# Cameron Weeks

> Cameron Weeks is the founder and former CEO of Sharpen, co-founder and former CEO of Edify, and a managing partner at BACK Ventures. His work spans cloud telephony, contact-center software, unified business communications, and hands-on operating engagements. He has worked with fellow founder Bracken Fields since their early communications projects while attending Purdue.

- **Role:** Managing Partner at BACK Ventures
- **Organizations:** BACK Ventures, Sharpen Technologies, Fathom Voice, Edify Labs
- **Education:** Purdue University
- **Known for:** Built cloud communications businesses with longtime collaborator Bracken Fields., Led Sharpen through its 2016 rebrand and expansion into contact-center management software., Co-founded Edify, which raised a $10 million seed round in 2019 and was acquired by Avaya in May 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — BACK Ventures dates the start of his working partnership with Bracken Fields to 2006.
- **2008** — By 2008, Weeks and Fields had left Purdue to build their business full-time, according to BACK Ventures.
- **2011** — Fathom Voice launch dated to 2011 in contemporary Indiana Chamber reporting; earlier communications work preceded this.
- **2016** — Fathom Voice became Sharpen Technologies, reflecting a move beyond office telephony into cloud contact-center software.
- **2018** — Co-founded Edify with Bracken Fields.
- **2019** — Edify launched Huddle and announced $10 million in seed funding led by First Round Capital.
- **2021** — Announced a four-day workweek pilot at Edify in July.
- **2023** — A July industry report noted he was no longer Edify CEO.
- **2024** — Avaya acquired Edify in May; Tony Lama was CEO at the time of the acquisition.
- **2025** — Led a telephone answering service turnaround as contract CEO through BACK Ventures, according to its case study.

## Achievements

- Built cloud communications businesses with longtime collaborator Bracken Fields.
- Led Sharpen through its 2016 rebrand and expansion into contact-center management software.
- Co-founded Edify, which raised a $10 million seed round in 2019 and was acquired by Avaya in May 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research checked October 20, 2026: BACK Ventures lists Weeks as Managing Partner and a hands-on technologist. This is an observation date, not a dated appointment announcement.
- **2025-12** — BACK Ventures reports completion of a full-year 2025 answering-service turnaround led by Weeks as contract CEO, with approximately $476,000 in adjusted net profit. The unnamed-client figures are firm-reported.
- **2024-05** — Avaya announced its acquisition of Edify on May 8; transaction terms were not disclosed.

## Links

- Website: https://backv.co/team
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronweeks/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cameronweeks
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/cameronjweeks

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