Josh Kushner

Mentioned in 8 analyzed podcast episodes across 4 shows

Founder and managing partner of Thrive Capital, an investment firm known for a concentrated investment approach. Podcasts discuss his investment philosophy and firm culture, particularly following Thrive Capital's announcement of a $10 billion fund emphasizing concentration strategy.

Appears On

TBPN This Week in Startups Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy The a16z Show

Episode Appearances

TBPN · May 9, 2026

Apple-Intel Chip Deal, U.S Adds 115K Jobs, DeepSeek Eyes $50B Valuation | Diet TBPN

“Example of barbell thesis investor with positions in both AI (OpenAI) and anti-AI (legacy media)”

Intel-Apple chip manufacturing partnership and U.S. semiconductor resiliencyAI economy vs. real economy divergence and market concentration riskApril 2025 U.S. jobs report and labor market resilience

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This Week in Startups · May 6, 2026

The end of Venture Capital? (VC Roundtable) | E2285

“Mentioned as legacy capital investor now diversifying into sports ownership (San Francisco Giants stake)”

Venture Capital Concentration and Market StructureConsensus Capital vs. Traditional Venture CapitalAI Gross Margins and Token Cost Economics

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TBPN · Apr 25, 2026

Intel Rips, Thrive Launches Eternal, GPT 5.5 | Diet TBPN

“Announced Thrive Eternal permanent capital fund; first partnership with San Francisco Giants; backing emerging tech and iconic franchises”

Intel CPU demand from AI agents and inference workloadsCPU-to-GPU ratio shifts in AI infrastructureUS government semiconductor industrial policy and Intel backing

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TBPN · Apr 24, 2026

Gary Vee Says the Smartest Investors Are Going Analog

“Investing in San Francisco Giants and analog businesses through new evergreen fund strategy”

Analog Business Investment OpportunitiesMid-Funnel Marketing StrategyLive Commerce and Social Shopping

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This Week in Startups · Mar 25, 2026

$2.5B Chip Heist, The Future of American AI, and Purpose-Built Robots | This Week in AI Ep 6

“Rolling up accounting firms with OpenAI partnership for AI-driven automation”

Purpose-built robotics vs humanoid robotsGPU hardware competition and vendor lock-inChina chip smuggling and export controls

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Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Feb 18, 2026

Josh Kushner - Concentration and Conviction - [Invest Like the Best, EP.459]

“Founder and managing partner of Thrive Capital; primary speaker discussing investment philosophy and firm culture”

Concentrated portfolio strategy and conviction investingFounder-centric partnership model in venture capitalSmall team culture and organizational design

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TBPN · Feb 17, 2026

Why No One Talks Cournot, Hollywood vs. Seedance 2.0, Micron’s $200B Bet | Jon Caramanica, Haseeb Qureshi, Spenser Skates, Celine Halioua, Ankur Goyal, Reed Duchscher

“Thrive Capital founder announced $10 billion fund with concentration strategy”

Cournot Equilibrium in AI LabsAI Model Training EconomicsStablecoin Adoption and Regulation

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The a16z Show · Jan 12, 2026

Alex Rampell on Venture at Scale and Founder Incentives

Venture capital fund sizing strategyFounder motivation and agencyAI impact on software development

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