# ConnectWise

> ConnectWise builds the back-office software that managed service providers (MSPs) use to run their businesses - ticketing and billing (PSA), remote monitoring and management (RMM), remote access via ScreenConnect, cybersecurity, and backup - increasingly stitched together on its Asio platform with AI. Founded in Tampa in 1982 and owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo since 2019, it is one of the largest vendors serving the roughly-$300-billion managed-services channel, with a partner community, IT Nation, at the center of its brand.

- **Founded:** 1982
- **Headquarters:** Tampa, Florida, United States
- **Founders:** Arnie Bellini (Co-founder & former CEO), David Bellini (Co-founder), Linda Brotherton (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~3,500 employees
- **Products:** ConnectWise PSA (formerly Manage), ConnectWise RMM / Automate, ConnectWise ScreenConnect (formerly Control), Asio Platform, ConnectWise Cybersecurity Management / MDR
- **Notable:** First Tampa Bay-based technology company to reach unicorn status when it sold for a reported $1.5 billion in 2019., Built IT Nation into one of the largest recurring communities in the MSP channel, drawing 4,000+ attendees to its flagship event., Acquired ScreenConnect in 2015, turning it into one of the most widely deployed remote-access tools in the channel.

## Products & services

- **ConnectWise PSA (formerly Manage)** — Professional services automation for ticketing, project management, billing, and client management - the operational hub for an MSP.
- **ConnectWise RMM / Automate** — Remote monitoring and management for patching, scripting, and automating endpoint maintenance across client networks.
- **ConnectWise ScreenConnect (formerly Control)** — Remote access and support software for connecting to and controlling client machines; acquired in 2015.
- **Asio Platform** — The unifying cloud layer that connects ConnectWise products through shared data, a common dashboard, and AI-assisted workflows.
- **ConnectWise Cybersecurity Management / MDR** — Managed detection and response, SIEM, vulnerability management, and a security operations center offering for MSPs to sell security.
- **ConnectWise SaaS Backup & BCDR** — Cloud application data protection and backup/disaster-recovery services for partners and their clients.
- **ConnectWise CPQ (Sell) & BrightGauge** — Quoting/proposal automation and KPI dashboards/business intelligence for MSP operations.

## Achievements

- First Tampa Bay-based technology company to reach unicorn status when it sold for a reported $1.5 billion in 2019.
- Built IT Nation into one of the largest recurring communities in the MSP channel, drawing 4,000+ attendees to its flagship event.
- Acquired ScreenConnect in 2015, turning it into one of the most widely deployed remote-access tools in the channel.
- Assembled a full MSP stack - PSA, RMM, remote access, security, and backup - under a single vendor.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — IT Nation Connect Global 2025 in Orlando drew 4,000+ attendees; CEO Manny Rivelo laid out an 'MSP-obsessed' AI-and-automation roadmap.
- **2025-06** — At IT Nation Secure, ConnectWise unveiled 'ConnectWise Pro' and advanced its Asio-powered PSA and cybersecurity lineup.
- **2025-01** — Continued advancing the Asio platform with expanded RMM third-party patching, RPA, and modernized PSA capabilities.
- **2024-01** — Manny Rivelo, former Forcepoint CEO, took over as ConnectWise CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://connectwise.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/connectwise
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/connectwise
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ConnectWise
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectwise
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ConnectWise

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Last updated: 2026-08-13