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We make global business unstoppable

Founded on a simple belief: that the world's most important organizations deserve technology that never holds them back.

Our story

From a bold idea to a global platform

Axentra began in 2009 when three engineers grew frustrated watching enterprises fight their own infrastructure instead of serving their customers.

What started as a regional cloud provider now spans 42 countries and powers mission-critical workloads for banks, healthcare systems, manufacturers, and public institutions. Through every stage of growth, our north star has stayed the same: reliability that earns trust, and innovation that compounds it.

Today more than 9,400 Axentrans across 28 offices work toward one outcome — making sure that when our customers scale, the technology beneath them simply works.

Mission & values

What guides every decision we make

Our mission is to give every enterprise the resilient, intelligent foundation it needs to lead its market — anywhere in the world.

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Customer obsession

We measure success by our customers' outcomes, not our feature lists. Their growth is our roadmap.

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Trust by design

Security, privacy, and transparency are non-negotiable foundations — never afterthoughts.

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Relentless progress

We ship, learn, and improve continuously, balancing bold innovation with operational discipline.

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Global, yet local

We respect the regulations, languages, and cultures of every market we serve.

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One team

Diverse perspectives, shared accountability. We win and learn together, across every region.

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Sustainable scale

Carbon-aware infrastructure and a pledge to power our cloud with 100% renewable energy by 2030.

Leadership

The team steering Axentra forward

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Elena Castellano

Chief Executive Officer

Co-founder. Two decades scaling enterprise platforms across EMEA and APAC.

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David Okafor

Chief Technology Officer

Co-founder and architect of the Axentra resilience engine.

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Sara Haddad

Chief Financial Officer

Former investment banker guiding Axentra's global expansion and IPO.

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Marcus Tan

Chief Security Officer

Leads zero-trust strategy and global compliance programs.

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Priya Nair

Chief Customer Officer

Owns the end-to-end enterprise customer experience worldwide.

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Johan Wallström

Chief People Officer

Builds the culture behind 9,400 Axentrans on six continents.

Global presence

Close to our customers, everywhere

🌎 Americas

HQ in New York, with hubs in San Francisco, Toronto, Austin, and São Paulo.

🌍 EMEA

London, Dublin, Berlin, Paris, Dubai, and Johannesburg.

🌏 APAC

Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, Bengaluru, and Seoul.

Milestones

Our journey so far

2009

Founded in New York

Three engineers launch Axentra with a regional cloud platform and a handful of customers.

2013

First international data centers

Expansion into Europe and the launch of our managed services division.

2017

One billion API calls a day

The Axentra data platform crosses a major scale milestone and earns ISO 27001.

2021

Public listing

Axentra Global Inc. lists on the exchange, fueling investment in security and AI.

2024

$3B revenue & carbon-aware cloud

Surpassing $3B in annual revenue while shifting toward 100% renewable infrastructure.

2026

42 countries, 9,400 people

A truly global enterprise partner — and just getting started.

Want to build the future with us?

Explore how Axentra partners with enterprises — or join the team shaping what comes next.