Safer data for a safer AI world.
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HYCU was born of a simple idea:
The need to simplify data protection and provide equivalent levels of backup and recovery support across on premises, public cloud, and SaaS workloads.
We have worked since inception to keep companies and the people in them safe by protecting their data and ensuring that IT environments are made more manageable than ever before. Today, hundreds of HYCUers across the world all share a common purpose, the elimination of data silos and the protection of multi-cloud workloads.
HYCU was founded in 2018 after a fortuitous meeting between me and our CTO, Goran Garevski. I didn't come to that dinner expecting that we would solve a massive data management problem, but when we began to discuss the intricacies of protecting and managing data across varied sources, it became clear that the data protection industry was ripe for disruption.
Ultimately what we discussed over that meal, including topics as wide ranging as the problems with existing data protection vendors, the lack of true backup and recovery "as-a-service," and the growing need to protect SaaS workloads, all became the fundamental pillars of who HYCU would one day become.
Best,
Simon Taylor
HYCU Founder and CEO
Our guiding principles.
Everyone should feel secure when managing and protecting their data.
We believe in starting with "yes".
We believe no business should have to relinquish control of their data.
Protecting data should feel like a sigh of relief, not a big headache.
Leadership
Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor is the founder and CEO of HYCU. A serial entrepreneur, prior to HYCU, Simon led Comtrade Software, an infrastructure monitoring business, sold to Citrix. Having raised more than $140M at HYCU, Simon has more than 20 years' experience in go-to-market strategy development, product marketing and channel sales management for high-growth, tech companies. An Instituto de Empresa (Madrid) MBA graduate, he has worked with leading companies such as Comtrade Group, Forrester Research, Putnam Investments and Omgeo.
Goran Garevski
Goran Garevski is the CTO at HYCU. Goran has more than 20 years' experience in engineering and technology innovation in the data protection, virtualization, and cloud industries. He leads and drives innovation within HYCU's research, engineering, and customer support organizations. Prior to HYCU, he has worked with leading and emerging companies such as StorScape and Comtrade Group.
Tanja Perić
Tanja Peric is the CPO at HYCU where she leads talent management and acquisition. She has more than 20 years' experience leading human resources and talent innovation at global companies. She is a Cotrugli Business School MBA graduate and has senior executive experience with leading companies such as Endava and Comtrade Group.
Brian Babineau
A Boston native, Brian serves as the Chief Customer Officer at HYCU, responsible for leading the company's global Customer Success organization. In this role, he ensures customers receive positive outcomes throughout their data protection and management journey with HYCU.
Prior to joining HYCU, Brian held various leadership positions at Barracuda, including Chief Customer Officer, VP of Product Marketing, and heading the team that quintupled Barracuda's MSP business. Earlier in his career, he held roles at NetApp, EMC, and the Enterprise Strategy Group.
Justin Schumacher
Justin Schumacher is the CFO at HYCU. Justin is responsible for financial processes and systems to support hypergrowth for HYCU. Justin has more than 20 years' experience with hypergrowth, SaaS and data protection. Prior to HYCU, he held senior fiscal management positions with companies such as JumpCloud, Uplight, Simple Energy, SolidFire, DataLogix and KPMG.
Chris Nelson
Chris Nelson is a seasoned technology professional with a passion for driving change and achieving results. Throughout his career, he has worked with industry leaders such as Quantum, Hitachi Data Systems, Zerto, DomainTools, and currently HYCU, where he focuses on SaaS discovery and visualization solutions for data protection.
With a global perspective, Chris engages with companies worldwide to solve business problems through innovative technology. His expertise lies in aligning cutting-edge solutions with specific business needs, ensuring optimal outcomes for his clients.
Board of Directors
Enrique Salem
Enrique Salem is a partner at Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), where he invests in early-stage infrastructure software companies, with a specialization in cybersecurity. Enrique is a global leader in security, backup, and availability solutions. Before joining BCV in 2014, Enrique was CEO of Symantec for over a decade, and was previously CEO of Brightmail. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.
Theresia Gouw
Theresia Gouw is a co-founding partner at Acrew Capital. With more than 20 years in the tech industry as both an entrepreneur and investor in companies such as: Forescout (FSCT), Imperva (IMPV), Trulia (TRLA), Hotel Tonight (Airbnb), and many others. Theresia was named to the Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women list, has been recognized 9 times on the Forbes Midas List, was named one of the 40 most influential minds in tech by Time Magazine, as well as being named to the Carnegie Corporation’s annual Distinguished Immigrants list.
Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor is the founder and CEO of HYCU. A serial entrepreneur, prior to HYCU, Simon led Comtrade Software, an infrastructure monitoring business, sold to Citrix. Having raised more than $140M at HYCU, Simon has more than 20 years' experience in go-to-market strategy development, product marketing and channel sales management for high-growth, tech companies. An Instituto de Empresa (Madrid) MBA graduate, he has worked with leading companies such as Comtrade Group, Forrester Research, Putnam Investments and Omgeo.
