American billionaire businessman Joshua Kushner was subject to a social media backlash by popular rapper Kanye West on Thursday, October 6, 2022, as a result of investing in Kim Kardashian’s clothing line SKIMS. West is known widely for his antics on social media, and the latest episode of his tirade came as a result of Kushner investing in his ex-girlfriend Kim Kardashian’s underwear brand SKIMS.

Josh Kushner, apart from being a billionaire businessman, is also the brother to former US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and ex-advisor Jared Kushner. Kanye West’s recent social media attack on Josh did not only limit itself to Josh but extended towards Jared as well.

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Who is Josh Kushner?

Josh Kushner was born on June 12, 1985, in Livingstone, New Jersey, United States, to Charles and Sheryl. His father, Charles, is a real estate developer and debarred attorney, along with a former federal inmate.

Josh attended Harvard College, where he graduated in 2008. He also attended Harvard Business School, from where he graduated in 2011. Josh is currently the founder and managing partner of Thrive Capital, a venture capital company. He is also the co-founder of Oscar Health and one of the owners of the Memphis Grizzlies.

He married Karlie Kloss on October 18, 2018, three years before the birth of their first child in 2021.

Josh was the founding executive editor of a student publication named Scene when he was in his sophomore year. He also collected $10,000 in his junior year along with two other students to establish Vostu, a social network similar to Facebook.

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However, the company scaled down the majority of its operations following a lawsuit of fraud, theft of IP and other things. Kushner also founded Unithrive, a startup which aimed towards interest-free repayment of student loans.

He began his career with Goldman Sachs following his graduation from Harvard Business School, however, did not continue for long. Kushner has since then founded several companies, the most notable being Thrive Capital and Oscar Health and become a billionaire.