Joshua Abram, 62, founder of upscale co‑working brand NeueHouse, dies

Joshua Abram, a serial entrepreneur who co-founded the members-only workspace NeueHouse and later co-founded fertility-technology firm Conceivable Life Sciences, died on Aug. 5 in Moretown, Vt., at 62. His death, at a friend’s house, was from multiple myeloma, his son Max said. Mr.

Abram lived in Lyme, Conn. With his longtime business partner Alan Murray, Mr. Abram helped turn co-working into a clubby, upscale experience. NeueHouse opened a 50,000-square-foot Manhattan flagship in 2013, charging about $600 a month for the main gallery and offering private studios that started at $4,000 a month.

The company sought a 50-50 gender split on its membership committee and counted members such as Salman Rushdie and Meg Ryan; in 2014 Prince William and Catherine attended a reception there. The partners expanded to a Hollywood location in 2016 and planned a London outpost that did not materialize.

They sold a controlling interest in NeueHouse in 2017 to investors including Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller. NeueHouse later closed its three locations, including one in Venice, Calif., citing financial difficulties. Earlier in his career Mr. Abram built digital-ad companies, including Integral Ad Science, founded in 2009.

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