OUR MISSION
The Industry Cloud for Connectivity
Buying and selling network is broken and costs organizations billions of dollars per year. This is due to overreliance on poor data, manual efforts, and inferior technologies. Connectbase delivers trusted, fresh location-based insights that feed cutting-edge applications which are used by industry buyers and accelerate growth.
OUR STORY
The Convergence of Technology & Connectivity
Connectbase was founded in 2015 by Ben Edmond, who spent over 20 years in the fiber, telecom, and networking industry in a variety of executive leadership roles. Ben experienced firsthand the ways in which connectivity providers needed to position themselves for sustained growth and what was lacking in their current arsenal of capabilities. Among the most important revelations was the need for location context in everything they did – from identifying suppliers to quoting them and from prospecting buildings to pricing them. Connectbase was founded to specifically serve these buyers and sellers of network and deliver a level of precise decision-making and automation that was unrivaled.
Industry-Wide Recognition
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Prior to founding Connectbase, Mr. Edmond served as the Chief Revenue Officer at Global Capacity, where he was responsible for all aspects of the company’s customer go-to-market strategy and execution. Mr. Edmond has 20 years of experience in the fiber, telecom and networking industries, encompassing broad expertise in the areas of executive leadership, strategy, customer experience, sales, marketing, and operations.
Prior to leading the Technology Team at Connectbase, Mr. Wright served as the SVP of Product Development at Global Capacity, where he successfully lead product and business operations through the use of cutting edge development processes and close partnerships with the various functional groups. Mr. Wright has over 30 years of experience in organizational development, technology thought leadership, commercial software development, systems architecture, information technology, and product development.
Prior to leading the Finance Team at Connectbase, Mr. Hazan served as the CFO at Invoke, ModoLabs, PeerApp (acquired by ESW Capital) and Enigma (acquired by PTC). Mr. Hazan has over 20 years of hands-on experience with software and services companies serving as a senior financial executive with experience in corporate finance and controllership, financial reporting, planning & analysis, operations, business development and M&A. Mr. Hazan led a $50M M&A activity for an enterprise software company and raised $80M+ equity from global Equity Funds, VC’s and financial institutions through several rounds of financing.
Prior to leading the Marketing Team at Connectbase, Mr. Collins served in several marketing leadership roles at technology companies in the Greater Boston Area, with his previous experience including working for Tamr, Attivio, RSA, and General Electric. Mr. Collins has over 10 years of practical experience in successfully planning and executing marketing and growth initiatives for both startups and Fortune 500 enterprises. His expertise spans product marketing, lead generation, analyst relations, public relations, business development and M&A.
Prior to leading the Sales Team at Connectbase, Mr. Leavitt was the VP of Sales at Legendary Applied Analytics. While there, Mr. Leavitt was responsible for designing and executing their go-to-market strategy targeting net new market segments for the company. Mr. Leavitt has 20 years of diverse experience in SaaS sales serving in both Sales Leadership and General Management roles for both pre and post IPO companies. His prior experience also includes working for companies such as Connected Corporation, Imperva, Exact Software, Iron Mountain and HP.
Prior to leading the Customer Success and GIS Data Teams at Connectbase, Mr. Gniadek was the VP of Professional Services & Customer Support at Nasuni. While at Nasuni, Mr. Gniadek was responsible for building and leading all post sale function teams, which accelerated customer growth and product adoption. Mr. Gniadek has over 20 years of experience in leading high-performing, customer-facing teams that have driven outstanding customer satisfaction along with providing a true differentiator of customer engagement. His experience also includes working for both startups and Fortune 500 companies such as LiveVault, Rocket Software, Iron Mountain and HP.
Board of Directors
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Results-focused leader with diverse experience within the telecom industry. Demonstrated acumen in strategic planning, sales team development, leadership, business planning, product management, execution and market development.
Mr. Endicott has 18 years of consulting experience, of which 8 focused on the wireless sector. He is Managing Partner at Nauta Capital, overseeing its U.S. operations based in Boston.
As a Founder and General Partner at Pulse Ventures, Matt is involved in all aspects of the firm including sourcing, researching, negotiating and leading investments in early stage technology businesses. Matt works closely with a handful of companies where he is an active board member and adviser to the senior management team.
Sean is Principal at Osage Venture Partners. He received his MBA after spending five years at Monitor Group where he focused on integrating marketing strategy and organizational design. He has enabled Fortune 500 multinational companies to achieve sustainable growth, primarily in the consumer-packaged goods and life sciences industries.
Mr. Shutt’s leadership career spans more than two decades in strategic leadership positions having held the roles of Executive Officer, President and Board member of several high profile and fast-growing technology companies in the telecommunications and technology industries in both public and privately held companies.
Charles has spent the last 20 years as an operator, director, and investor in data businesses of all types. He is currently CEO of Comlinkdata, a private equity-backed data business serving the telecommunications industry in Boston, MA.
Mr. Roberts is a founding member of venture capital fund Harbert Growth Partners, providing growth capital to emerging entrepreneurial leaders for the last nineteen years. He has spent the last 30 years as a principal in creating and investing in new businesses and as an advisor to entrepreneurs and corporate executives on operating growth, financing and exit strategies.
Advisory Board
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A Global Technology Leader with a core finance background that has been leveraged to drive significant revenue growth and cost efficiencies. Successfully leads large organizations including; global sales, finance, procurement, and product management/marketing. Aptitude to assess and drive strategic investments that maximize the firms economic value and drive revenue growth.
Executive sales leader who creates results through his experience in executing successful sales strategies; and driving sustainable long-term results. His ability to resolve and simplify complex problems has allowed him to expand the growth of productive organizations. A high energy individual committed to elevating the brand reputation of talented sales organizations and corporations.
Results oriented executive with extensive experience in operations, engineering and sales. Management experience with proven successes in business re-engineering and strategic market development within both the Fortune 500 and startup arenas. A thorough financial and technological understanding of the global telecommunications and information technology markets.
Top performing executive telecom leader with over two decades of industry experience. Mr. Ortega has been credited with driving sales revenues in excess of several hundred million dollars each year. As a former CRO he has a thorough comprehension of strategic wholesale capital markets, as well as the requisites of successful marketing, brand and sales enablement teams.
High-performance executive with more than 25 years of success developing and executing growth and go-to-market strategies for technology platform & IT solutions companies in competitive global markets. Broad scope of general management and P&L leadership experience with mid-sized companies and multi-billion global companies driving significant operating efficiencies.
A strategically focused senior telecom executive with over thirty years of experience building and leading successful teams in sales, marketing and operations. A broad comprehension of the ever-changing landscape of telecommunications and the ability to lead through it. Exposure on the customer side lending insight into end user priorities.