Eli Taylor-Lemire
Eli Taylor-Lemire is an American entrepreneur, programmer, musician, and visual artist from Port Chester, New York. He co-founded Posh, an event platform, coding the first version from his New York University dorm room before leaving school to scale the company. Under his leadership, Posh grew to more than 8 million users and raised over $60 million in venture funding. In 2025, he was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Marketing & Advertising.
Beyond technology, Eli has collaborated musically with artists including multi-platinum recording artist Bobby Shmurda, with collaborations that have garnered millions of views online.
As of 2026, he is crafting a new project in New York City.
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Founded
Meet the founders who just raised $37M to turn IRL community into the next big social platform
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Forbes
POSH Raises $22 Million To Power Your Social Life
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TechCrunch
Posh raises $22M to become TikTok for small events
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Events startup Posh just raised $22 million as the IRL space heats up. Read the 12-page pitch deck it used
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Complex
Watch Eli and Bobby Shmurda's Video for New Track "On Something"
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TechCrunch
Event platform POSH wants to democratize event planning
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Essence
These 21-Years-Olds Are Going After Eventbrite and Ticketmaster With Their Own Event Platform—And It's Already Raised $5M So Far
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Two 21-Year-Old College Dropouts Just Raised $5M To Rival Ticketmaster With Its Live Events Platform
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Lohud
Teacher 'Pokemon cards' helping build teacher/student relationships at Port Chester HS
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