# Ben Edmond

> Ben Edmond is the founder and CEO of Connectbase, a Massachusetts software company that digitizes how connectivity providers discover, quote, buy, sell, and manage network services. After two decades inside companies including MCI, Xspedius, FiberLight, and Global Capacity, he left a successful executive career in 2015 to tackle the fragmented data and manual workflows he had repeatedly encountered, bootstrapping the business to nearly 100 supplier customers before raising outside capital.

- **Role:** CEO and Founder at Connectbase
- **Organizations:** Connectbase, Global Capacity, FiberLight, Xspedius Communications, MCI, USA Fiber
- **Education:** Northeastern University, Saint Louis University
- **Known for:** Bootstrapped Connectbase to nearly 100 supplier customers before raising outside capital., Reached approximately $1 million in annual recurring revenue within 14 months, according to a founder interview., Built Connectbase into a platform that, by 2026, said it powered more than 4 million quotes per month.

## Career timeline

- **mid-1990s** — Joined MCI after completing undergraduate studies at Northeastern University.
- **c. 1997-2005** — Worked at Xspedius Communications, including marketing leadership responsibilities.
- **2008-2012** — Held senior sales and marketing leadership roles at FiberLight, ultimately serving as President of Sales and Marketing.
- **2012-2015** — Served as Chief Revenue Officer at Global Capacity and led the company’s customer go-to-market strategy and execution.
- **2015** — Left Global Capacity and founded Connected2Fiber, later renamed Connectbase.
- **2016** — Launched the first product, Building List Manager, after roughly six months of building.
- **c. 2017** — Raised outside capital after bootstrapping to nearly 100 supplier customers.
- **2022** — Connected2Fiber rebranded as Connectbase.
- **2024** — Connectbase acquired telecom configure-price-and-quote provider MasterStream.
- **2025** — Connectbase announced GPU-as-a-Service commerce capabilities and acquired Cloud Age alongside a strategic investment from Equality Asset Management.

## Achievements

- Bootstrapped Connectbase to nearly 100 supplier customers before raising outside capital.
- Reached approximately $1 million in annual recurring revenue within 14 months, according to a founder interview.
- Built Connectbase into a platform that, by 2026, said it powered more than 4 million quotes per month.
- Expanded Connectbase through acquisitions including LastMileXchange, MasterStream, and Cloud Age.
- Helped establish Connectbase’s location-based data model and Global Location ID approach for connectivity transactions.
- Built a LinkedIn audience of approximately 35,000 followers and reported more than 2 million impressions over one year.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Discussed Connectbase’s decade-long build, AI strategy, early bootstrapping, and connectivity marketplace on the Inspired Insider podcast.
- **2026-01** — Published an article arguing that networks will become a policy-enforced trust layer for sovereign AI inference.
- **2025-12** — Connectbase acquired Cloud Age and announced a strategic investment from Equality Asset Management.
- **2025-10** — Connectbase announced plans to add GPU-as-a-Service commerce to its federated ecosystem platform.

## Links

- Website: https://www.connectbase.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminedmond
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ9bc2wvgTE

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Last updated: 2026-08-25