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Joy Marcus

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Smart Money Rating: 93 out of 100

CO-FOUNDER, GENERAL PARTNER, The 98

Firm
The 98
Title
CO-FOUNDER, GENERAL PARTNER
Role
General partner
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Record updated 22 September 2026

About

Joy Marcus is Co-Founder and General Partner of The 98. She is recognized as a digital media trailblazer and venture leader. Joy brings more than 20 years’ experience investing in, operating and scaling digital content businesses, including several successful exits. Joy held leadership positions at major media companies, including AOL, Time Warner, Condé Nast and MTV Networks. She also led digital start-ups, including as CEO at venture-backed Bloglovin’. Notable exits included BarnesandNoble.com (IPO) and Dailymotion (acquired by France Telecom).

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Education
She is a graduate of NYU School of Law and Princeton University, and completed the Executive Program in Finance at Columbia Graduate School of Business.Source (opens in a new tab)

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