Joe Du Bey
NationalityAmerican
EducationMBA, BBA
Alma materStanford Graduate School of Business
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, CEO
Known forEden Workplace

Joe Du Bey is American entrepreneur and private equity professional, widely known as the co-founder and chairman of Eden Workplace, a company that provides workplace software.[1][2][3][4][5] He is also the co-founder and CEO of Mosaic Software Group, an investment firm that acquires vertical market software companies.[6][7] Du Bey is also a member on The Forbes Technology Council.[8]

Early life and education

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Du Bey attended Mercer Island High School in his early life. Later, he earned a BBA with distinction from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He then received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[9]

Career

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Du Bey started his career by working as an investment banking analyst at Barclays Investment Bank in 2007.[10] Later, in 2009, he transitioned to working as a private equity associate at Lindsay Goldberg.[11] In 2011, he joined Patamar Capital, a venture capital firm in San Francisco, as a Vice President.

In 2015, Du Bey founded his company Alder FM, which provides facilities management software to various companies[12]. Joe served as Alder FM's CEO until 2022 when it was sold to Alpine Investors[13]. In 2015, he also co-founded Eden Workplace with his partner Kyle Wilkinson out of Y Combinator, and Eden Workplace raised venture capital from Bessemer Venture Partners, among others.[14][15][16][17][18] Eden Workplace was included in the Inc. 500 in 2020 for being among the 500 fastest growing private companies in North America.[19] He served as its CEO until 2023 when he transitioned to the role of chairman.[20][21]

In December of 2023, Du Bey co-founded Mosaic Software Group, a permanent capital investment firm that primarily acquires vertical market software businesses, and started serving as its CEO.[6]

Philanthropy and volunteer work

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Joe held the positions of President and Board Member at Minds Matter, the largest volunteer-run educational non-profit in San Francisco.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Joe Du Bey - Forbes Technology Council". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  2. ^ Konrad, Alex. "YC Backed, Millions Raised And A Surprise Pivot: One Startup's Wild Year In The On-Demand Economy". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  3. ^ Segal, Edward (2021-03-10). "Most Workers Want Employers To Enforce Covid Workplace Rules, Survey Says". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  4. ^ Nicoll, Alex (2020-03-05). "Startup scoops up a rival business that WeWork has jettisoned at a 90% discount". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  5. ^ admin (2019-04-25). "TRECcast: The Technology of Placemaking, Ep. 5 — Joe Du Bey (Eden) - TREC Real Estate Council". Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  6. ^ a b "About Us - Mosaic". www.mosaicsoftwaregroup.com. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  7. ^ "Mosaic Software Group LLC" (PDF). Securities and Exchange Commission.
  8. ^ Bey, Joe Du. "Council Post: Hybrid Shouldn't Be 'Hell': How To Make Hybrid Work Better For Your Employees". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  9. ^ "Joe Du Bey - CEO & Co-Founder at Eden Workplace". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  10. ^ "Joe Du Bey - Clay - LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook". Clay. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  11. ^ George, Stefan (2019-03-12). "The FORT Podcast: Joe Du Bey - Fort Capital". fortcapitallp.com. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  12. ^ talha. "Home". Alder FM. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  13. ^ "Orion Group's Facilities Maintenance Business Launches Alder and Expands Capabilities in Interior Services". November 4, 2022.
  14. ^ Crook, Jordan (2021-01-12). "Eden office management platform rebrands to Eden Workplace". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  15. ^ "Council Post: How To Mitigate Proximity Bias And Create A More Inclusive Workplace Culture". Forbes. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  16. ^ "Our Story | Eden". www.edenworkplace.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  17. ^ "How Craigslist helped Eden get early traction". Business Podcast for Startups. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  18. ^ Crook, Jordan (2017-09-27). "Eden raises $10 million Series A to build out its office management marketplace". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  19. ^ "Eden Named to Inc. Magazine's Annual List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies — The Inc. 5000". News Direct. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  20. ^ Urbanski, AL (2021-08-27). "85% of Americans want to go back to the office post-pandemic". Chain Store Age. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  21. ^ "Eden: Navigate The Future Of Work With A Flexible And Supportive Approach". Forbes. 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  22. ^ Karaoglu, Kristin (2018-11-29). "Today's Entrepreneur: Joe Du Bey". VatorNews. Retrieved 2024-03-10.