# Boaz Hecht

> Boaz Hecht is the co-founder and CEO of 8Flow, an enterprise workflow intelligence company that observes how work moves across business systems and turns that context into maps for people and AI agents. He previously co-founded SkyGiraffe, sold it to ServiceNow in 2017, and spent roughly five years leading platform, mobile, conversational and employee-facing product work there before reuniting with former colleagues Josh Russ and Yev Goldin to start 8Flow in 2022.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at 8Flow
- **Organizations:** 8Flow, ServiceNow, SkyGiraffe, Cornerstone Innovations, SRL Group, Deloitte, ClubSMS, Cloudyn
- **Education:** BSc, Computer Science and Management, King's College London, Brighton College
- **Known for:** Co-founded SkyGiraffe and led it through its 2017 acquisition by ServiceNow., Led platform work at ServiceNow across core platform, mobile, conversational interfaces and employee-facing products., Co-founded 8Flow with long-time colleagues Josh Russ and Yev Goldin.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2003** — Co-founded and led ClubSMS while studying at King's College London.
- **2003-2005** — Worked at Deloitte as an associate focused on technology, media and telecommunications.
- **2005-2007** — Served as business development director at SRL Group.
- **2007-2013** — Worked as a principal at Cornerstone Innovations.
- **2012** — Co-founded SkyGiraffe, an enterprise mobility platform.
- **2017** — ServiceNow agreed to acquire SkyGiraffe and incorporate its technology into the Now Platform.
- **2017-2022** — Served at ServiceNow, ultimately as VP of Platform, leading core platform, mobile, conversational and employee-facing product areas.
- **2022** — Co-founded 8Flow with former SkyGiraffe and ServiceNow colleagues Josh Russ and Yev Goldin.
- **2023** — 8Flow emerged from stealth and announced a $6.6 million seed round.
- **2024** — Spoke publicly about AI workflow automation on The Machine Learning Podcast, Amazing Business Radio and at the Firsthand Summit.
- **2025** — 8Flow announced a $10 million Series A led by Caffeinated Capital with strategic participation from ServiceNow Ventures and Okta Ventures.
- **2025** — 8Flow launched its Workflow Context Platform for People & Process Intelligence.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SkyGiraffe and led it through its 2017 acquisition by ServiceNow.
- Led platform work at ServiceNow across core platform, mobile, conversational interfaces and employee-facing products.
- Co-founded 8Flow with long-time colleagues Josh Russ and Yev Goldin.
- Raised $6.6 million in seed funding for 8Flow in 2023 and $10 million in Series A funding in 2025.
- Named as an inventor on patents including a system for providing database content on a client device and machine-learning automation of network resource workflows.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — 8Flow launched its Workflow Context Platform for People & Process Intelligence, with Hecht presenting its strategy at CCW Nashville.
- **2025-04** — 8Flow announced a $10 million Series A led by Caffeinated Capital with strategic participation from ServiceNow Ventures and Okta Ventures.
- **2025-04** — Hecht joined Okta's Matt Egan for a discussion about how AI agents navigate the web and how software may need to adapt.
- **2024-10** — Hecht appeared on a Firsthand Summit panel about the future of AI agents alongside leaders from Salesforce and Replit.
- **2024-01** — Hecht appeared on The Machine Learning Podcast and Amazing Business Radio to discuss workflow discovery and AI in customer support.

## Links

- Website: https://www.boaz.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boazhecht
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/boaz

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Last updated: 2026-08-18