Overview
Nealesh Patel serves as a Board Member at Jericho Security [1][4]. Patel holds the position of Chief Revenue Officer at Crunchbase, where responsibilities have spanned strategy, sales, customer success, marketing, partnerships, data licensing, corporate development, product validation, pricing, and packaging [2][3]. At Crunchbase, Patel helped transform an early commercial product into a multi-line revenue platform, scaling annual recurring revenue 75x and building an organization from one person to over 100 [2]. Patel also serves as Board Advisor at both Featurely AI and OpenInfer, as a Limited Partner at GTMfund and Paragraph, and as an Expert at Intro [5][6][7][8][9]. Patel holds a JD in Law from the University of Virginia School of Law and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University [11][12].
Profile introduction
I help build high-potential companies by turning product and market signal into scalable, durable enterprise value. At Crunchbase, that meant helping transform an early commercial product into a multi-line revenue platform, scaling ARR 75x, building and leading an organization from one person to over 100, and serving as the de facto GM of a data business that grew from less than $1M to more than $25M. My scope spanned strategy, sales, customer success, marketing, partnerships, data licensing, corporate development, product validation, pricing, and packaging. I also worked closely with th…
Career history
- Chief Revenue OfficerJul 2016 to presentCrunchbase
- Board MemberJul 2025 to presentJericho Security
- Board AdvisorApr 2026 to presentFeaturely AI
- Board AdvisorJun 2025 to presentOpenInfer
- Limited PartnerJul 2024 to presentGTMFund
- Limited PartnerJul 2024 to presentParagraph
- ExpertAug 2024 to presentIntro
- Board MemberJan 2015 to Feb 2022Periodic
Education
- JD, Law1997 - 2000University of Virginia School of Law
BS, Mechanical Engineering1992 - 1996Northwestern University
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