Our Story

Built by Operators,
For Operators.

OpsCanvas exists because we lived the problem firsthand. Cloud operations had become too complex, too slow, and too risky. We set out to fix it with AI that actually understands your infrastructure.

Mission

We want to make building software fun to the finish.

Growing companies deserve the same cloud confidence as enterprises. OpsCanvas frees engineering teams from operational toil so they can move fast, spend less, and build with the clarity that only comes from truly understanding what is running in their cloud.

How we work

What we believe in

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Learn and grow together

The best ideas come from everyone. We share what we know, ask hard questions, and get better as a team faster than any of us could alone.

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Strive for excellence

We hold ourselves to a high bar because our customers depend on it. Good enough is not good enough when you are managing critical cloud infrastructure.

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Keep it simple

Complexity is the enemy of speed. We relentlessly simplify our product, our processes, and our communication so teams can focus on what matters.

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Make it fun

Cloud ops does not have to be painful. We inject energy and creativity into everything we build, because the best work comes from people who genuinely enjoy what they do.

The Co-Founders

They have done this before. Together.

Brian and Jason are not first-time founders chasing a trend. They have built, scaled, and exited transformational technology companies together. OpsCanvas is their best work yet because they have seen every version of this problem up close.

Brian Kathman
Brian Kathman
CEO and Co-Founder
Serial entrepreneur and technology pioneer with a track record of being early to transformational shifts. At OpsCanvas, Brian leads the company's expansion by uniting technology partners, customer advocates, and thought leaders around a shared vision of AI-native cloud operations.
First online banking platform First cloud white paper with Marc Andreessen (Crossware) First intercarrier SMS in the US First digital asset platform Founded and exited the AI SaaS company that inspired OpsCanvas
Jason Turim
Jason Turim
CTO and Co-Founder
Hands-on technology leader who has built software, teams, and companies from scratch across four decades of innovation. Jason focuses on simplifying cloud operations through AI-powered orchestration, drawing on deep engineering roots forged in Silicon Valley and beyond.
One of the first music file-sharing systems (1990s) Engineering foundation built at Nvidia in Silicon Valley Led financial recovery platform for the US Treasury Co-founded and exited prior AI company with Brian
The Team

Deep expertise. Broad experience.

Our team brings together veterans from AWS, Nvidia, Datadog, Rubrik, VMware, and Microsoft with builders, researchers, and operators who have seen what great and broken cloud infrastructure actually looks like.

Brian Kathman
Brian Kathman
CEO and Co-Founder
Serial entrepreneur and pioneer behind several industry-firsts in cloud, messaging, and AI. Built and exited the company that became the foundation for OpsCanvas.
Jason Turim
Jason Turim
CTO and Co-Founder
Built foundational technology at Nvidia, led the US Treasury financial recovery platform, and co-founded multiple technology companies with Brian.
Chris Gordon
Chris Gordon
Head of GTM
Led go-to-market at Rubrik, VMware, and Microsoft. Knows how to take complex infrastructure products from early traction to enterprise scale.
Wyn VandeVanter
Wyn VandeVanter
Principal Engineer
Deep DevOps and infrastructure background with experience across blockchain, crypto, and a wide range of innovative technology platforms.
Ardy Tripathy
Ardy Tripathy
Lead AI Engineer
PhD researcher with original contributions to data-efficient learning and sequential decision-making. Brings rigorous ML research credentials to OpsCanvas's AI core.
Snehal
Snehal
Software Engineer
Came to OpsCanvas from AWS, bringing cloud-native engineering depth and a firsthand understanding of the infrastructure problems OpsCanvas is built to solve.
Brent Young
Brent Young
Sales and Business Development
Deep background in technology and SaaS companies, with a track record of building commercial momentum for emerging and high-growth businesses.
Travis Lopes
Travis Lopes
Sales Enablement
Came from Datadog with deep experience building the enablement infrastructure that lets sales teams move fast in both emerging and established markets.
Arianna Hartmann
Arianna Hartmann
Operations and Customer Success
The operational backbone of the team. Led customer success across 600-plus clients at the previous company and has been a core part of Brian and Jason's founding journey.
David Steinberg
David Steinberg
Board Member and Advisor
Brings decades of business-building experience and strategic perspective to the OpsCanvas board, helping guide company direction and growth.
Scott Upham
Scott Upham
Business Development Representative
Focused on building pipeline and opening doors at OpsCanvas. Brings hands-on experience in technology sales and a drive to connect the right teams with the right solutions.
Backed by the best

Investors and Advisors

We are proud to be supported by investors and advisors who have seen what great cloud infrastructure companies look like from the inside.

Roo Capital
Gray Ventures
Aramark Leadership
Medallia Alumni
Microsoft Executives

Advisors from Google, Starbucks, Pendo, Intuit, and other leading technology and enterprise organizations contribute strategic guidance as OpsCanvas scales.

Join the team

Want to come on the journey with us?

We are building something genuinely new in cloud operations and we are always looking for people who want to do the most interesting work of their careers. See what is open at OpsCanvas.

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