Profile

Joshua Buckley

Location: Canada

Joshua Buckley is the co-founder and chairman of Mino Games. He is the founder and managing partner of Buckley Ventures. He is also a co-founder of Hyper. He is a board member of Placer.ai, NexHealth, Vial, PlayCo, Mino Games, Product Hunt and Clearbit. He is also an advisor at Ramp.

NUMBER

#74

Xs

623

Investments

51

Exits

4
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Overview
About Joshua Buckley
Number of Portfolio Companies 9
Location Canada

Joshua Buckley is the co-founder and chairman of Mino Games. He is the founder and managing partner of Buckley Ventures. He is also a co-founder of Hyper. He is a board member of Placer.ai, NexHealth, Vial, PlayCo, Mino Games, Product Hunt and Clearbit. He is also an advisor at Ramp.

Joshua Buckley

Investor and entrepreneur

Investor

Buckley Ventures (2019 – Present)

  • Early-stage venture capital firm focused on technology investments
  • Notable portfolio companies include Rippling, Flock Safety, Applied Intuition, Boom Supersonic, Gecko Robotics
  • Led investments in successful exits including Figma, Truebill, and Retool
  • Specializes in identifying and supporting transformative technology companies across various sectors

Board Member

Placer.ai (March 2021 – Present)

  • Leading foot traffic analytics platform providing retail intelligence
  • Helps businesses make data-driven decisions through consumer behavior analysis
  • Partners with major retailers and real estate companies to optimize location strategies

NexHealth (July 2020 – Present)

  • Healthcare technology platform revolutionizing patient experience management
  • Provides digital solutions for medical practices including scheduling, communications, and patient engagement
  • Serves thousands of healthcare providers across the United States

Limit Break (August 2021 – Present)

  • Innovative gaming technology company
  • Develops blockchain-based gaming experiences and digital collectibles
  • Pioneers new models for player ownership and engagement in gaming

Fuse (August 2024 – Present)

  • Advanced nuclear energy technology company
  • Valued at over $200 million in recent funding round
  • Developing next-generation nuclear fusion solutions for sustainable energy production

Joshua Buckley Investment Portfolio

GeroWallet

  • Deal Date: October 9, 2024
  • Deal Type: Seed Round
  • Industry: Financial Software
  • Stage: Generating Revenue

Placer.ai

  • Deal Date: July 23, 2024
  • Industry: Business/Productivity Software
  • Stage: Generating Revenue

Speak

  • Deal Date: October 17, 2023
  • Industry: Educational Software
  • Stage: Generating Revenue

Welcome Homes

  • Deal Date: January 12, 2023
  • Industry: Real Estate Services (B2C)
  • Stage: Generating Revenue

Farcast

  • Deal Date: December 30, 2022
  • Industry: Telecommunications Service Providers
  • Stage: Generating Revenue

Laguna Games

  • Deal Date: October 8, 2022
  • Industry: Entertainment Software
  • Stage: Generating Revenue

Pomelo

  • Deal Date: August 16, 2022
  • Industry: Financial Software
  • Stage: Generating Revenue

Placer.ai

  • Deal Date: July 1, 2022
  • Industry: Business/Productivity Software
  • Stage: Generating Revenue

Arbor Finance

  • Deal Date: April 29, 2022
  • Deal Type: Early Stage VC
  • Industry: Other Financial Services
  • Stage: Generating Revenue

LottieLab

  • Deal Date: April 27, 2022
  • Deal Type: Early Stage VC
  • Industry: Multimedia and Design Software
  • Stage: Product In Beta Test

Education

Y Combinator

  • Graduate of Y Combinator (Mino Games – W11 Batch)
  • Participated in leading startup accelerator program
  • Developed foundational entrepreneurial and business scaling skills

Skills

  • Startup Development and Scaling
  • Venture Capital Investment
  • Mobile Applications
  • Strategic Planning
  • Board Leadership
  • Technology Innovation

Contact Information

  • Location: San Francisco, California, United States

LinkedIn Connections: 500+ – Professional Followers: 3,568

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Company name
ENTRY ROUND
VALUATION at entry ($M)
Xs
VALUATION 
Series A2
$3M
400
$1 200M
Series A
$12M
130
$1 560M
Series B
$245M
14,69
$3 600M
Series C
$450M
11,47
$5 160M
Series D
$400M
7,5
$3 000M
Series B
$300M
3,47
$1 040M
Series C1
$370M
3,46
$1 280M
$1 250M
2,56
$3 200M
Series C
$1 119,18M
1,43
$1 600M

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