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C. Jason Payne

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Co-Founder & Senior Advisor at Mainsail Partners · Board director at Steelwedge Software

San Francisco, California, United States

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Paul KwanunlockedC. Jason Payne: together at Stanford University (1992–1993)
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About

C. Jason Payne is Co-founder and Senior Advisor at Mainsail Partners, a growth equity firm that invests in bootstrapped software companies. In his role, he works with entrepreneurs and management teams to scale their organizations.

Board director at Steelwedge Software

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Steelwedge Software's investors · 2

Camden PartnersOwings Mills · since 2015Mainsail PartnersAustin · $10M – $75M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Steelwedge Software

GMGlen Margolis
Glen MargolisDirector

Experience

  1. Mainsail PartnersCo-founder & Senior Advisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Mainsail PartnersManaging Partner2003 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  3. ExtensivBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  4. Smithsonian InstitutionMiscellaneous Rolescurrent2010 — present
  5. Mount Tamalpais SchoolBoard Member2019 — 2025Mill Valley, CA
  6. 3PL Central - Warehouse Management SoftwareBoard Member2015 — 2022El Segundo, CA and Salt Lake City, UT
  7. FieldRoutesBoard Member2018 — 2022McKinney, Texas, United States
  8. PlayMaker HealthBoard Member2014 — 2021Nashville Metropolitan Area
  9. The Aspire Software CompanyBoard Member2019 — 2021Greater St. Louis
  10. Ncontracts - Risk & Vendor Management Software & ServicesBoard Member2015 — 2020Nashville Metropolitan Area
  11. Zen PlannerBoard Member2013 — 2017Denver Metropolitan Area
  12. Steelwedge Software, Inc.Board Member2011 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Togo's EateriesBoard Member2007 — 2015Western US
  14. NetchemiaBoard Member2013 — 2015Kansas City Metropolitan Area
  15. Path LogicBoard Member2010 — 2014
  16. Novus Biologicals LLCBoard Member2008 — 2014
  17. PayLease, Inc.Board Member2010 — 2012
  18. IPSolutionsBoard Member2007 — 2011
  19. Professional HealthcareBoard Member2006 — 2011
  20. eSecuritelBoard Member2005 — 2011
  21. FusionGeo, Inc.Board Member2006 — 2009

Skills & more

Venture Capital24Mergers3Corporate Development26Start-ups19Entrepreneurship32Business Strategy6Private Equity9Strategic Partnerships9Business Development11Marketing Strategy3Angel Investing2Mergers & Acquisitions16
+2 moreBusiness PlanningStrategic Planning

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Colleagues at Mainsail Partners

Adam Till
Director at Mainsail Partners
Andrea McNees
Senior Manager, GTM Strategy & Operations at Mainsail Partners
Ania Frankel
Senior Director, Internal Operations at Mainsail Partners
Anthony Hayes
Partner at Mainsail Partners
Anurag Sharma
Associate at Mainsail Partners
Apoorva Polisetty
Talent Director at Mainsail Partners
Atasha Bozorgzad
Executive Assistant at Mainsail Partners
Barnaby Dorfman
CTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is C. Jason Payne?
C. Jason Payne is Co-founder and Senior Advisor at Mainsail Partners, a growth equity firm that invests in bootstrapped software companies. In his role, he works with entrepreneurs and management teams to scale their organizations.
Where does C. Jason Payne work?
C. Jason Payne is Co-Founder & Senior Advisor at Mainsail Partners and Board director at Steelwedge Software.
Where did C. Jason Payne go to school?
C. Jason Payne studied at Stanford University (BA, International Relations).

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Chris CassidyPartner at Mainsail Partners