Founder

Nilesh Patel

LeadSquared

“After being in the business of services, I was keen to build a software-first business. My sales background led me to think of what improvement opportunities existed in the sales and marketing space, so we started by integrating processes and powering them through automation in a single, streamlined system.“

Partnered in: 2022
Focus areas:
- Enterprise tech
- Software

About Nilesh

Nilesh Patel holds a degree in Instrumentation Engineering from the Delhi Institute of Technology, Delhi University. After graduation, he worked for four years in IBM’s microprocessor test tools division. He then founded Proteans, a global leader in software product development services that serves over 100 ISVs worldwide. In 2010, Proteans was acquired by Symphony Teleca Corporation where Nilesh continued on as Vice President of Inside Sales. In 2013, he left to co-found LeadSquared.

Great product and reliable customer service are central to becoming a technology partner of choice. At LeadSquared, Patel and his fast-growing team of over 1,200 employees have helped over 2,000 businesses, worldwide, consistently drive high velocity sales and revenue processes from start to finish across the web and mobile platforms in education, financial services, marketplaces and healthcare.