DigitalOcean, a developer cloud optimized for startups and digital businesses, appointed Larry D’Angelo as CRO. D’Angelo will work to drive new business growth via direct sales and channel partnerships, customer success, customer support and corporate communications.
“Larry is a seasoned operator with rich experience scaling businesses, driving exceptional customer experience and building world class organizations,” said Paddy Srinivasan, DigitalOcean CEO. “He brings deep expertise in data driven, high velocity, sales and customer success functions. DigitalOcean is a unique company with over 635K customers, and Larry is the perfect leader to complement DigitalOcean’s world class product-led growth motion powered by our passionate community of developers.”
D’Angelo has 30+ years of leadership experience and a proven track record in new business and customer expansion growth, having most recently served as CCO with Rapid7. He was also a senior advisor to numerous software companies and private equity firms. Before operating as an advisor, D’Angelo was the chief sales officer for LogMeIn.
“DigitalOcean’s product-led growth strategy and the power of its community are a tremendous foundation for the company’s next chapter of accelerated growth,” said D’Angelo. “As generative AI propels an influx of new applications, DigitalOcean is perfectly poised to be the platform on which new groundbreaking technologies are built. I am eager to layer on best-in-class go-to-market approaches to drive our ongoing success.”
