Portrait of Josh Kushner

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Josh Kushner

Net worth $5.2B

Venture capital · United States

Born
Jun 12, 1985
Age
40
Source
Venture capital
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Harvard; Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Josh Kushner founded and runs VC firm Thrive Capital, which has backed some of the past decade's most notable startups, including Instagram, Spotify, Stripe and OpenAI.
  • Thrive was valued at $5.3 billion in a $175 million funding round in January 2023; Kushner is estimated to own a 66% stake.
  • Thrive's investors include Disney CEO Bob Iger and a handful of billionaires: Henry Kravis, Mukesh Ambani, Jorge Paulo Lemann and Xavier Niel.
  • Thrive raised $5 billion for its ninth fund in August 2024; the firm now manages approximately $25 billion in assets.
  • The liberal Kushner cofounded a health insurance company built around Obamacare before his brother Jared's father-in-law Donald Trump became president.
  • He is the son of real estate tycoon Charles Kushner, who became Trump's ambassador to France in May 2025.
  • Kushner purchased a 2.5% stake in the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies in 2019.
  • Thrive's headquarters are in NYC's Puck Building, owned by the Kushner family, where Josh and his wife, model Karlie Kloss, also live in a penthouse.