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Josh Jacobs

Josh Jacobs

President & Executive Director

President & Executive Director

Josh is a technology executive with 30 years of experience building and scaling digital media, entertainment, and platform businesses. As the first investor in EDGE Markets, Josh has championed the company’s vision since its inception. As President, he leverages his expertise in payments, enterprise technology, and scaling platform businesses to support EDGE’s growth and strategic direction.


Josh’s career spans executive leadership roles across diverse platform businesses including connected TV advertising and measurement (
Samba.tv), immersive entertainment (Impact Museums), digital publishing (Arena Group), programmatic media buying (Omnicom Media Group), messaging platforms (Kik Interactive), digital advertising marketplaces (Yahoo!’s RightMedia Exchange), and enterprise software (X1 Technologies). He continues to support the startup technology ecosystem as an investor, board member and advisor, with previous board roles at Resonant (acquired by Murata) and Invoca.