The Company

Next Generation Cloud Provider

CloudBackend enables everyone to rapidly Build, Deploy and Scale a SaaS application. It is everything needed to build and operate a successful SaaS business. It is provided as a Database Platform as a Service (dbPaaS).

Locations in Sweden:
Linköping and Stockholm



Leadership Team

Daniel Arthursson
CEO & FOUNDER
Daniel is a serial entrepreneur and ex Founder of iCloud, CloudMe, XIOS/3 and Xcerion.
(Linköping)
Gustav Röken
CFO
Gustav has a finance and startup background; mainly focused on capital procurement both as ECM broker and deep-tech startup CFO.
(Stockholm)
Robin Belanger
COO
Robin is a senior sales and customer success leader with deep expertise in data-driven digital transformation, SaaS product management, and helping Nordic companies scale internationally through automation and integrations.
(Linköping)
Andreas Lindström
HEAD OF GROWTH
Andreas studied Economics and Computer & Systems Science, with a background in Finance and the Credit Market. For the past 10 years, Andreas has focused on building and growing startups.
(Stockholm)
Victor Negrete
DIRECTOR MARKETING
Victor has a long track record in marketing and business development, having run his own consulting business focusing on marketing communications. He has also worked as an IT-consultant for various companies.
(Linköping)
Jay Zimmermann
DIRECTOR R&D
Jay is an experienced architect, scrum master, and developer with background from the Bay Area, California, USA.
(Linköping)
Anders Weister
DIRECTOR APPLICATION ENGINEERING
Anders is an International B2B OEM channel expert, ex Director Sales at Oracle Global Alliance & Channels.
(Stockholm)



Board of Directors


Elis Nemes
Chairman of the board, Former VP North Europe Sun Microsystems, VP EMEA Novell, President, Arcot International Inc.
(Stockholm)
Per Grosskopf
Leading Expert in big data analysis, business intelligence, and distributed data management.
(Stockholm)
Kennet Rådne
Ex President Ericsson Software Technology, Head of Strategy and Business Development Telia, Head of Telia Latvia.
(Stockholm)
Jakob Mörndal
Seasoned real-estate executive with finance background that now runs a family office.
(Stockholm)
Daniel Arthursson
Founder of CloudBackend as well as iCloud, CloudMe, XIOS/3 and Xcerion.
(Linköping)

Advisory Board


Bo Hedfors
Former President of Motorola Networks, Former CEO of Ericsson USA and CTO Ericsson Group.
(Stockholm)
Jean Paoli
Ex GM IoT Windows Developer Platform, ex President Microsoft Open Source, coauthor/ creator of the XML standard + XML in Microsoft Office (.pptx, .xlsx,.docx).
(Seattle)
Rikard Kjellberg
Chief Product Officer of B.Yond and previously Vice President of Openstack Services at Mirantis.
(San Jose)
Frank Kelcz
Global media executive, venture partner at DN Capital and partner at the Collider accelerator.
(London)
Rami Avidan
Ex CEO Deutsche Telekom IoT, Ex CEO Tele 2 IoT, experienced within IoT for telecom and B2B2X marketing and sales.
(Stockholm)
Simon Telian
Ex Founder of Bountly, Group CIO at Advanced Blockchain. CEO at Advanced Blockchain AG.
(Berlin)
Mitch Ferguson
Founder, AccelG2M, Early-stage Business/Corporate Development Executive at Hortonworks, SpringSource, Composite Software and Vitria.
(San Francisco Bay Area)
Herb Cunitz
Founder of AccelG2M, ex-President of Hortonworks, ex-SVP Global Field Sales of VMware.
(San Francisco Bay Area)
Shaun Connolly
Executive Strategist, AccelG2M. Previously Chief Strategy Officer at Hortonworks and VP Product at VMware, SpringSource, Red Hat, and JBoss.
(Philadelphia)