# Elizabeth Nelson

> Elizabeth Nelson is a startup investor at Zendesk (San Francisco). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Zendesk](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zendesk)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Elizabeth Nelson is a startup investor at Zendesk in San Francisco. Elizabeth is an independent director and advisor to high growth technology companies.She also currently serves on the boards of Nokia, Pandora Media, and Zendesk, as well as several private companies. Her prior board service includes Ancestry.com, CNET Networks, Good Technology, SuccessFactors, and Autodesk.Prior to her board work, Betseyserved as EVP and CFO of Macromedia, and she held various positions in international finance and corporate development at HP.Betsey received her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and her MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

## About Zendesk

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Zendesk is a customer service platform that develops software to empower organizations and customer relationships. It empowers organizations to improve customer engagement and better understand their customers. Zendesk products are easy to use and implement. They give organizations the flexibility to move quickly, focus on innovation, and scalewith their growth.Zendesk serves more than 150,000 customers across hundreds of industries in over 30 languages. Zendesk was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

5 contacts available at Zendesk.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adrian McDermott | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-mcdermott |
| Bikram Mazumdar | Vice President of Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bikram-mazumdar |
| Elizabeth Nelson | Member of Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betsey-nelson |
| Jason Smale | Senior Vice President Of Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-smale |
| Terry Evans Jr | Director and Head of Zendesk Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/terry-evans-jr |

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