Nick Gainsley

Nick Gainsley is a Partner at OneVentures and leads the credit practice of the firm.
He also serves on the Investment Committee of the 1V Venture Credit Fund IV and the OneVentures Growth Fund V.
Nick has 15 years of debt experience both in direct lending and advisory, in Europe and Australia.
Specifically he has over 8 years of venture credit experience having led investments to over 100 high growth technology companies.
Prior to joining OneVentures in May 2019, Nick was based in the UK and was a Principal at Kreos Capital, Europe’s largest growth debt fund.
His experience there covered deal origination, execution and portfolio management for a significant number of transactions across European markets.
He has wider sector experience across technology sub-sectors including FinTech, software, cyber security, hardware, e-commerce/DTC, AdTech and life science, investing in both private and public companies.
Prior to this, Nick was a Manager at KPMG in London within the Debt Advisory team, where he was involved in managing and advising on a range of debt transaction from mid-market to large cap.
Transaction experience covered leveraged finance, corporate refinancing, capital market issuance and strategic financing advice.
Nick holds an BSc (Hons) in Management from UMIST, UK.
He is also an Associate member (AMCT) of the Association of Corporate Treasurers in the UK.
He is a keen skier and loves to travel the world.