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Hilary Gosher

Hilary Gosher

Managing Director·Insight Partners

Bio

Professional summary

Hilary Gosher is a Managing Director at Insight Partners with expertise in growing and scaling global technology and software companies. Her official profile highlights her role in the New York startup community and lists selected partnerships including Freshly, Mimecast, Netsmart Technologies, Shutterstock, TeamViewer and Turnitin. Public profiles describe her as the founder or leader of Insight Onsite, the firm’s operator-led value creation team. Her work is more clearly tied to portfolio scaling and go-to-market support than to a narrow sector mandate. She is therefore a strong fit for companies looking for operating help alongside growth capital.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

scale-upgrowth equity

Sector

softwareSaaSportfolio operations

Thesis

portfolio value creationgo-to-market scalingoperational excellence for software companies

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

FreshlyMimecastNetsmart TechnologiesShutterstockTeamViewerTurnitinDelivery HeroMedidata Solutions

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Lead with the operational scaling problem, not only the fundraising ask. A founder should show where the business has reached repeatability and where Insight’s Onsite-style support could accelerate go-to-market, customer success, pricing, hiring or AI-enabled operating leverage.

Personalization hooks

  1. 1Reference Insight Onsite and the need for hands-on operating support.
  2. 2Frame the company around scaling repeatable revenue, not just early product-market fit.
  3. 3Mention examples of global software scale-ups from her selected partnerships.

Recent signals

What the partner has said or done recently

  • Appeared on How to SaaS discussing Insight’s Onsite team, operational excellence from sourcing to exit, and AI-driven operational innovation.

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AL

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AR

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