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Jon: together at Banyan Systems
About
Jon Ferrara is the founder and CEO of Nimble, a social sales and marketing CRM that integrates with Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite. He previously co-founded GoldMine, a customer management product that was acquired by FrontRange in 1999. He later founded Nimble after observing that many CRM solutions for small businesses had moved upmarket or exited the market.
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Nimble's investors · 10
Bantam GroupWestwoodDatabricks VenturesSan Francisco · since 2026Hetz VenturesTel Aviv · $3.6M – $90M checks · since 2026Indicator VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checksJ-VenturesSilicon Valley · $250K – $1M checks · since 2026Moonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checksNew Ground VenturesWestportR-Squared VenturesLos Angeles · since 2026Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks · since 2026Target GlobalGrand Cayman · since 2026
Experience
- NimbleCEOcurrent2008 — presentSanta Monica, CA
- Casentino PartnersCEO2000 — 2009
- GoldMine Software CorporationExec VP/Co-Founder1989 — 2000
- FrontRange SolutionsCo-Founder - GoldMine Software1989 — 1999
- Banyan SystemsVarious1986 — 1988
Skills & more
Public Speaking76Management96Strategy99Strategic Planning20Entrepreneur24Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99SaaS99Marketing Automation51Social Business47Social Media Marketing99Public Relations38
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jon Ferrara?
- Jon Ferrara is the founder and CEO of Nimble, a social sales and marketing CRM that integrates with Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite. He previously co-founded GoldMine, a customer management product that was acquired by FrontRange in 1999. He later founded Nimble after observing that many CRM solutions for small businesses had moved upmarket or exited the market.
- Where does Jon Ferrara work?
- Jon Ferrara is Founder of Nimble.
- What companies did Jon Ferrara found?
- Jon Ferrara founded Nimble.
- Where did Jon Ferrara go to school?
- Jon Ferrara studied at California State University, Northridge (Bachelor Computer Science); Santa Monica College (Photography); California State University, Northridge (Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Science/Math).
Founder mafias
California State University, Northridge mafia18
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Ksenia Yudina, CFABAFounded U Nest +2Sachin NayyarBachelor of Business Administration - BBAFounded Saviynt +1Andrew AnagnostBSFounded AutodeskEmiliano MusalemDIGITAL COMPANIES & E-BUSINESS REVOLUTIONFounded CreizerCameron BarraganBachelorFounded Sonar SoftwareYarone GorenBSFounded SteadyMD
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Santa Monica College mafia7
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Same school
Also attended California State University, Northridge90
Cynthia Jean KemberHead of Media, Content, Platforms and Partnerships at Type One VenturesSerafina MaulupeExecutive Assistant at Navitas CapitalBrian KadotaDirector of Venture Operations at Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthJeff SchmidtHead of Commercialization at Energize VenturesMarcel LopezSupply Chain and Operations Partner at True Beauty VenturesJenna BryantCo-Founder, CEO and General Partner at Embedded Ventures
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Also attended Santa Monica College18
Alexander KashemirovAnalyst at Marlin Equity PartnersWisiani WijayaInvestment & Portfolio Coordinator at UNSW Founders 10xMehrad YaghmaiManaging Partner at Cool Climate CollectiveRonen KirshInvestor at Dekrypt CapitalFillip GladkovInvestor at Solaris VenturesHarlem Atwood-FitzgeraldScout at Soma Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at FrontRange Solutions7
Evgeny KuryshevFounder at Mirror AIUdo WaibelChief Technology Officer, Oomnitza at Riverside Acceleration CapitalAlexander AlishoevChief Technology Officer at RemedlyArlen FeldmanMember of the Board of Managers. at Cherwell SoftwareCary BakerChief Financial Officer at ImpinjKristina O'ConnellChief Marketing Officer at Thrivenextgen
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