Aaron Cort
About Aaron Cort
Aaron Cort is a tech startup operator, founder and executive who leads, advises, and invests in SaaS companies through world-class marketing, growth and GTM operations. As one of ClickUp's first 20 employees and ClickUp's first Head of Marketing and first executive hire (after founders), Aaron built the company's marketing team from scratch and helped ClickUp become one of the fastest-growing software companies in the world, growing from bootstrapped $4M ARR to $535M raised through Series C at a $4B valuation and $70M+ ARR in just two years. After, Aaron continued to oversee and guide Marketing/Growth while building the infrastructure to grow from 200 to 1,000+ employees, getting to $150M+ ARR and pre-IPO readiness as VP of Operations. He was the top-rated and attended speaker at SaaStr Annual 2021: From the Desk of ClickUp's VP of Operations: Hold Onto Your SaaS: How ClickUp Rocketed from $4M to $70M ARR in Two Years with Product-Led Growth. Aaron is a graduate of the University of San Diego Knauss School of Business, and an Executive MBA Class of 2025 at UCLA. Aaron is now Head of Marketing, Growth & GTM at Craft Ventures.