Nick Gainsley

Partner & Director

|   Growth Credit 

|   Location: Sydney, AU

Nick heads OneVentures’ Growth Credit practice and serves on the investment committees for the Growth Credit and Growth Equity funds as well as the OneVentures Board.

With nearly 20 years of experience in growth credit investing and debt advisory, he has led over $500 million in financing for more than 100 companies across sectors including SaaS, PropTech, FinTech, RetailTech and MedTech. Notable investments include Fleet Space, Shippit and HomeTime.

Before joining OneVentures in 2019, Nick was a Principal at Kreos Capital, Europe’s largest growth credit fund (now part of BlackRock), where he specialised in deal origination, execution and portfolio management. He began his career at KPMG in corporate finance, focusing on debt advisory and credit transactions.

He is a mentor in the AIC Women Mentorship Program and regularly shares his insights as a keynote speaker on Growth Credit and alternative financing.

Nick holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from Manchester University, a Diploma in Corporate Finance from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Diploma in Treasury Management (AMCT) from the Association of Corporate Treasurers (UK).

|  BSc(Hons), AMCT

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