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Nick Mehta

InvestorFounder

Venture LP at Stage 2 Capital · Chief Executive Officer at Gainsight

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedGainsight

About

Nick Mehta is CEO of Gainsight, a customer success SaaS platform, and previously led LiveOffice to a $25M revenue sale to Symantec. He has held senior roles at Veritas, Symantec, and XDegrees, served as EIR at Trinity Ventures and Accel Partners, and sits on the board of F5.

Invests in

SaaS

Chief Executive Officer at Gainsight

Intro paths

In turn, Nick can intro founders to Gainsight's investors below.

Experience

  1. Bessemer Venture PartnersEntrepreneur in Residencecurrent2026 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
  2. ChemistryAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. New Work FoundationCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
  4. GainsightMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  5. GainsightCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer2013 — 2025
  6. Larridin, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  7. PubMaticMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  8. F5Member Board of Directorscurrent2019 — present
  9. Accel PartnersExecutive-in-Residence2012 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
  10. LiveOffice (acquired by Symantec for $115 MM)Chief Executive Officer2008 — 2012
  11. Trinity VenturesEntrepreneur-In-Residence2007 — 2008
  12. Symantec Corporation (formerly VERITAS Software Corporation)Vice President and General Manager2002 — 2007
  13. XDegrees (acquired by Microsoft)Director, Product Management2000 — 2002
  14. Chipshot.comCo-Founder & VP Marketing1998 — 2000
  15. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities CorporationInvestment Banking Analyst Intern1997
  16. Goldman Sachs & Co.Information Technology Analyst Intern1996
  17. IBM (Transarc Division)Product Marketing Intern1995

Skills & more

Strategy99Leadership46Strategic Planning12Management55Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud Computing99Software Development30Product Development26Acquisition Integration11Online Advertising11Software Product Management7Email Archiving58
+12 moreEmail HostingE-commerceCross-functional Team LeadershipBig DataInside SalesBusiness DevelopmentOnline MarketingPublic RelationsAnalyst RelationsRecruitingProduct StrategyProduct Management

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Investments

Board seats

F5

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Colleagues at Stage 2 Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nick Mehta?
Nick Mehta is CEO of Gainsight, a customer success SaaS platform, and previously led LiveOffice to a $25M revenue sale to Symantec. He has held senior roles at Veritas, Symantec, and XDegrees, served as EIR at Trinity Ventures and Accel Partners, and sits on the board of F5.
Where does Nick Mehta work?
Nick Mehta is Chief Executive Officer of Gainsight and Venture LP at Stage 2 Capital.
What does Nick Mehta invest in?
Nick Mehta invests in SaaS.
What companies did Nick Mehta found?
Nick Mehta founded Gainsight.
What boards does Nick Mehta sit on?
Nick Mehta holds tracked board seats at F5.
Where did Nick Mehta go to school?
Nick Mehta studied at Harvard University (Master's of Science, Computer Science); Harvard University (Bachelor's of Arts, Magna Cum Laude).

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Goldman Sachs mafia249

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Chemistry mafia4

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