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Josh has been an active entrepreneur and investor in the
Internet industry since its commercialization. In 1992,
while he was a student at the Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania, Josh co-founded Infonautics Corporation
– an Internet information company. In 1996, Infonautics
went public on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
Josh founded Half.com in July of 1999, and led it to become
one of the largest sellers of used books, movies and music
in the world. Half.com was acquired by eBay in July 2000
-- and Josh remained with eBay for three years, running
the Half.com business unit and growing eBay’s Media
marketplace to almost half a billion dollars in annual
gross merchandise sales.
In late 2003 Josh helped to found TurnTide, an anti-spam
company that created the world's first anti-spam router.
TurnTide was acquired by Symantec just six months later.
In addition to being an active angel investor, Josh
has served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Comcast
Interactive Capital - a $350 million venture capital
fund affiliated with Comcast Corporation.
Josh is an inventor on eight U.S. Patents for his
work in Internet technology. In June 2000, he was
awarded Ernst and Young’s prestigious “Entrepreneur
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for the Greater Philadelphia region.
Josh has also been recognized as one of the “10
Most Influential People in Philadelphia Technology”
by the Philadelphia Inquirer, one of the “76
Smartest Philadelphians” by Philadelphia Magazine
and as one of forty individuals under the age of
forty who have made the biggest impact on the Philadelphia
region by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Josh is often quoted in industry trade journals
and national newspapers, has appeared on numerous
national television shows, and is a frequent speaker
at industry-wide conferences on entrepreneurship,
Internet marketing and the future of Internet services.
In 2001 Josh and his wife created the Kopelman Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on angel philanthropy to provide “start-up” grants to social entrepreneurs. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Main Line Health, suburban Philadelphia's most comprehensive healthcare resource, operating four of the region's most-respected hospitals. He also serves on as a member of the advisory boards for Wharton Entrepreneurial Center and the Weiss Tech House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Josh earned a Bachelor of Science degree cum laude
in Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing from
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
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