Josh Elman

Josh Elman is a venture partner at Greylock Partners, a prominent venture capital firm.1 2 He has extensive experience in designing, building, and scaling consumer products, having been part of multiple companies that have grown to more than 100 million users.1 2

Career Highlights

Product Leadership Roles:: Josh has held significant product and engineering roles at several leading technology companies:

Twitter: Product lead for growth and relevance, helping grow the active user base by nearly 10x1 2
Facebook: Worked on the platform and led the launch of Facebook Connect1 2
LinkedIn: Early employee who helped establish user growth models and launched v1 of LinkedIn Jobs1 2
Zazzle: Led product management1 2
RealNetworks: Worked on product and engineering for RealJukebox and RealPlayer1 2

Venture Capital:: At Greylock Partners, Josh has led investments in several successful startups:

SmartThings (acquired by Samsung in 2014)1 2 3
Musical.ly (now TikTok, acquired by Toutiao in 2017)2 3
Jelly (acquired by Pinterest in 2017)2 3
Houseparty (acquired by Epic Games in 2019)2 3

He also serves on the boards of Medium, Discord, and Mammoth Media.2

Recent Role

Most recently, Josh served as the VP of Product at Robinhood, helping the team build tools to broaden access to the financial system.2

Education

Josh holds a BS in Symbolic Systems with a focus on Human Computer Interaction from Stanford University.1 2

Josh Elman's experience spans product development, engineering, and venture capital, making him a valuable asset in identifying and nurturing promising startups in the consumer technology space.