Nilesh Patel

Nilesh Patel is the Co-founder and CEO of LeadSquared, a unicorn marketing automation and CRM platform valued at $1B (June 2022). He holds a B.E. in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from Delhi Institute of Technology, Delhi University (1995-1999). Before founding LeadSquared in 2011 with Prashant Singh and Sudhakar Gorti, Nilesh worked at IBM for 4 years in their microprocessor test tools division and founded Proteans, a software product company acquired by Symphony Teleca Corporation. Under his leadership, LeadSquared raised $204M across 10 rounds from WestBridge Capital (Series C lead, $153M), Gaja Capital ($32M in 2020), Stakeboat Capital (Series A, $3M), and 79 angel investors including Jyoti Bansal. The platform serves high-velocity sales organizations globally with intelligent automation for lead capture and conversion.

LeadSquared is a marketing automation and CRM platform founded in 2011 by Nilesh Patel, Prashant Singh, and Sudhakar Gorti. The company achieved unicorn status in June 2022 after raising a $153M Series C round at a $1B valuation, led by WestBridge Capital with participation from Gaja Capital. LeadSquared has raised $204M total across 10 funding rounds, including early investments from Stakeboat Capital. The platform specializes in helping businesses with high-velocity sales processes manage lead capture, engagement, and conversion through intelligent automation. Before founding LeadSquared, Nilesh worked at IBM for 4 years and founded Proteans (acquired by Symphony Teleca). The company serves thousands of customers globally and is headquartered in Bengaluru with significant US operations.