# Joshua Summers

> Joshua Summers is the co-founder and CEO of EnFi, an AI platform for commercial lending. Based in Lexington, Massachusetts, he previously co-founded television advertising company clypd, acquired by AT&T’s Xandr in 2019, and held senior roles at WHERE, acquired by PayPal. He also co-founded TBD Angels.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at EnFi, Inc
- **Organizations:** EnFi, Inc, TBD Angels, clypd, WHERE, PayPal, Xandr, Zync, Business Innovation, Sapient
- **Education:** B.S.; studied Industrial Management and Economics after switching from Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led clypd through its 2019 acquisition by Xandr, an AT&T business., Co-founded EnFi, which announced $22.5 million in total funding by February 2026., Co-founded the operator-led investment group TBD Angels.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Graduated from Carnegie Mellon, moved to Boston and worked at Sapient on financial-services consulting projects.
- **2002** — Following a layoff, joined former colleagues to build technology consultancy Business Innovation.
- **—** — Built Zync, which was acquired by WHERE; subsequently held senior advertising roles at WHERE and PayPal.
- **2012** — Co-founded clypd and became CEO.
- **2019** — clypd was acquired by AT&T’s Xandr in October.
- **2020** — Co-founded TBD Angels.
- **2023** — Co-founded EnFi with Scott Weller and Michelle Breitman Hipwood.
- **2024** — EnFi raised a $7.5 million seed round led by Unusual Ventures.
- **2026** — EnFi announced a $15 million Series A led by FINTOP on February 4, bringing total funding to $22.5 million.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led clypd through its 2019 acquisition by Xandr, an AT&T business.
- Co-founded EnFi, which announced $22.5 million in total funding by February 2026.
- Co-founded the operator-led investment group TBD Angels.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Published “What is software anymore?” on May 25, examining how agentic AI could change enterprise software and the role of context.
- **2026-05** — Appeared on episode 427 of the VentureFizz Podcast, published May 11.
- **2026-03** — Appeared with Scott Weller on The Lantern; episode page published March 9.
- **2026-02** — EnFi announced its $15 million Series A on February 4.

## Links

- Website: https://www.enfi.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/summersjoshua/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jsummers1

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