Overview
Josh Elser serves as a Board Member at Visitt [5]. Elser is a Managing Director at Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) [3] and works with growth-stage technology companies, partnering with founders and employing the "Rule of 50" metric, which targets combined revenue growth and EBITDA percentages exceeding 50 [2]. Elser holds additional board positions at SchooLinks [6], National Datacare Corporation [7], Muck Rack [8], ApartmentIQ [9], and NoRedInk [10], and focuses investment interest on software companies in proptech, hrtech, edtech, and fintech sectors, as well as marketplaces and data businesses [2]. Elser earned a BA in Economics from Yale University [11].
Profile introduction
- Invest in growth-stage technology companies - Work with passionate founders to help them achieve their goals - No outside capital - we are funded by entrepreneurs - no timelines, no fundraising, tons of flexibility - Favorite metric "Rule of 50" = % revenue growth + % EBITDA should be >50 Proud Pittsburgh native (it's pop, not soda), product of public school, Mars enthusiast, and a traveler Looking to invest in the next great software (proptech, hrtech, edtech, fintech), marketplace, or data business
Career history
- Managing DirectorJul 2011 to presentSusquehanna Growth Equity (SGE)
- Private Company InvestmentsJul 2011 to presentSusquehanna International Group
- Board MemberDec 2025 to presentVisitt
- Board MemberOct 2024 to presentSchooLinks
- Board MemberMar 2024 to presentNational Datacare Corporation
- Board MemberAug 2022 to presentMuck Rack
- Board MemberJul 2021 to presentApartmentIQ
- Board MemberMay 2021 to presentNoRedInk
Education
BA, EconomicsYale University
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