# Dave Graham

> Dave Graham is the founder and former CEO of CMap, a professional services software business serving architecture, engineering, construction and consulting firms. He became Founder & AI Strategy Advisor in September 2025, handing the CEO role to Jon Stead. His earlier career included ownership of J-Media, and CMap’s growth under his leadership included investment from NorthEdge and ECI Partners and the acquisition of Atvero.

- **Role:** Founder & AI Strategy Advisor at CMap
- **Organizations:** CMap, J-Media Limited
- **Known for:** Founded and led CMap before handing over the CEO role in September 2025., At the January 2020 investment announcement, CMap had users in more than 60 countries and more than $4 billion of live projects managed through its platform., Led CMap during its 2023 acquisition of Atvero; the combined businesses then served nearly 500 customers globally.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2019** — Owned J-Media Limited in Wilmslow; the public career record dates this from July 2000 to January 2019.
- **2019** — razorblue acquired J-Media IT Managed Services from CMAP Group; Graham was identified as CMAP Group CEO.
- **2019-12** — NorthEdge invested in CMap, backing the founding management team led by Graham.
- **2020-04** — CMap announced its certified integration with Sage Intacct while Graham was CEO.
- **2023-02** — CMap acquired Atvero, its first strategic acquisition.
- **2024-11** — ECI Partners invested in CMap, providing an exit for NorthEdge.
- **2025-09** — Graham became Founder & AI Strategy Advisor, with Jon Stead appointed CEO.
- **2026-01** — CMap introduced CMap intelligence after Graham had moved into the AI strategy role.

## Achievements

- Founded and led CMap before handing over the CEO role in September 2025.
- At the January 2020 investment announcement, CMap had users in more than 60 countries and more than $4 billion of live projects managed through its platform.
- Led CMap during its 2023 acquisition of Atvero; the combined businesses then served nearly 500 customers globally.
- Led CMap through investment partnerships with NorthEdge and ECI Partners.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Moved from CEO to Founder & AI Strategy Advisor; Jon Stead became CEO on 15 September 2025.
- **2026-01** — CMap introduced CMap intelligence on 23 January, outlining intelligence agents, CMap Chat and planned support for firms’ own language models via MCP.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cmap.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmedia/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22