# Joe Niehaus

> Joe Niehaus is a private equity investor at Housatonic Partners backing Consulting and B2B. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Housatonic Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/housatonic-partners)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-niehaus-8a148a3/

Joe Niehaus is a private equity investor at Housatonic Partners in San Francisco focused on Consulting and B2B. Joe Niehaus Managing Director at Housatonic Partners.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consulting | 2 | 67% |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| Coworking | 1 | 33% |
| Publishing | 1 | 33% |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Key Media | Key Media is an events and niche publishing company. |  | Private Equity | Aug 16, 2022 |  |
| Veridic Solutions | Veridic Solutions is a well-known producer of cloud-based applications. To address the most difficult challenges, they bring together people with knowledge and creativity. The engineers with cloud certifications are specially qualified to assist with any cloud projects. |  | Private Equity | Sep 22, 2021 |  |
| Working Solutions | Working Solutions they connect with customers for brand sales. |  | Private Equity | Jan 12, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gelman brothers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gelman-brothers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pracinco](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pracinco) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Housatonic Partners

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Housatonic Partners is a private equity investment firm founded in 1994 with over $1 billion in capital under management. They invest in growing, profitable companies in the recurring services, media and communications industries. They have partnered with exceptional management teams in more than fifty small to mid-sized companies in theseindustries over the last thirteen years.

2 contacts available at Housatonic Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Joe Niehaus | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-niehaus |
| William N. Thorndike | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-n-thorndike |

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## FAQ

### What does Joe Niehaus invest in?

Joe Niehaus invests primarily in Consulting, B2B and Coworking startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Joe Niehaus last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joe Niehaus closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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