
Josh Elgar
Software developer turned founder and designer‑developer
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London, UK
Joined January 2025
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Summary
Early‑stage founder and operator: Josh has repeatedly taken founder/early‑employee roles across startups (founder of ShiftAI, early employee at ZOE, Founder‑in‑Residence at buildspace, and EIR at Entrepreneur First). His background is oriented around building product and founding teams in HR/health/AI adjacent spaces. theorg+1
Hands‑on software builder with public technical work: Josh maintains multiple public repositories (e.g., starter_kit, BlockchainExplorer) and a Replicate account with model runs, indicating strengths in full‑stack development, product engineering, and practical ML/ML‑adjacent experimentation. github+1
Community and founder support focus: Through roles at buildspace and Entrepreneur First he appears to work on mentoring, advising and accelerating founders — a shift from hands‑on foundering toward enabling other early teams. theorg
Designer‑developer identity and side interests: Public profiles and a personal site describe him as a 'software dev turned founder turned designer dev' and his social presence suggests interests in photography and cooking alongside his dev work. joshelgar+1