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Joseph Ansanelli is a Partner at Greylock Partners and Co-founder of Gladly, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating from the Wharton School with a Bachelor of Science in economics, he co-founded Connectify in 1997 and later launched Vontu, an information security firm that he scaled to 200 employees and $50 million in annual revenue. Symantec acquired Vontu for $350 million in 2007, and Ansanelli subsequently transitioned into venture capital by joining Greylock as a general partner in July 2012. In his institutional investment capacity, he led Greylock's early backing of AppDynamics, which Cisco acquired for $3.7 billion, and supported Sumo Logic through its 2020 successful initial public offering. Ansanelli's professional background combines serial entrepreneurship with venture capital investing, maintaining a strict current focus on enterprise software, cybersecurity, and business-to-business technology.
Joseph Ansanelli is a distinguished Partner at Greylock, a premier venture capital firm renowned for its early-stage investments in groundbreaking technology companies. With a career spanning decades as both a successful entrepreneur and a shrewd investor, Joseph Ansanelli brings a unique, operator-first perspective to the world of venture capital, making him a highly sought-after partner for ambitious founders.
At Greylock, Joseph Ansanelli primarily focuses on identifying and nurturing early-stage companies that are poised to redefine the enterprise technology landscape. His investment thesis centers on critical areas such as enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, Software as a Service (SaaS), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), cybersecurity, and developer tools. He is particularly interested in companies that are building foundational technologies to solve complex problems for businesses, driving efficiency, security, and innovation across industries.
Before joining Greylock, Joseph Ansanelli built an impressive career as a serial entrepreneur. He co-founded and served as CEO of several highly successful technology companies, including Vontu, a leading data loss prevention company acquired by Symantec, and Connectify, a social CRM company acquired by Salesforce. This firsthand experience of building, scaling, and exiting companies provides him with invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by founders. His deep understanding of product development, market strategy, and team building allows him to offer strategic guidance that extends far beyond capital.
Joseph Ansanelli's investment portfolio reflects his keen eye for disruptive innovation and his commitment to backing visionary founders. He has been an early investor in and helped guide numerous companies that have gone on to achieve significant success and market leadership. Notable investments include Okta, a leader in identity management; Rubrik, a cloud data management and security company; Sumo Logic, a cloud-native analytics platform; AppDynamics, an application performance management solution acquired by Cisco; Cloudflare, a global network services provider; and Figma, a collaborative design platform acquired by Adobe. More recently, he has backed companies like Abnormal Security, Skyflow, and Cribl, continuing his track record of identifying future industry leaders.
Joseph Ansanelli's blend of entrepreneurial grit and investment acumen makes him a formidable force in the venture capital ecosystem. He is dedicated to empowering founders with not just capital, but also strategic mentorship, operational expertise, and access to Greylock's extensive network, helping them transform their innovative ideas into market-defining companies.
Joseph Ansanelli primarily invests in early-stage enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, SaaS, AI, machine learning, cybersecurity, and developer tools. He seeks out companies building foundational technologies for the modern enterprise.
Joseph Ansanelli works as a Partner at Greylock, a leading venture capital firm with offices in Menlo Park, California, and San Francisco.
