# Carlos Cashman

> Carlos Cashman is an entrepreneur and investor, co-founder and former co-CEO of Thrasio, and co-founder and chairman of Corbo. His earlier ventures include Opus360, CourseAdvisor and OrionCKB. His work spans software, performance marketing, ecommerce acquisitions and relationship intelligence.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chairman at Corbo
- **Organizations:** Corbo, Thrasio, OrionCKB, Opus360, CourseAdvisor, Asset Performance Technologies, ConstellationCK, CueNotes
- **Education:** SB, Information Systems Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Founded Opus360, which went public on Nasdaq in 2000., Co-founded CourseAdvisor, sold to the Washington Post in 2007., Built OrionCKB, acquired by Elite SEM in 2017.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Graduated from MIT with a degree in information systems engineering.
- **2000** — Opus360, a company he founded, went public on Nasdaq.
- **2001** — Opus360 was sold to Artemis International.
- **2005** — Co-founded CourseAdvisor.
- **2007** — CourseAdvisor was sold to the Washington Post.
- **2017** — Elite SEM announced its acquisition of OrionCKB in November.
- **2018** — Co-founded Thrasio with Joshua Silberstein.
- **2022** — Thrasio announced Greg Greeley would succeed him as CEO in August; Cashman would remain a director.
- **2026** — Corbo lists Cashman as co-founder and chairman as of research on October 26; appointment date is not established.

## Achievements

- Founded Opus360, which went public on Nasdaq in 2000.
- Co-founded CourseAdvisor, sold to the Washington Post in 2007.
- Built OrionCKB, acquired by Elite SEM in 2017.
- Co-founded Thrasio, which had completed over 150 acquisitions and raised over $3.4 billion by December 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research snapshot: Corbo’s team page lists Cashman as co-founder and chairman; the page does not establish when he took the role.
- **2024-06** — Thrasio emerged from Chapter 11 and appointed Stephanie Fox CEO, following Cashman’s earlier executive departure.
- **2024-02** — Thrasio and affiliated debtors filed for Chapter 11 on February 28.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carloscashman

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Last updated: 2026-10-26