably is a leading workplace culture and compensation monitoring employee review platform.
Angel Investor
Oct 2020
ZwitterCo's membrane technologies maintain unprecedented fouling resistance and chemical tolerance, operating for years in what have historically been unfilterable process waters and wastewaters. Our mission is to make it practical for industries to recycle water and enhance product recovery with breakthrough advancements in filtration. To learn more, please visit our website at www.zwitterco.com or reach out at info@zwitterco.com.
Angel Investor
Oct 2020
Stop overpaying for crypto. Rocketplace charges 0% commission to buy and sell crypto.
Angel Investor
Dec 2019
On a mission to create a cleaner kind of cult that helps people switch from a bad plastic habit to a cleaner refill ritual.
early stageManufacturing
Angel Investor
Sep 2019
Mercury is the fintech ambitious companies use for banking* and all their financial workflows. With a powerful account at the center of their operations, companies can make better financial decisions and ensure that every dollar spent aligns with company priorities. Thats why over 300K startups choose Mercury to confidently run all their financial operations with the precision, control, and focus they need to operate at their best. To learn more, visit Mercury.com. *Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.
Angel Investor
Jul 2019
Yassir is the leading super App in the Maghreb region set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is backed (~$200M in funding) by VCs from Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world. We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally. Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era. We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values.
Angel Investor
Jun 2019
Glide’s mission is to make the process of buying and selling homes faster, simpler, and the most trusted for real estate agents and their clients. We serve an industry larger than any other, streamlining the most important financial transaction of a consumer’s lifetime. Our platform is used by more than 60,000 real estate agents on over $100B worth of home sale transactions each year. Agents choose Glide because we focus on making their lives simpler, helping them deliver outstanding customer service, stay compliant and grow their businesses. Our culture is based on moving fast, putting customer needs first and supporting one another to accomplish incredible results. We operate as an independent subsidiary of Compass (NYSE: COMP), allowing us to combine the agility of a startup with the resources of a public company. Join Glide because you want to do your best work, to collaborate with amazing people and to make a lasting impact at a pivotal moment in people’s lives.
early stageReal Estate
Angel Investor
May 2019
Jiobit is the first of its kind patented location sharing platform, enabling the longest lasting and smallest real-time location products (indoor or out) with best-in-class security. Featuring a host of encryption and security technologies, Jiobit is trusted pet owners and families, with usage in every populated continent in the world. Our mission is to provide the right information at the right time to the right people. We believe that caregivers should have a single source of helpful information to guide growth and reduce stress. We envision a world where families move forward with ease using a single source of helpful information. Everything we do and everyone who works here is centered around this mission. Jiobit has won an Editors Choice Awards with Wired Magazine, PCMag, and Toms Guide and has been featured on CNBC, Buzzfeed, Techcrunch, and USA Today to name a few. Jiobit has offices in Chicago and Silicon Valley. With a recent strategic acquisition by San Francisco-based Life360, we are positioning the business for rapid growth.
Investor
Jul 2018
We’re building an open economy for everyone. Circle’s full-stack internet financial platform brings together Arc, Digital Assets like USDC, and Apps to help builders and organizations create innovative financial experiences and expand opportunities for people worldwide. Thousands of companies and millions of people have already settled trillions with Circle. What will you build in the open economy? Arc Testnet provided by Circle Technology Services, LLC, a software provider. Not a financial or advisory service. Not reviewed or approved by NYDFS. Users responsible for their own compliance. See arc.network for more. USDC is issued by regulated affiliates of Circle. See Circle’s list of regulatory authorizations: https://www.circle.com/legal/licenses USDC lifetime onchain transaction volume as of Mar 23, 2026 8:00 PM.
Angel Investor
Jul 2018
Cabin (www.ridecabin.com) is the first hospitality transportation company on a mission to make the most of every waking and sleeping moment. Cabin addresses Americas "500 mile problem,"​ in which regional travel up to 500 miles from home requires sacrificing an entire day, forcing people to take fewer trips without even knowing it. By consolidating both transportation and accommodation into one simple and delightful experience, Cabin’s one-of-a-kind moving hotel experience enables people to travel without travel time.
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2024
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May 2024
Kraken helps people own the power of their money. Founded in 2011, were one of the worlds longest-standing crypto platforms, now offering crypto, stocks, futures, staking, payments and more. Trusted by millions of institutions, professional traders, and consumers across 190+ countries. Built on the belief that everyone should own the power of their money, Kraken has been a category leader in crypto since 2011. Weve grown into a global financial platform offering crypto, stocks, futures, staking, payments and institutional infrastructure — all on a single foundation built for the future of finance. Our product lineup: — Kraken: the worlds leading hybrid investment platform, built for the future of finance from the ground up — Kraken Pro: the all-in command center that unleashes your trading potential — Krak: the next-generation money platform that turns every type of asset into usable money Proof of Reserves since 2014. Assets held 1:1. Trusted by 13M+ people, thousands of institutions, and a growing community of developers building on Kraken rails. Our mission: accelerate the global adoption of crypto so everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Risk Disclosure: https://www.kraken.com/en-ca/social-media-disclosure
2023
Angel Investor
Jun 2023
Praxis Labs is an immersive learning company that empowers organizations to build more inclusive and effective workplaces. Our platform combines cutting-edge technology with research-backed curricula and actionable insights to deliver impactful learning experiences that drive real behavior change at scale. Founded by two women of color, we are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do, including helping our clients and partners embed DEI best practices in their culture, policies, products, and services. Join us in our mission to make workplaces more human, and together we can create a world where every employee feels valued, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential.
Investor
Feb 2023
Omaze is an online fundraising platform that gives everyone the chance to win incredible experiences and prizes to support nonprofits around the world. Omaze connects influencers, nonprofits and donors to help support the fundraising initiatives of over 350 charities. Join us! www.omaze.com facebook.com/omaze Instagram and Twitter: @omaze
2022
Angel Investor, Syndicate Lead
Jun 2022
At Material, we believe life (and bellies) should be full of things that matter, so we make space for good taste. We started Material to peel away the excess. Life is messy enough. Our products are skillfully designed, thoughtfully curated, and remind us that our kitchens are less about bells and whistles and more about the simple joy of cooking.
2021
Angel Investor
Dec 2021
Nerd Street is a national network of esports facilities and events dedicated to powering competitive opportunities for gamers at all levels including the youth, high school, collegiate, amateur and pro esports scenes. The company promotes greater access to the esports industry, laying a national framework for esports talent development and high-quality gaming tournaments. Through Localhost, its gaming and esports centers across the country, the company provides opportunities for gamers of all ages and skill levels to participate in esports tournaments, camps, team training, private events like birthday parties, and hourly play for a wide variety of video games. Nerd Street has received backing from Comcast Spectacor, Kevin Durant’s Thirty Five Ventures, SeventySix Capital, Elevate Ventures, Five Below, angel investor George Miller and Founders Fund among others.
mid stageEntertainment
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