# Nick Bonfiglio

> Nick Bonfiglio is the CEO and Co-Founder of Syncari, a platform pioneering Agentic Master Data Management for enterprise AI initiatives. With 28+ years in enterprise software, he shaped product strategy at Marketo (acquired by Adobe) as EVP of Global Product, co-founded Aptrinsic (acquired by Gainsight as Gainsight PX), and now leads Syncari through a $45M total funding journey to help Fortune 1000 companies build trusted, AI-ready data foundations. A co-author of 'Mastering Product Experience in SaaS,' Nick has been a driving force behind emerging enterprise disciplines like RevOps, Marketing Ops, and Customer Success Ops.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Syncari
- **Organizations:** Syncari, Aptrinsic (now Gainsight PX), Marketo (acquired by Adobe), Lucasfilm, Ciena, CollabNet, Portera Systems
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, California State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Aptrinsic and successfully exited via acquisition by Gainsight (now Gainsight PX), Served as EVP of Global Product at Marketo through its growth and acquisition by Adobe, Co-authored 'Mastering Product Experience in SaaS' — a foundational text on product-led growth strategy

## Career timeline

- **1997-1999** — Chief Technology Officer at Lucasfilm
- **Early 2000s** — VP of Engineering and Operations at Portera Systems
- **2000s** — VP of Engineering and PM at Ciena
- **2000s** — Executive role at CollabNet
- **2009-2016** — EVP of Global Product at Marketo — oversaw product management, engineering, cloud operations, technical support, and security
- **2016** — Co-founded Aptrinsic in San Mateo, California, alongside Mickey Alon
- **2017** — Co-authored 'Mastering Product Experience in SaaS' with Mickey Alon and Myk Pono
- **2018** — Aptrinsic acquired by Gainsight (now Gainsight PX); $7.2M Series A raised
- **2019** — Founded Syncari — a customer data automation and master data management platform
- **2020** — Syncari raised $6.5M Seed funding
- **2021** — Syncari raised Series A funding
- **2025-09** — Syncari closed $20M Series B led by Escape Venture Investing (James Scapa), reaching $45.3M total funding; surpassed 2 trillion data operations

## Achievements

- Co-founded Aptrinsic and successfully exited via acquisition by Gainsight (now Gainsight PX)
- Served as EVP of Global Product at Marketo through its growth and acquisition by Adobe
- Co-authored 'Mastering Product Experience in SaaS' — a foundational text on product-led growth strategy
- Founded Syncari and raised $45.3M in total funding including a $20M Series B in September 2025
- Helped pioneer and popularize RevOps, Marketing Ops, and Customer Success Ops as enterprise disciplines
- Led Syncari to surpass 2 trillion data operations for Fortune 1000 enterprises
- Served as CTO at Lucasfilm in the late 1990s
- Syncari named to DBTA 2025 Big Data 75
- Syncari won 2025 'Data Mastering Solution of the Year' award

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Syncari closed $20M Series B led by James Scapa (Escape Venture Investing), bringing total funding to $45.3M
- **2025-09** — Syncari surpassed 2 trillion data operations as Fortune 1000 adoption accelerates
- **2025** — Syncari named to DBTA 2025 Big Data 75 list
- **2025** — Syncari won 2025 'Data Mastering Solution of the Year' award
- **2024** — Syncari hit $1.8M ARR with a 37-person team, up from $930.5K in 2023

## Links

- Website: https://syncari.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickbonfiglio
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/syncari
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick.bonfig/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mySyncari/

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/nick-bonfiglio
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-05-06