Josh Abramson

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Josh Abramson
Abramson in 2021
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Richmond
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Investor
Years active2006–present
Known forCollegeHumor, Vimeo, BustedTees, TeePublic
SpouseGabrielle Borden Finley (m. 2010)
Websitetwitter.com/joshabramson

Josh Abramson (born 1981) is an American entrepreneur[1] and co-founder of the comedy website CollegeHumor.[2][3][4] He was one of the principal owners and founders of Connected Ventures, whose properties also included Vimeo and BustedTees,[5][6][7] and the co-founder, owner, and CEO of the crowdsourced T-shirt design company TeePublic.[8][9]

Career

CollegeHumor

Main article: CollegeHumor

Abramson and

TriBeCa.[4][11][12]

By 2005 the site was receiving 6-8 million unique visitors each month and was generating over 5 million dollars per year in advertising and T-shirt sales. In 2006 Abramson and company sold 51% of Connected Ventures, CollegeHumor's parent company, whose properties include CollegeHumor, Vimeo and BustedTees, to

IAC/InterActiveCorp for a reported $20 million.[6][7][14]

BustedTees

Abramson and company created BustedTees in 2004 as a forum to sell T-shirts marketed on CollegeHumor.

IAC/InterActiveCorp but in 2011 Abramson bought the company back.[3][8][14] BustedTees later spawned TeePublic. It was included in the TeePublic sale in 2018.[15]

TeePublic

Main article: TeePublic

Abramson launched TeePublic in March 2013 with the aim of creating a self-sustaining community of T-shirt designers and T-shirt lovers.[8] The T-shirt designs are submitted by artists, designers, and celebrities, and are curated through crowdsourcing.[9]

In October 2018, TeePublic was acquired by Redbubble, a global online marketplace based in Australia, for US$41 million.[16][17] Victoria personal LAB teamwork with collaboration

Venture Capital Financing

Abramson has invested in several early-stage tech companies, including BarkBox, a subscription e-commerce and content company for dog-lovers, AmberJack, a booking platform for fishing trips, ManagedByQ, an office management platform, and Shinesty, a retro clothing company, among others.[18][19] In 2013 Abramson joined venture capital firm FirstMark Capital, the New York-based firm behind major companies like Pinterest and Shopify, in a venture partner role.[1][20]

Personal life

Abramson grew up in Timonium, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore.[4] He and fellow CollegeHumor co-founder Ricky Van Veen were friends since the sixth grade and attended Dulaney High School together.[11][13]

Abramson resides in New York City. In April 2010, he married Gabrielle Borden Finley. In 2022, he opened a wine bar in Manhattan's Lower East Side neighborhood.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b Jordan Crook, “CollegeHumor Founder Josh Abramson, Boomi Founder Rick Nucci Join FirstMark Capital,” TechCrunch, September 17, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Pui-Wing Tam, “By Accident or Design, Selling T-Shirts Is Big Business on Web,” The Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2005.
  3. ^ a b c Jessica E. Vascellaro, “CollegeHumor Co-Founder Tries on Old Threads,” The Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Rebecca Mead, “Funny Boys,” The New Yorker, January 24, 2005.
  5. ^ a b Margaux Laskey, “Gabrielle Finley and Josh Abramson,” The New York Times, April 30, 2010.
  6. ^ a b Jeffrey Gangemi, “Buying Sites with a Built-in Audience,” Bloomberg Business, September 11, 2006.
  7. ^ a b Streeter Seidell, “I Waste People’s Time Online. How? Don’t Ask Me,” The New York Times, April 20, 1980.
  8. ^ a b c John Koetsier, “Kickstarter for T-shirts: CollegeHumor and Vimeo founder Josh Abramson launching social T-shirts,” VentureBeat, March 13, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Vanessa Grigoriadis, “A Message Tee for Every Mood,” New York, March 20, 2013.
  10. Fast Company
    , February, 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Warren St. John, “Sophomorically Incorrect,” The New York Times, July 24, 2005.
  12. ^
    Fox News
    , June 15, 2006.
  13. ^ a b Chris Richards, CollegeHumor, Popular Comedy Web Site, Crosses Over to MTV,” The Washington Post, February 7, 2009.
  14. ^ a b Anthony Ha, “T-Shirt Crowdfunding Site TeePublic Funds 22 Designs In Its First Week,” TechCrunch, March 22, 2013.
  15. Entrepreneur
    , April 10, 2019.
  16. ^ Redrup, Yolanda (24 October 2018). "Redbubble buys US competitor TeePublic for $57 million". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  17. ^ Chowdhury, Reza. "TeePublic Acquired by RedBubble for $41M in Cash". AlleyWatch. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  18. ^ Alyson Shontell, "BarkBox Raises $1.7 Million From Resolute.vc, Lerer, RRE And Others To Become The Ultimate Resource For Dogs," Business Insider, July 9, 2012.
  19. ^ Jordan Crook, “Amberjack Reels In $500K To Let You Book A Fishing Trip,” TechCrunch, April 6, 2015.
  20. ^ Nicholas Carlson, “FirstMark Capital Just Hired The Star Entrepreneur Behind College Humor, Vimeo, and Busted Tees,” Business Insider, September 7, 2013.
  21. ^ Latham, Tori (2022-07-14). "The Hit Online Wine Seller Parcelle Has Opened Its Own Bar in NYC". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
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