Joshua Baer Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname(s)	Austinpreneur
Profession	Entrepreneur
Famous for	Being Capital Factory CEO
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight (approx.)	65 Kg (143 lbs)
Eye Colour	Blue
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• 2012: Austin Under 40 Winner – Technology & Science • 2013: Henry Crown Fellow, The Aspen Institute • 2013: Community Leader of the Year, Entrepreneur's Foundation • 2016: Braddock Scholar, The Aspen Institute • 2019: Central Texas Diversity Champion, Austin Black Business Journal • 2019: Torch of Liberty, Anti-Defamation League of Austin • 2020: Volunteer of the Year – Economic Development, Austin Chamber of Commerce • 2023: Key to the City of Austin, Mayor Steve Adler • 2023: Ecosystem Builder of the Year, Austin Chamber
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 December 1975 (Sunday)
Birthplace	Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
Date of Death	17 June 2026
Place of Death	Laredo, Texas
Age (at the time of death)	50 Years
Death Cause	Plane crash
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	American
Hometown	Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
School	Nashua High School South
College/University	Carnegie Mellon University (1994-1999)
Educational Qualification	Computer Science & Information Decision Systems
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	• Doing outdoor activities such as downhill longboarding • Listening live music
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter • LinkedIn • Threads
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Amy Vail Baer
Children	Son- Noah Daughter(s)- 2 • Mikaela • Sasha
Parents	Father- Bob Baer Mother- Linda Baer
Siblings	Sister- Cindy Baer

Some Lesser Known Facts About Joshua Baer

• Joshua Baer attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh from 1994 to 1999 where he earned a B.S. in Computer Science and Information Decision Systems.

• In 1996, he started his first business from his college dorm named SKYLIST.

• The email marketing business developed gradually and became a known brand in the email marketing industry before he was done with college.

• Following his school days, Baer transferred to Austin where he worked at Trilogy Inc. as a software developer.

• He started UnsubCentral in 2004, OtherInbox in 2008 and Netmonitor around the same time, gaining experience in a series of technology startups.

• In the process, his companies dealt with such big brands as Microsoft, Disney, NASCAR, and The Boston Globe.

• Capital Factory was established in Austin, Texas by Baer in 2009.
  

  Joshua Baer in his early years after starting Capital Factory

• The organisation brings together entrepreneurs and investors, mentors, customers and employees and facilitates the building of the business from the idea.

• He also played a key role in the launches of several successful tech start-ups, such as WP Engine, Bazaarvoice, Rackspace Cloud and PostUp.

• In the early days at Capital Factory, he regularly met with folks at the coffee shop and continued to do so throughout his career, a habit of direct dialogue with entrepreneurs.
  

  Joshua Baer (left) with Mark Cuban (right)

• He was Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Texas at Austin, teaching classes on startups and entrepreneurship from 2011.

• He regularly spoke to high school students as well.

• He also started and facilitated Austin Startup Week, an annual conference focused on the startup scene in Austin, in 2011.

• In 2013, he was named a Henry Crown Fellow by the Aspen Institute. In 2014, he was awarded an Eisenhower Fellowship.

• In the same year, he became a member of the Young Leaders Forum of the National Committee on US-China Relations.

• Throughout the years, Baer held board positions at a number of companies and nonprofit organizations, such as the Texas Tribune, Startup Games, Pingboard and Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.

• He was awarded the Anti-Defamation League’s Torch of Liberty Award. He received a key to the city from the Mayor of Austin in 2023.

• The night of 17 June 2026, Baer was killed when a business jet carrying him and five passengers crashed into Loop 20, a key highway in Laredo, Texas.

• Mechanical fault had been reported by the pilots and they asked to make an emergency landing at a nearby airport. On impact, the aircraft burst into flames.

• “Austin has a hole in the heart whether you’re in the tech world or not,” said Austin Technology Council’s CEO Thom Singer.

• U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz expressed his “deep sadness” on the news.

• Baer is survived by his wife Amy and three children.