Todd Gardner is the founder and CEO of SaaS Capital. Through two decades of venture investing, lending, and software deployment, Todd recognized the inherent value and distinct needs of SaaS software providers and formed SaaS Capital as their solution.
Prior to SaaS Capital, Todd spent twelve years focusing on software investing within Blue Chip Venture Company, a leading Midwestern venture firm with $600 million under management. As a partner, he invested primarily in software companies where he was fortunate to deliver a 100% success rate even during a challenging investment cycle. Todd developed and led several investment syndicates in financings of $10 to $25 million and executed over 40 total equity rounds.
Before his time at Blue Chip, Todd gained experience in software deployment within Deloitte Consulting where he led enterprise software deployment projects for Oracle and Peoplesoft. His background also includes four years in commercial lending for PNC Bank where he was active in LBO lending as well as leasing.
Todd earned his master’s degree in finance and marketing from Indiana University and his bachelor’s degree in economics from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana
