Jason Lemkin JD Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder & Chi...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 4

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Jason Lemkin JD General Information

Biography

Mr. Jason Lemkin is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at SaaStr. He served as Advisor to Plato. He served as a Board Member at BetterWorks and Logikcull. He also serves as a Board Member at Profitboss. He served as a Board Member at Talkdesk. He led or sourced the first VC investments in many leading enterprise/SaaS start-ups, Guidespark, Greenhouse.io, Pipedrive, Algolia and Parklet.co, RainforestQA, Salesloft, Avanoo, Perfect Pipeline and more. Collectively, these start-ups are worth in excess of one billion dollars. He is also an advisor or smaller investor in Showpad, FrontApp, Influitive, BetterWorks, and other SaaS leaders. He has co-founded two successful start-ups selling to the enterprise. Before SaaStr and VC investing, he was CEO and co-founder of EchoSign, the web's most popular electronic signature service, from inception through its acquisition by Adobe Systems Inc. He then served as Vice President of web Services at Adobe, where he oversaw the growth of EchoSign and Adobe Document Services to $50,000,000 in ARR in 2012 and $100,000,000+ ARR in 2013. Prior to EchoSign and Adobe, he co-founded one of the only successes in nanotechnology, NanoGram Devices, which was acquired for $50m just 13 months after its founding. The technology, built into implantable power cells, has gone on to help extend the lives of thousands. He also serves as a Board Member at Gorgias. He served as a Board Member at Automile. Also, he serves as a Board member at Owner.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, SaaStr
Education
University of California, Berkeley, JD (Doctor of Law)
Harvard University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
ja
Phone
+1 (650)
Address
  • 255 Kansas Street
  • Suite 300
  • San Francisco, CA 94103
  • United States

Jason Lemkin JD Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
SaaStr Investor Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer San Francisco, CA Venture Capital

Jason Lemkin JD Board Seats (4)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Gorgias Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Greenhouse Software Human Capital Services Privately Held (backing) Private Equity-Backed New York, NY
Owner Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Palo Alto, CA
Rainforest QA Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA

Jason Lemkin JD Lead Partner on Deals (37)

Jason Lemkin JD has been the lead partner on 37 deals. Their latest deal was with Tildei, a media and information services (b2b) company. The deal was made for on 08-Oct-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Tildei 08-Oct-2024 Early Stage VC Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) New York, NY
Mangomint 06-Sep-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software Los Angeles, CA
Gorgias 10-May-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA
Gorgias 15-Aug-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA
Owner 21-Jan-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software Palo Alto, CA
Owner 08-Jul-2021 Completed Business/Productivity Software Palo Alto, CA
Whereby 17-Mar-2021 Completed Communication Software Maloy, Norway
Hifive 11-Dec-2020 Completed Business/Productivity Software Austin, TX
Gorgias 10-Dec-2020 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA
Mapistry 09-Nov-2020 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA

Jason Lemkin JD Network (280)

Board Members (44)

Name Company Representing Location From
Tiago Paiva Talkdesk Talkdesk Palo Alto, CA
Bruce Felt Jr. BetterWorks Self Menlo Park, CA
BetterWorks Kleiner Perkins Menlo Park, CA
Greenhouse Software TPG New York, NY
Automile Self Draper, UT

Portfolio Executives (229)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Johnny Mejias Tildei Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer 08-Oct-2024 New York, NY
Manisha Shah Tildei Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer 08-Oct-2024 New York, NY
Tildei Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 08-Oct-2024 New York, NY
Tildei Co-Founder & CPO 08-Oct-2024 New York, NY
Mangomint Vice President of Finance 06-Sep-2024 Los Angeles, CA

Fund Team Members (7)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Tae Nahm JD Storm Ventures Storm Ventures Fund IV Palo Alto, CA
Sanjay Subhedar Storm Ventures Storm Ventures Fund IV Palo Alto, CA
Storm Ventures Palo Alto, CA
Storm Ventures Palo Alto, CA
Storm Ventures Palo Alto, CA

Jason Lemkin JD Affiliated Funds (3)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
SaaStr Fund I SaaStr Venture - General Closed 2016
SaaStr Opportunity Fund I SaaStr Venture - General Closed 2017
Storm Ventures Fund IV Storm Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Fully Invested 2011

Jason Lemkin JD FAQs

  • Who is Jason Lemkin JD?

    Mr. Jason Lemkin is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at SaaStr.

  • How much does Jason Lemkin JD typically invest?

    Jason Lemkin JD's median deal size is .

  • What is Jason Lemkin JD’s main position?

    Jason Lemkin JD’s primary position is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer.

  • What are the contact details for Jason Lemkin JD?

    Jason Lemkin JD’s email address is ja and his phone number is +1 (650) .

  • How many active board seats does Jason Lemkin JD hold?

    Jason Lemkin JD holds 4 board seats including Gorgias, Greenhouse Software, Owner, and Rainforest QA.

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