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Linda Crawford

Investor

Advisor at Katalyst Ventures · Advisor at Katalyst.Ventures

Charleston County, South Carolina, United States

About

Advisor since 2018 focused on enterprise SaaS go-to-market strategy and scale; former Salesforce EVP and former Helpshift CEO, recognized among top SaaS CEOs.

Experience

  1. EquilarMember Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
  2. PAR TechnologyMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  3. Katalyst VenturesOperating Advisor2022 — 2025
  4. VerintMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2025
  5. ChannelAdvisorMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2022
  6. HelpshiftCEO2017 — 2020San Francisco, California
  7. OptimizelyChief Revenue and Customer Officer2016 — 2017San Francisco
  8. DemandwareBoard Member2016Boston
  9. SalesforceEVP, Sales Cloud2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  10. SalesforceSVP, Sales Strategy and Productivity2006 — 2012
  11. RivermineVP of Sales2004 — 2006Fairfax, VA
  12. Siebel SystemsVP Sales UAN2002 — 2004
  13. Siebel SystemsVP Sales Engineering1996 — 2002San Mateo, CA

Skills & more

Cloud Computing99Marketing Strategy29Solution Selling42Strategy99Sales Engineering11PaaS48Sales Operations88Sales70Marketing Automation7Enterprise Software58CRM34New Business Development5
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentSalesforce.comSaaSStrategic SalesSellingDemand GenerationMobile ApplicationsStart-upsLeadershipProfessional ServicesAnalyticsStrategic Partnerships

From Linda's professional profile.

Colleagues at Katalyst Ventures

Allen Chan
Fund Finance at Katalyst Ventures
Andrei Zmievski
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Bill Campbell
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Dick Barker
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Dr. Andrew Shin
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Jeannine Sargent
Advisor at Colle Capital Partners
Luc Suryo
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Susan Choe
Founder + General Partner at Katalyst Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Linda Crawford?
Advisor since 2018 focused on enterprise SaaS go-to-market strategy and scale; former Salesforce EVP and former Helpshift CEO, recognized among top SaaS CEOs.
Where does Linda Crawford work?
Linda Crawford is Advisor at Katalyst Ventures.
Where did Linda Crawford go to school?
Linda Crawford studied at James Madison University (MBA); James Madison University (Bachlor of Business Administration, CIS and Economics).

Founder mafias

Salesforce mafia88

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Alexander BruehlCo-Investor ⇨ ContentfulFounded Geckoboard +3Eric TobiasVice President, ProductFounded Opendate +1John DillonCEOFounded Hyperion Solutions +1Dave KelloggSVP/GM of Service CloudFounded Marklogic +1Paul HsiaoInvestorFounded PipeDreams +1Howie LiuProductsFounded Etacts +1

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Optimizely mafia12

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Adam BergerChairpersonFounded Digital Room +2Patrick J. CostelloSenior Director, Product ManagementFounded Naytev +1Dan SirokerCo-Founder & ChairmanFounded Limitless +1Asa SchacharEngineering ManagerFounded Voicepanel +1Ed BarrowVP, Corporate StrategyFounded Cloud CapitalSpencer PingryTechnology AdvisorFounded Cloud Capital

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James Madison University mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tige SavageBBAFounded DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG)Chris CastiglioneB.S.Founded One MonthNurlybek MursaliyevBachelor of Science in Biotechnology and Honors ScholarFounded Biodock

Katalyst Ventures mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Zak StoneAdvisorFounded Memamp

Katalyst.Ventures mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Zak StoneAdvisorFounded Memamp

Same school

Also attended James Madison University46

Margot AsmuthExecutive Assistant at RevolutionTom MartinVice President of Finance & Accounting at RevolutionTige SavageCo-founder at RevolutionKevin GasquePartner & Chief Operating Officer at GreycroftLaura StenmarkDirector of Tax at QED InvestorsOsnat VelingardVice President at Ibex Investors

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Shared employers

Also worked at PAR Technology4

Naomi FriedFounder & CEO at PharmStars VenturesThamba TharmalingamOperating & Venture Partner at Round13 CapitalNaomi FriedManaging Partner at Ambit Health VenturesHieu BuiVenture Partner at Interlock Capital

Also worked at Katalyst Ventures5

Diana RhieHead of Operations at Zero Prime VenturesJeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersSusan ChoeFounder + General Partner at Katalyst VenturesAllen ChanFund Finance at Katalyst VenturesBev CarletonAdvisor at Katalyst Ventures

Also worked at ChannelAdvisor3

Pascal FinetteImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalRonnie LaviOperating Partner at 97212 VenturesScot WingoInvestor at G20 Ventures

Also worked at Optimizely29

Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkTravis BryantSales Leadership at Redpoint VenturesPete KoomenGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorEd BarrowCorporate Strategy, Market Mapping and M&A Expert at Notion CapitalKirsten Allegri WilliamsChief Marketing Officer, Infor at Gaia VenturesErica Ruliffson SchultzPresident, Field Operations (former), Confluent at Operator Collective

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