Categories: Archived Post

Apple hires venture capitalist for app discovery duties at the App Store

Apple has hired Josh Elman, a former venture capitalist at Greylock Partners who led early investments in Discord and the precursor to TikTok, to work on the App Store, reports Bloomberg. Elman says he will “help customers discover the best apps for them.”

Until 2019, Elman was the vice president of product at Robinhood Markets, which makes a popular stock-trading app. Bloomberg says “his experience identifying and investing in apps that later became hits could help Apple better promote software in its app store, which generated almost $54 billion in revenue for the company in fiscal 2020. Elman’s presence could also improve relationships with developers, he adds.

Dennis Sellers

Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.

Recent Posts

Apple has apparently renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup AI tech

Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology to…

7 hours ago

Apple surveying users of its Vision Pro about usage, favorite features, more

I haven’t gotten a survey, but MacRumors reports that Apple has been soliciting Vision Pro…

7 hours ago

Top Apple-related stories this week (April 22-26)

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of April…

12 hours ago

Five Teaching Strategies for Effective Learning

Hours of lecture can be boring to students at any age. Concentration will dwindle with…

18 hours ago

Today’s deal: My Arcade Atari Game Station Pro: Video Game Console with 200+ Games (New – Open Box) for $69.99

Relive the golden age of gaming with the My Arcade Atari Game Station Pro video…

18 hours ago

Get ‘Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes’ bonus bundle With Apple Gift Card at Target

In a new promotion, Apple has announced that you can get Star Wars: Galaxy of…

1 day ago