Joe Flaherty
Director,
Content & Community
Joe Flaherty is the Director of Content & Community at Founder Collective, a seed-stage venture capital firm known for backing startups like Uber, The Trade Desk, and Airtable. Since joining in 2014, he’s been the voice behind the firm’s storytelling, translating founder journeys into compelling narratives that resonate with the startup ecosystem.
Before his VC tenure, Joe was a staff writer at Wired, where he co-founded the Wired Design vertical and authored over 300 articles covering topics from 3D printing to design innovation. His media appearances include CNN and NPR, where he discussed emerging technologies and their societal impacts.
Joe’s foundation in design stems from a BFA in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design.