Kushner Was Just 24 Year's Old When He Founded His Venture Capital Firm Thrive Capital in 2009. in 2022, Thrive Was Reported to Have Us$16 Billion in Assets Under Management, According to Techcrunch. Thrive Was an Early Investor in Companies Including Instagram (Worth Us$100 Billion), Kickstarter (Valued at up to Us$50 Billion) and Classpass (Us$1 Billion).

When It Comes to Politics, Kushner Distances Himself from His Republican Family Members … to an Extent. He Attended the Women’s March in Washington Dc on the Weekend of Trump’s Inauguration But, as Many Protested Against Derogatory Comments Trump Had Made About Women, He Shared a Photograph of Himself and His Brother Jared at the White House That Same Weekend.

Meet Victoria and David Beckham’s Soon-to-Be in-Laws, the Peltz Family

“Josh Went Around to Me and Presumably Every Company and Said, ‘I Have No Personal Ties to This Administration – I’m Not Responsible for Their Actions and Won’t Be Able to Get You Special Favours’, ” Slack Ceo Stewart Butterfield Told Forbes. “‘Just Consider Me the Same Person Who Invested in Your Company. There Is No Connection, Either Good or Bad’. ” in 2022, Slack Is Valued at Us$27.7 Billion.

A Health Insurance Start-Up

Kushner’s Health Insurance Start-up Oscar Health, Which Aims to Use Tech to Provide a More Consumer-Friendly Option, Was Valued at Us$2.7 Billion Before Trump Was Elected in 2016. Oscar Health Relied on Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Model to Operate, but When Trump Slashed Funding for Obamacare Advertising, Kushner Responded by Stepping up Ad Campaigns in New York and Collaborating with the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

In His Early Career, Kushner Turned Down a Job in the Family Business – His Father Charles Kushner Ran Property Company Kushner Companies, Until He Went to Prison for Two Year's and Jared Took Over. but the Family Still Does Business Together and Kushner Has a Stake in the Company. in 2014, Joshua and Jared Also Co-Founded Property Crowdfunding Start-up Cadre Along with Ryan Williams, Who Is Now the Company’s Ceo.

Down in the Trumps! How Cristiano Ronaldo Lost Millions on His Trump Tower Apartment

The Company Aims to Connect Property Owners with Investors. Kushner – Who Invested via Thrive Capital – Doesn’t Have an Operational Role in Cadre, but Is a Board Member. He’s Also on the Board of Five Other Companies.

Joshua Kushner’s Other Ventures

Kushner Has a Widespread Portfolio of Investments – Just Months After He Married Supermodel Karlie Kloss (Worth Us$40 Million), Kushner Acquired a 2.5 per Cent Us$30 Million Stake in the Nba’s Memphis Grizzlies Team in 2019. Kushner – Who Has Been a Lifelong Fan of the Tennessee Team – Has Personally Invested in 35 Brands, According to Crunchbase.

Joshua Kushner Is His Family’s First Billionaire – Not Jared: How Karlie Kloss’ Husband and Ivanka Trump’s Brother-in-Law Earned His Wealth – with a Little Help from Kim Kardashian

By Robert Thorne

• Oct 8, 2026 • 4 min read

Joshua Kushner Is His Family’s First Billionaire – Not Jared: How Karlie Kloss’ Husband and Ivanka Trump’s Brother-in-Law Earned His Wealth – with a Little Help from Kim Kardashian

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

5 Times Barron Trump Proved He’s Too Cool for His Dad Donald

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

Tags: joshua kushner his familys first billionaire not jared