# Josh Harris

> Josh Harris is a private equity investor at 26North backing Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: 26North
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-harris-26n
- Website: https://www.26n.com/team/founder

Josh Harris is an investor and business leader with over three decades of experience in alternative investments, sports, and philanthropy.He is the Founder of 26North, a next-generation multi-asset alternatives platform focused on delivering strong risk-adjusted returns. 26North takes a partnership-first approach, investing flexibly across assetclasses and capital structures, with an initial emphasis on private equity, credit, and insurance solutions.Before launching 26North, Josh co-founded Apollo Global Management and played a pivotal role in growing it into one of the world’s leading alternative investment firms and a major force in alternative credit.Beyond investing, Josh is deeply involved in the sports and entertainment industry. He is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE), which owns and operates premier franchises, including the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils. Additionally, he serves as Managing Partner for both teams as well as for the Washington Commanders.Through his platform and Harris Philanthropies, Josh is dedicated to leveraging a combination of philanthropy and impact investing to drive positive change in communities he is connected to. His initiatives focus on supporting underserved youth through sports and education, advancing equity and sustainable wealth creation, and improving health and educational outcomes.Josh holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was recognized as a Baker Loeb Scholar, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School with a B.S. in Economics. He serves on the boards of Harvard Business School, the Wharton School, the NBA, and the NHL.Josh and his wife, Marjorie, have been married since 1996 and have five children.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Information Services | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Element Critical | Element Critical owns and operates data centers in Silicon Valley, Chicago, and Northern Virginia. Our Tier III hybrid IT ready facilities are carrier-neutral, network-rich, concurrently maintainable and available in a variety of deployment sizes and densities. Element Critical cares as much about the people we serve as the servers we house. Weoffer a data center experience that brings solutions engineering and customer service out of the shadows and into the spotlight. |  | Private Equity | Dec 18, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arctos Sports Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arctos-sports-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mercuria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercuria-energy-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Safanad — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 26North

VC Fund · New York, United States

26North Partners provides investment advice and opportunities to its clients related to a variety of investment strategies, including, but not limited to, private equity, credit, and insurance and reinsurance solutions.

4 contacts available at 26North.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Josh Harris | Founder | — |
| Laurence Berg | Partner | — |
| Ravi Suresh | Managing Director | — |
| Todd Marr | Managing Director | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Josh Harris invest in?

Josh Harris invests primarily in Software, Information Services and Information Technology startups, most often at Private Equity 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.

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