# Joel Wishkovsky

> Joel Wishkovsky, now known as Joel Wish, is an Austin-based entrepreneur, investor and advisor. A former GE employee and co-founder of Card Gnome, SOLS and Simple Contacts, he subsequently co-founded Climate Draft, became an incubation co-founder of Bedrock Energy, and founded Bright Harbor, where he is CEO. His current work focuses on technology that helps communities recover after disasters.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Bright Harbor
- **Organizations:** Bright Harbor, Bedrock Energy, Climate Draft, SimpleHealth / Simple Contacts, SOLS, Card Gnome, General Electric, Curexa Pharmacy, Photon Health
- **Education:** BS, Information Systems & Economics, Case Western Reserve University
- **Known for:** Co-created Climate Draft’s inaugural program for 50 climate-curious operators., Named as a co-inventor on European patent application EP4290157A1 for geothermal well construction., Built companies across consumer services, manufacturing technology, climate and disaster recovery.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2010** — Worked at General Electric, including its Information Management Leadership Program and Corporate Audit Staff.
- **2010** — Co-founded Card Gnome with Chad McGimpsey in Boulder; the company began operating in November.
- **2013-2015** — Co-founded SOLS and served as COO.
- **2015-2020** — Co-founded Simple Contacts, later SimpleHealth; held CEO and chairman roles.
- **2018** — Spoke to MIT delta v teams about writing weekly company updates.
- **2021** — Co-founded Climate Draft with Jonathan Strauss; the launch announcement was published October 7.
- **2022** — Became an incubation co-founder of Bedrock Energy.
- **2024** — Founded Bright Harbor and became CEO.
- **2025** — Announced Bright Harbor’s $10.1 million seed round, co-led by Congruent Ventures and Lowercarbon Capital.
- **2026** — Moderated The New Emergency Playbook at Aspen Ideas: Climate.

## Achievements

- Co-created Climate Draft’s inaugural program for 50 climate-curious operators.
- Named as a co-inventor on European patent application EP4290157A1 for geothermal well construction.
- Built companies across consumer services, manufacturing technology, climate and disaster recovery.
- Raised a $10.1 million seed round for Bright Harbor in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Discussed Bright Harbor’s community recovery platform and a deployment that went from initial state contact to onboarding survivors within 48 hours; these are founder-reported milestones.
- **2026-07** — Moderated the Aspen Ideas: Climate session The New Emergency Playbook.
- **2025-08** — Publicly announced Bright Harbor’s $10.1 million seed funding.

## Links

- Website: https://joelwish.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelwish
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/JoelWish
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joelwish/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25