JB

Josh Berns

Head of Product & Platform Partnerships at eBay

New York, New York

Invests in

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  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $2,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Work Experience

2023

  • Head of Product & Platform Partnerships

    2025

    Leading product strategy for new 0 → 1 initiatives and global strategic partnerships across eBay’s platform, spanning AI, Social Commerce, and Infrastructure.

  • Principal, Corporate Strategy & Development

    2024 - 2025

  • Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy & Development

    2023 - 2024

  • Angel Investor

    2020

    Investor and advisor to early-stage technology and consumer companies in a personal capacity.

2023 - 2023

  • Advisor

    2023 - 2023

    Jigsaw is a venture capital fund investing in software businesses at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages across the globe.

2018 - 2022

  • Venture Capital Investor

    2018 - 2022

    Blue Collective is a multi-strategy investment fund spun out of McKinsey & Co. that partners with high-growth software and technology enabled companies. We focus on early-stage venture capital and lower-middle market growth equity.

  • Founder

    2014 - 2018

    GoWhisk is a technology company that connects users to highly sought-after recipes, stories, and exclusive video content from the world’s best chefs and restaurants. Acquired by Keel Funds, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, in March 2018.

2011 - 2012

  • Business Development

    2011 - 2012

    Findaway offers access to the world’s largest catalogue of audiobooks, and a software platform that allows users to create, distribute, and monetize their own professional audiobooks. Acquired by Spotify in November 2021.