# Dan O'Connell

> Dan O'Connell is chief Executive Officer at Front. Front API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Chief Executive Officer, Front.

Dan O'Connell has led Front as chief executive since 2024, succeeding co-founder Mathilde Collin, and has guided the company past $100M in annual recurring revenue. He was earlier chief executive of TalkIQ and Chief Strategy and AI Officer at Dialpad.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/droconnell/

## What Dan builds

- [Front API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/front.md), graded B, 63.7/100, in Customer support & helpdesk. Front's Core API for its shared inbox (conversations, messages, drafts, comments, tags, contacts, accounts, inboxes, teammates and webhooks) and its official hosted MCP server at https://mcp.frontapp.com/mcp. Chief Executive Officer, Front, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Laurent Perrin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/laurent-perrin/), Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Front
- [Mathilde Collin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/mathilde-collin/), Co-founder and Executive Chair, Front

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Hexa](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hexa/)
- [Uncork Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/uncork-capital/)
- [boldstart ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/boldstart-ventures/)
- [Point Nine](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/point-nine/)
- [Caffeinated Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/caffeinated-capital/)
- [Hiten Shah](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hiten-shah/)
- [Jason Lemkin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jason-lemkin/)
- [Dave Morin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dave-morin/)
- [Elad Gil](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/elad-gil/)
- [Paul Buchheit](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/paul-buchheit/)
- [Geoff Ralston](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/geoff-ralston/)
- [Jeff Bonforte](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jeff-bonforte/)
- [Social Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/social-capital/)
- [Stewart Butterfield](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/stewart-butterfield/)
- [Eoghan McCabe](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/eoghan-mccabe/)
- [Sequoia Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital/)
- [DFJ](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dfj/)
- [Mike Cannon-Brookes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mike-cannon-brookes/)
- [Jay Simons](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jay-simons/)
- [Frederic Kerrest](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/frederic-kerrest/)
- [Ryan Smith](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ryan-smith/)
- [Jared Smith](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jared-smith/)
- [Eric Yuan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/eric-yuan/)
- [Salesforce](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/salesforce/)
- [Battery Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/battery-ventures/)
- [Jennifer Tejada](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jennifer-tejada/)
- [Threshold Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/threshold-ventures/)

## Questions

### Who is Dan O'Connell?

Dan O'Connell has led Front as chief executive since 2024, succeeding co-founder Mathilde Collin, and has guided the company past $100M in annual recurring revenue. He was earlier chief executive of TalkIQ and Chief Strategy and AI Officer at Dialpad.

### What does Front make?

Anchor Terminal lists Front API + MCP from Front. Front's Core API for its shared inbox (conversations, messages, drafts, comments, tags, contacts, accounts, inboxes, teammates and webhooks) and its official hosted MCP server at https://mcp.frontapp.com/mcp.

### Who has invested in Front?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Hexa, Uncork Capital, boldstart ventures, Point Nine, Caffeinated Capital, Hiten Shah, Jason Lemkin, Dave Morin, Elad Gil, Paul Buchheit, Geoff Ralston, Jeff Bonforte, Social Capital, Stewart Butterfield, Eoghan McCabe, Sequoia Capital, DFJ, Mike Cannon-Brookes, Jay Simons, Frederic Kerrest, Ryan Smith, Jared Smith, Eric Yuan, Salesforce, Battery Ventures, Jennifer Tejada and Threshold Ventures.

### How are Dan's tools graded?

Front API + MCP is graded B, 63.7 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://front.com/about
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/front
- https://front.com/
- https://front.com/teams/customer-service-support

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