Josh B. Stein

{{Short description|American businessman (born 1973)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|05|03}}

| birth_place = Palo Alto, California, United States

| education = Dartmouth College and Stanford University Graduate School of Business

| occupation = Venture capitalist

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| website = {{URL |https://threshold.vc}}

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Josh Stein is an American venture capitalist and businessman who is a managing partner at Threshold Ventures (formed out of Draper Fisher Jurvetson).{{cite web|url=https://threshold.vc/#team |title=Josh Stein | Threshold Ventures |publisher=threshold |date=2019-11-01 |accessdate=2019-11-01}}

Stein held or holds board responsibilities at a number of startup companies. {{As of |2020}}, this included the Box (company), Chartbeat, LaunchDarkley, LendKey, Lumity, and Talkdesk. He led Box’s first round of institutional investment.{{cite web|author=|url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/04/16/chartbeat-raises-9-5-million-dfj-realtime/ |title=Chartbeat raises $9.5M round led by DFJ to help clients make the most of their real-time traffic | VentureBeat | News | by Sienrak |publisher=VentureBeat |date=2012-04-16 |accessdate=2015-07-18}}{{cite web|url=http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000349023 |title=Box's path to profit |publisher=Video.cnbc.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-18}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lending-as-a-service-platform-lendkey-deploys-800m-in-capital-300089990.html |title=Lending-as-a-Service Platform LendKey Deploys $800M in Capital - NEW YORK, May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ |publisher=Prnewswire.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-18}}{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/20/launchdarkly-gets-8-7m-to-get-access-to-the-right-features-in-front-of-right-users/ |title=LaunchDarkly gets $8.7M to get access to the right features in front of right users | TechCrunch |publisher=techcrunch |date=2016-12-20 |accessdate=2016-12-20}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/benefits-software-maker-lumity-raises-19m |title=Benefits software maker Lumity raises $19M - MobiHealthNews |publisher=MobiHealthNews |date=2017-08-23 |accessdate=2017-08-23}}{{cite web|author=|url=http://fortune.com/2015/06/09/talkdesk-cloud-call-center/ |title=The cloud call-center startup that has people talking |publisher=Fortune |date=2015-06-09 |accessdate=2015-07-18}}{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/13/box-the-path-from-arringtons-backyard-to-a-billion-dollar-business/|title=Box: The Path From Arrington's Backyard To A Billion Dollar Business|author=TechCrunch|date=13 May 2012 }} He is also an investor in AngelList, Doximity, Front, Loftium, Periscope Data acquired by Sisense, and Rippling.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/09/23/angellist-raises-24-million-from-google-ventures-kauffman-foundation-atlas-venture/#45e629e8f6b6 |title=AngelList Raises $24 Million From Google Ventures, Kauffman Foundation |work=Forbes |date=2013-09-23 |accessdate=2013-09-23}}{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/04/29/the-daily-startup-dfj-t-rowe-price-co-lead-54m-series-c-for-doximity/ |title=The Daily Startup: DFJ, T. Rowe Price Co-Lead $54M Series C For Doximity - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ |publisher=WSJ |date=2014-04-29 |accessdate=2014-04-29}}{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/24/front-raises-66-million-to-replace-microsoft-outlook/ |title=Front raises $66 million to replace Microsoft Outlook - TechCrunch |publisher=TechCrunch |date=2018-01-24 |accessdate=2018-01-24}}{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/1081598/startup-loftium-gives-home-down-payments-to-people-who-continually-rent-their-house-on-airbnb/ |title=Startup Loftium gives home down payments to people who continually rent their house on Airbnb — Quartz |publisher=Quartz |date=2017-09-19 |accessdate=2017-09-19}}{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/22/periscope-data/ |title=Periscope Data Raises $9.5M Led By DFJ To Build Its "Tableau For Data Scientists" - TechCrunch |publisher=TechCrunch |date=2015-10-25 |accessdate=2015-10-25}}{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/14/sisense-acquires-periscope-data-to-build-integrated-data-science-and-analytics-solution/ |title=Sisense acquires Periscope Data to build integrated data science and analytics solution - TechCrunch |publisher=TechCrunch |date=2019-05-14 |accessdate=2019-05-14}}{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/03/rippling-45-million/ |title=Rippling raises $45M at $270M to be the biz app identity layer - TechCrunch |publisher=TechCrunch |date=2019-04-03 |accessdate=2019-04-03}}

He was featured in the Forbes Midas List in 2013, 2014 and 2015 in recognition of his accomplishments as an investor.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/josh-stein/ |title=Josh Stein |work=Forbes |date= |accessdate=2015-07-18}} He was also the recipient of the 2015 Deloitte Fast 500 Venture Capitalist of the Year award.{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@DFJvc/dfj-s-josh-stein-named-vc-of-the-year-e21a16eb0b6c |title=DFJ's Josh Stein Named VC of the Year - DFJ - Medium |publisher=Medium |date=2015-11-23 |accessdate=2015-11-23}}{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/13/ask-a-vc-dfjs-josh-stein-on-what-he-looks-for-in-early-stage-investing/ |title=Ask A VC: DFJ’s Josh Stein On What He Looks For In Early-Stage Investing |date=December 13, 2013 |publisher=TechCrunch }}