# Nicolás Orzabal

> Nicolás Orzabal is an Argentine technology entrepreneur and the co-founder and co-CEO of Cloudgaia, a Salesforce consultancy founded in Argentina in 2016. His earlier career includes corporate IT and leadership roles at Quala Consulting, Valuenet, and Fielo. Cloudgaia received Salesforce Ventures investment in 2024; Samantha Mitchell joined him as co-CEO in July 2026. His public reflections emphasize trust, long-term customer relationships, and the company’s early culture.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Cloudgaia
- **Organizations:** Cloudgaia, Quala Consulting, Valuenet, Fielo, Avery Dennison
- **Nationality:** Argentine
- **Education:** Systems degree (as reported by The Org), Universidad CAECE, Executive education: Leading Product Innovation, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Cloudgaia, which became a Salesforce Summit Consulting Partner serving clients internationally., Led Cloudgaia when it secured Salesforce Ventures investment in 2024., Helped build a company reporting more than 220 employees in its July 2026 leadership announcement.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked in corporate IT at Avery Dennison.
- **—** — Founded and led Quala Consulting; later held CTO responsibilities at Valuenet and CCO responsibilities at Fielo, according to The Org.
- **2016** — Co-founded Cloudgaia in Argentina with Francisco Okecki, Santiago Ramos Mejía, and Francisco Orzabal.
- **2017** — Earned Salesforce Certified Administrator certification in June, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2019** — Earned Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant certification in January, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2024** — Cloudgaia announced Salesforce Ventures investment in August.
- **2025** — Joined Cloudgaia’s other founders in sharing the company story with visiting Talento Tech students.
- **2026** — Marked Cloudgaia’s tenth anniversary; Samantha Mitchell joined him as co-CEO in July.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Cloudgaia, which became a Salesforce Summit Consulting Partner serving clients internationally.
- Led Cloudgaia when it secured Salesforce Ventures investment in 2024.
- Helped build a company reporting more than 220 employees in its July 2026 leadership announcement.
- Holds publicly listed Salesforce Administrator and Sales Cloud Consultant certifications.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Cloudgaia announced Samantha Mitchell as co-CEO alongside founder Nico Orzabal on July 28.
- **2026-06** — Orzabal marked Cloudgaia’s tenth anniversary in a LinkedIn post recalling its early values discussion and thanking the other founders and first client.
- **2025-07** — A Cloudgaia article documented the founders’ participation in a Talento Tech office visit.

## Links

- Website: https://cloudgaia.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasorzabal/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23