# Josh Abramowitz

> Josh Abramowitz is a New York investor and entrepreneur who co-founded Bread with Daniel Simon and served as its original CEO until 2020. A Colgate and Yale Law graduate, he previously worked at Elliott Management and Viking Global Investors and founded Deep Creek Capital in 2009. Bread developed retailer-branded payment and financing technology and was acquired by Alliance Data in December 2020 following an agreement valued at approximately $450 million at signing.

- **Role:** Founder and Managing Partner at Deep Creek Capital LLC
- **Organizations:** Bread, Deep Creek Capital LLC, Elliott Management, Viking Global Investors, Yale Law School, Colle Capital Partners, Upper90
- **Education:** B.A., Colgate University, J.D., Yale Law School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Bread and led it as its original CEO through its independent years., Built a retailer-branded financing business with more than 400 clients and approximately 185 employees at its October 2020 acquisition announcement., Led Bread during its 2015, 2017 and 2018 announced financings.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Graduated from Yale Law School.
- **2001-2004** — Investment analyst at Elliott Management.
- **2004-2009** — Analyst and portfolio manager at Viking Global Investors.
- **2009** — Founded Deep Creek Capital.
- **2011-2012** — Served as a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School.
- **2013-2020** — Co-founded Bread with Daniel Simon and served as original CEO; investor Bessemer dates the company’s founding to 2014, while career profiles date his involvement to July 2013.
- **2015** — Bread raised a $14.3 million Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
- **2017** — Bread announced $126 million in equity and debt financing.
- **2018** — Bread raised $60 million in equity led by Kinnevik.
- **2019** — Bread launched Edge and SplitPay.
- **2020** — Alliance Data agreed to acquire Bread at an estimated $450 million value at signing and completed the purchase in December.
- **2021** — Named alongside Daniel Simon as an investor in Divibank’s $3.6 million seed financing.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Bread and led it as its original CEO through its independent years.
- Built a retailer-branded financing business with more than 400 clients and approximately 185 employees at its October 2020 acquisition announcement.
- Led Bread during its 2015, 2017 and 2018 announced financings.
- Founded Deep Creek Capital in 2009.

## Latest updates

- **2021-05** — Divibank’s seed financing announcement named Abramowitz and Daniel Simon as participating investors.
- **2020-12** — Alliance Data announced completion of its acquisition of Bread.
- **2020-03** — David Energy’s founder named Abramowitz among the angel investors in its pre-seed financing.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshabramowitz

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