Where does Josh Stein work?

Josh Stein is Managing Partner at Threshold Ventures and Board director at Sanity and Board director at Databook Labs and Board director at Talkdesk.

What check size does Josh Stein write?

Josh Stein typically writes checks of $2M – $15M.

Does Josh Stein lead rounds?

Yes — Josh Stein has led 1 tracked investment.

Josh Stein

Investor

Managing Partner at Threshold Ventures · Board director at Sanity · Board director at Databook Labs · Board director at Talkdesk

Menlo Park, California

Writes $2M – $15M checks · typically $7M

Midas 2015 · #77 Midas 2014 · #97 Midas 2013 · #70 Kauffman Fellow · Class 9

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Josh: together at Dartmouth College

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Josh: together at The Boston Consulting Group

About

Josh Stein is Founder and Managing Partner at Threshold Ventures, where he invests in early-stage healthcare and enterprise software companies. He has been recognized on Forbes's Midas List three times and by the New York Times and CB Insights as a top VC investor, and received the Deloitte Fast 500 Venture Capitalist of the Year award. His prior experience includes roles as VP at Telephia, co-founder and chief strategy officer at ViaFone, product management positions at Microsoft and NetObjects, and management consulting at The Boston Consulting Group, along with board positions at several portfolio companies including Databook, LaunchDarkly, Sanity, and Talkdesk.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

j•••@threshold.vcreveal

Board director at Sanity

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Sanity's investors · 14

Alliance VCOslo Alliance VentureOslo Blue Cloud VenturesNew York · $5M – $30M checks Caribbean Export Development AgencySt. Michael CoinFundNew York · $6M – $10M checks HeavybitSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025 ICONIQSan Francisco ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks ICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2021 Lead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks Obvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checks · since 2020 Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks · since 2025 ShopifyOttawa Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Sanity

Magnus HillestadExecutive Officer, Director

Simen Svale SkogsrudDirector

Even WestvangDirector

Board director at Databook Labs

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Databook Labs's investors · 1

Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Databook Labs

Anand ShahExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Talkdesk

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Talkdesk's investors · 6

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2011 Amity VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks SGH CapitalParis Storm VenturesPalo Alto Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2020 UncommonToronto

Co-founders at Talkdesk

Tiago PaivaCEO

Cristina Fonseca

Experience

Threshold VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentMenlo Park, CA
SpellbookBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
Sanity.ioBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
DatabookBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
FrontBoard Observercurrent2017 — present
TalkdeskBoard of Directorscurrent2015 — present
LaunchDarklyBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
LoftiumBoard Observercurrent2017 — present
chartbeat.comBoard of Directorscurrent2012 — presentNew York City, NY
LendkeyBoard of Directorscurrent2010 — presentNew York, NY
DoximityBoard Observer2014 — 2021San Mateo, CA
Lumity, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2020
BoxBoard of Directors2006 — 2020
Periscope Data, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2019
SugarCRMBoard of Directors2004 — 2018
Twilio, Inc.Board Observer2013 — 2017
RedfinBoard Observer2009 — 2017
ChefBoard Observer2009 — 2016
Kauffman Fellows ProgramBoard of Directors2009 — 2015
SwellBoard of Directors2013 — 2014Palo Alto, CA

Skills & more

Venture Capital87SaaS43Enterprise Software26Investments11Start-ups51Product Management22MobileBusiness Strategy15Mobile Devices6Business Development13Strategic Partnerships34Open Source1

+8 more

Go-to-market StrategyEntrepreneurshipE-commerceManagementBig DataCorporate DevelopmentAnalyticsMergers & Acquisitions

From Josh's professional profile.

Investments

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Sanity

Investor

BenepassBoxChangeengine CloudZeroDatabookDoximity Front Inscribe LaunchDarklyLendKey TechnologiesLumityPeriscope DataSet Labs Talkdesk

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Threshold Ventures

Andreas Stavropoulos

Partner at Threshold Ventures

Arpit Mittal

Partner at Threshold Ventures

Emily Melton

Investor at Threshold Ventures

Glen Tullman

Founder & CEO at Threshold Ventures

Heidi Roizen

Partner at Threshold Ventures

Jen Kodner

Talent Partner at Threshold Ventures

Jen Kodner

Talent Partner at DFJ

Johnna Lesch

CFO at Threshold Ventures

Network8

Tim DraperMentor

Founder of Draper Associates

Jared HyattMentee

"Globality, Inc" · Kauffman Fellow (Class 22)

Josh RaffaelliMentee

Brookfield Asset Management · Kauffman Fellow (Class 13)

Rachel PikeMentee

Modern Treasury · Kauffman Fellow (Class 17)

Andreas Stavropoulos

Partner at Threshold Ventures

Arpit Mittal

Partner at Threshold Ventures

Bill Wiberg

Co-Founder and Partner at G20 Ventures

Emily Melton

Investor at Threshold Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Josh Stein?: Josh Stein is Founder and Managing Partner at Threshold Ventures, where he invests in early-stage healthcare and enterprise software companies. He has been recognized on Forbes's Midas List three times and by the New York Times and CB Insights as a top VC investor, and received the Deloitte Fast 500 Venture Capitalist of the Year award. His prior experience includes roles as VP at Telephia, co-founder and chief strategy officer at ViaFone, product management positions at Microsoft and NetObjects, and management consulting at The Boston Consulting Group, along with board positions at several portfolio companies including Databook, LaunchDarkly, Sanity, and Talkdesk.
Where does Josh Stein work?: Josh Stein is Managing Partner at Threshold Ventures and Board director at Sanity and Board director at Databook Labs and Board director at Talkdesk.
What check size does Josh Stein write?: Josh Stein typically writes checks of $2M – $15M.
What companies has Josh Stein invested in?: Investments tracked here include Sanity, Benepass, Box, Changeengine, CloudZero, Databook, Doximity, Front, Inscribe, LaunchDarkly, LendKey Technologies, Lumity, and 3 more.
Where did Josh Stein go to school?: Josh Stein studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Dartmouth College (BA).
Does Josh Stein lead rounds?: Yes — Josh Stein has led 1 tracked investment.