Josh Stein
“I've been fortunate to work with many amazing entrepreneurs and no two are alike. As an investor, I believe it is incumbent on me to adapt my style to amplify their talents, rather than ask them to adapt to me.”
Josh was a VP at Telephia, where he managed a group providing strategic analysis and information to the nation's largest wireless carrier. Previously, Josh was a co-founder, director, and the chief strategy officer for ViaFone (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of wireless enterprise applications.
Josh has also held positions in product management at Microsoft and NetObjects and was a management consultant in the San Francisco office of The Boston Consulting Group.
Josh holds a BA from Dartmouth College, an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and is a Kauffman Fellows Program graduate. He currently serves on the board of trustees of the Crystal Springs Uplands School. Previously, he served on the board of directors of the Stanford GSB Trust, the Center for Venture Education, and the Kauffman Fellows Program, the leading educational fellowship in venture capital.
Josh was named by Forbes to its annual Midas List of top technology investors for three consecutive years and was twice recognized as a “top VC investor” by the New York Times / CB Insights in their annual rankings. He also received the Deloitte Fast 500 Venture Capitalist of the Year award.
Investments
Box
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Doximity
Doximity is the leading digital platform for medical professionals.
Front
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LaunchDarkly
LaunchDarkly is a feature management platform that serves over 100 billion feature flags daily to help build better software, faster.
Rippling
Rippling is an HR platform to manage payroll, benefits, computers, and apps.
Sanity
Sanity is a content platform that helps people articulate, collaborate, and circulate ideas throughout the content creation process.
Talkdesk
Talkdesk is a cloud-based contact center and unified communications platform.
Twilio
Twilio is a cloud communication company that uses standard web languages to build voice, VoIP, and SMS apps via a web API.
AngelList
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ChangeEngine
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Chartbeat
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CloudZero
CloudZero is the AI ROI Company, which acts as the financial control plane for AI economics, giving finance, IT, and engineering a shared system to govern spend, value, and outcomes.
Databook
Databook is a customer intelligence platform that accelerates enterprise sales performance at scale.
Enclave
AI-powered code security that triages the noise and catches the vulnerabilities that matter, allowing teams to ship secure code at AI speed.
Imbue
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Interia
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Inscribe
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Instil
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LendKey
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Periscope Data
Periscope Data is a flexible analytics platform for data professionals and business users.
Redfin
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Spellbook
Spellbook is the AI copilot for lawyers.
SugarCRM
SugarCRM is an open-source CRM solution.
Yammer
Yammer is an enterprise social network that enables employees to collaborate across departments, geographies, and business applications.