Jeff Saling

StartUpNV Co-Founder and Executive Director

Jeff is a start-up founder and early-stage public company executive with more than 30 years’ experience. Jeff has been part of 4 successful exits from enterprise B2B SaaS companies between 1998 and 2016. Jeff’s experience includes running worldwide sales, professional services, SaaS operations, and product development.

Jeff co-founded StartUpNV, a nonprofit incubator and accelerator for Nevada-based startups, in 2017. Since then, they have heard pitches from more than 1,000 startups seeking to participate in StartUpNV’s various education and investment programs. In addition, StartUpNV has seen nearly $80 million in venture capital raised for more than 55 companies.

Jeff graduated from California State University (Hayward) in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business (Production and Operations Management).

For more detailed information see https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsaling

Latest from Jeff Saling

  • Opinion

    Opinion: Angel investing spurs business growth and economic diversity

    By: Jeff Saling, executive director of StartUpNV, a nonprofit incubator and accelerator for Nevada-based startups that sponsors the AngelNV program for Nevada business growth.  Recently, seven Nevada-based startups vied for a $200,000 first place investment from local angel investors during the Shark-Tank style finale of the AngelNV program. This investment was matched by funds from…