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Travis Galdieri

Former Partner at Forward Deployed VC

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Travis Galdieri is Vice President of Global SMB and Acquisition at LinkedIn, where he has worked for over a decade. He has built and managed sales organizations ranging from teams of 8 to 300 representatives across multiple offices, and has scaled new business acquisition bookings from $70 million to $150 million while reducing churn in a $125 million renewal business. His experience spans hiring, sales strategy, product launches, and go-to-market models across SaaS and consumption-based approaches.

Experience

  1. LinkedInVice President, Global SMB and Acquisitioncurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. LinkedInSenior Director of Sales North America - Acquisition and Customers2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. LinkedInSenior Director of Sales - New Business for Hiring, Learning, and Engagement2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. LinkedInSenior Director of Sales - Acquisition and Customers2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. LinkedInDirector of Sales - Acquisition and Customers2018 — 2020North America
  6. LinkedInDirector of Sales - New Business Acquisition2017 — 2018North America
  7. LinkedInSenior Sales Manager - New Business Acquisition2015 — 2017North America
  8. LinkedInSales Manager2012 — 2014Sunnyvale & San Francisco, CA
  9. LinkedInTeam Lead2011 — 2012Mountain View, CA
  10. LinkedInSenior SMB Account Executive2010 — 2011Mountain View, CA
  11. Graphio.aiGTM Advisor and Investorcurrent2025 — presentUnited States
  12. Forward Deployed VCLimited Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. PavilionMember, Executive Program2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Cisco WebExTerritory Account Manager2008 — 2010
  15. South Bay MortgageMortgage Planner2006 — 2008Campbell, CA
  16. Golden Years FinancialInsurance & Financial Services Sales2004 — 2006San Jose, CA

Skills & more

Leadership35Team Leadership24Team Management5Negotiation17StrategyManagementStrategic PlanningAllyshipSales Management46Sales Operations46SaaS73Solution Selling35
+12 moreSalesSellingSocial MediaNew Business DevelopmentSalesforce.comRecruitingTalent AcquisitionCloud ComputingSales HiringCompetitive AnalysisCustomer ServiceBusiness Development

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Who is Travis Galdieri?
Travis Galdieri is Vice President of Global SMB and Acquisition at LinkedIn, where he has worked for over a decade. He has built and managed sales organizations ranging from teams of 8 to 300 representatives across multiple offices, and has scaled new business acquisition bookings from $70 million to $150 million while reducing churn in a $125 million renewal business. His experience spans hiring, sales strategy, product launches, and go-to-market models across SaaS and consumption-based approaches.
What check size does Travis Galdieri write?
Travis Galdieri typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Travis Galdieri go to school?
Travis Galdieri studied at UC Santa Barbara (B.A., Business-Economics); Leland High School.

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