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Joseph Ansanelli

InvestorFounder

Partner at Greylock Partners · Co-Founder and Executive Chairman (formerly CEO) at Gladly · Board director at Sumo Logic · Cofounder and Executive Chairman at Thankful

San Francisco, California

Writes $4M – $40M checks · typically $8M

FoundedGladlyThankfulSumo Logic

About

Joseph Ansanelli is Executive Chairman and co-founder of Gladly, a customer service software company. He has spent his career as an entrepreneur building and investing in companies across various sectors.

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman (formerly CEO) at Gladly

Intro paths

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In turn, Joseph can intro founders to Gladly's investors below.

Gladly's investors · 11

AXA Venture PartnersNew YorkDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksJetBlue VenturesSan FranciscoNewView CapitalBurlingameNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksPoint NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checksRiverwood CapitalMenlo Park · $25M – $250M checksSKY VCNew York

Co-founders at Gladly

MW
Michael WolfeCo-Founder; VP Products (per Greylock portfolio page)
DK
Dirk KesslerCo-Founder; Principal Engineer (per Greylock portfolio page)
CBCharlie Besecker
Charlie BeseckerChief Executive Officer
ADAndy D'Amato
Andy D'AmatoChief Revenue Officer
TRTodd Rakow
Todd RakowChief Financial Officer
AFAli Fazal
Ali FazalChief Marketing Officer
EWEliza Wiraatmadja
Eliza WiraatmadjaVP Services and Delivery
CCCandice Carvalho
Candice CarvalhoVP of Finance

Board director at Sumo Logic

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In turn, Joseph can intro founders to Sumo Logic's investors below.

Sumo Logic's investors · 17

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksCross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityFrancisco PartnersSan FranciscoFranklin TempletonSan MateoGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2015IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksRuna CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checksSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSutter Hill VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $5M checksTenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksWingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checksWorkday VenturesSan Francisco

Co-founders at Sumo Logic

CB
Christian BeedgenCo-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director
KS
Kumar SaurabhCo-Founder & VP Engineering
BK
Bruno KurticFounding VP of Product / Chief Strategy Officer
MTMark Ties
Mark TiesChief Executive Officer
CDChris DeBiase
Chris DeBiaseChief Financial Officer
NFNello Franco
Nello FrancoChief Customer Officer
SKSophie Kitson
Sophie KitsonChief Human Resources Officer
KKKeith Kuchler
Keith KuchlerChief Product & Technology Officer

Cofounder and Executive Chairman at Thankful

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In turn, Joseph can intro founders to Thankful's investors below.

Thankful's investors · 3

Atlantic Vantage PointParis · $1M – $150M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksInvariantes FundGuatemala City

Co-founders at Thankful

DK
Dirk KesslerFounder
CB
Charlie BeseckerCEO
AD
Andy D'AmatoChief Revenue Officer
TR
Todd RakowChief Financial Officer
AF
Ali FazalChief Marketing Officer

Experience

  1. GladlyExecutive Chairman and Co-foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. GladlyCEO and Co-founder2015 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. GreylockVenture Partnercurrent2017 — presentMenlo Park
  4. GreylockGeneral Partner2012 — 2017
  5. Grand Rounds, Inc.Investorcurrent2014 — present
  6. LookoutInvestorcurrent2009 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  7. Sumo LogicBoard Member and Investor2013 — 2023
  8. TrifactaBoard Member and Investor2013 — 2022
  9. SmartlingInvestor2009 — 2021New York, NY
  10. The Wharton SchoolBoard Member, Undergraduate Executive Board2008 — 2016
  11. MobileIronInvestor2009 — 2015
  12. PipewiseBoard Member2010 — 2012San Francisco
  13. ZangZing.comCo-Founder & Investor2010 — 2012
  14. SymantecVP, Data Loss Prevention Solutions (Vontu Division)2007 — 2008
  15. Vontu, Inc.CEO2002 — 2008
  16. KANA SoftwareVP Marketing1999 — 2000
  17. ConnectifyCEO and Co-founder1997 — 1999
  18. AdobeDirector of Product Management1996 — 1997
  19. AppleProduct Manager1992 — 1996
  20. Trio DevelopmentCo-founder and CEO1991 — 1994

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolBS, Applied Economics1988 — 1992

Skills & more

SaaS38Enterprise Software97Salesforce.com4Software as a Service (SaaS)4Risk Management4Contract Negotiation5Cross-functional Team Leadership7Social Networking4Start-ups99Executive Coaching1Strategic Partnerships56Venture Capital15
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipCorporate DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategyProduct MarketingBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingMergersProduct ManagementAnalyticsMobile DevicesCRMSecurity

From Joseph's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Sumo LogicBoard seat

via Greylock Partners · filed May 2019 · $110M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Greylock Partners

Aneel Bhusri
Partner at Greylock Partners
Ani Narayan
Scout at Greylock Partners
Ankit Mathur
Scout at Greylock Partners
Asheem Chandna
Investor at Greylock Partners
Bill Elfers
Founding Partner at Greylock Partners
Bob Henderson
Special Limited Partner at Greylock Partners
Bukky Adebayo
Scout at Greylock Partners
Charlie Waite
Founding Partner at Greylock Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does Joseph Ansanelli work?
Joseph Ansanelli is Partner at Greylock Partners and Co-Founder and Executive Chairman (formerly CEO) at Gladly and Founder at Sumo Logic and Cofounder and Executive Chairman at Thankful.
What check size does Joseph Ansanelli write?
Joseph Ansanelli typically writes checks of $4M – $40M.
What companies did Joseph Ansanelli found?
Joseph Ansanelli founded Gladly, Thankful, Sumo Logic.

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