# Joel Wishkovsky

> Joel Wishkovsky is a Series A investor at Overture Ventures backing Internet and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Overture Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/overture-vc)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelwish
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/JoelWish
- Website: http://www.joelwish.com

Joel Wishkovsky is a Series A investor at Overture Ventures in New York focused on Internet and Software. Joel is an entrepreneur, investor, and startup advisor. He is a leading voice in digital health and telemedicine. He is obsessed with democratizing access to healthcare, making it more convenient and accessible with technology.Joel is the founder of Simple Health, a telemedicine products that simplify the experience of accessing health productsfor millions of women across the United States. Previously he founded Sols Systems, a pioneer in 3D printing of medical devices which was sold to Aetrex. Joel is also an active investor and mentor in like-minded companies such as Parsley Health, Everlywell, C16Bio, Clora and Mindbloom. During COVID-19 Joel founded Frontline Foods, a grassroots non-profit that raised and deployed $10M to feeding frontline workers and effected communities using local restaurants (WCK merged the organization into their permanent programs in July 2020).Previously Joel was part of General Electric's prestigious IT leadership program (IMLP) and its financial and operational auditing program (Corporate Audit Staff). During his time there he lead large scale IT implementations and performed operational and financial audits of GE businesses with a focus on acquisition integrations.Joel is also an avid mountaineer, backpacker and traveler who has visited more than 40 countries and only been excluded from one.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Messaging | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |
| Market Research | 1 | 100% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Remesh | Remesh offers an AI-powered platform that enables users to have live conversations with their customers at scale and organize audience responses in real-time. It helps users to understand their customers or employees and make more informed business decisions by empowering them to engage with up to 1,000 people at once- online and in real-time. | $10M | Series A | Mar 27, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LionBird](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lionbird) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Overture Ventures

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Overture VC provides investment capital and actionable government strategies for its startups.

5 contacts available at Overture Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kulpreet Singh | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kulpreet-singh |
| Brandon Hurlbut | Co-founder & Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-hurlbut-a89c |
| Emma McDonagh | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emma-mcdonagh-79eb |
| Joel Wishkovsky | Venture Partner; Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joel-wishkovsky |
| Liron Gitig | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liron-gitig |

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## FAQ

### What does Joel Wishkovsky invest in?

Joel Wishkovsky invests primarily in Internet, Software and Messaging startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Joel Wishkovsky last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joel Wishkovsky closed in Mar 2018. Shizune tracks 1 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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