# Josh Childress

> Josh Childress is a seed investor in Irvine backing SaaS, Analytics and Communities. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Irvine, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jchillin?lang=en
- Website: https://x.com/jchillin?lang=en

Josh Childress is a seed investor in Irvine focused on SaaS and Analytics. Joshua Malik Childress is a former professional basketball player who last played for the San-en NeoPhoenix of the Japanese B.League.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |
| Communities | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Cloud Security | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |

### Country

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nightfall | Nightfall is a cloud data protection platform for every application that uses machine learning to identify and detect business-critical data. It also automatically fixes data exposure and hygiene issues without end-user impact. Its comprehensive SaaS data protection platform and the Nightfall Developer Platform, which is an open, flexible platformfor developers to integrate its data classification and protection capabilities anywhere, deliver its detection engine as a set of cloud-hosted APIs and SDKs, helping users to save time and keep business safe. | $40M | Series B | Aug 10, 2022 |  |
| X2 Performance | Advanced Bio Development, Inc. develops, produces, and sells liquid energy supplements. It offers X2 All Natural Energy, a refreshing drink that uses a blend of green and black teas, antioxidants, and pure honey; and X2PERFORMANCE, a natural sports energy product to improve the training and athletic performance. The company’s products are availablein lemon, strawberry and kiwi, and raspberry flavors. | $16M | Series D | Jul 07, 2021 |  |
| Sportility | Sportility is democratising grassroots sports sponsorship globally by connecting brands to teams, granting access to affordable and professional gear. We’re connecting household brands to an untapped grassroots sports community, allowing brands to increase their exposure and engagement through branded placement on sports uniforms.
 Sportility ishas provided grassroots teams and clubs the ability to access affordable and professional gear and has now grown to support over 30,000 sports people across Australia and the USA. | $2M | Seed | Jul 15, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [L Catterton](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lcatterton) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Moonshots Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moonshots-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Next Play Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-world-capital-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pear VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pejman-mar-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pelorus Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pelorus-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Josh Childress invest in?

Josh Childress invests primarily in SaaS, Analytics and Communities startups, most often at Seed and Series B 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 Josh Childress last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Josh Childress 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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