# Sam Gutmann

> Sam Gutmann is a software entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of OwnBackup, later Own Company. He led Own at its 2024 acquisition by Salesforce and became CEO of cloud storage management company Datafy in October 2026. Earlier, he co-founded Intronis and participated in angel investing through Golden Seeds.

- **Role:** CEO at Datafy
- **Organizations:** Datafy, Own Company (formerly OwnBackup), Intronis, Golden Seeds, BassTech International
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- **Known for:** Co-founded Intronis and led Own Company at its acquisition by Salesforce., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 New Jersey Award winner., Recognized by Goldman Sachs among its Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Co-founded online backup company Intronis.
- **2010 (approximately)** — Left his operating role at Intronis; subsequently worked in a family business and angel investing.
- **2014** — Met the OwnBackup team while visiting Israel with his family.
- **2015** — Became CEO of OwnBackup.
- **2021** — OwnBackup raised a $167.5 million Series D and a $240 million Series E; the latter valued it at $3.35 billion.
- **2022** — Won an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New Jersey award. OwnBackup also cut more than 170 roles in November.
- **2023** — OwnBackup rebranded as Own Company.
- **2024** — Led Own at its acquisition by Salesforce, completed November 18.
- **2026** — Joined Datafy as CEO; appointment reported October 12.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Intronis and led Own Company at its acquisition by Salesforce.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 New Jersey Award winner.
- Recognized by Goldman Sachs among its Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Joined Datafy as CEO; Zivan Ori publicly described transitioning to CTO.
- **2025-08** — Published an interview-based retrospective of building Own through Vertex Holdings.
- **2024-11** — Salesforce completed its acquisition of Own Company on November 18.

## Links

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

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Last updated: 2026-10-23