47. Cube52

Founders: Matthew Munson and Robin Ellis
Founded: February 2014 (launched March 2015)
Website: www.cube52.com

In recent years there has been a shift in the way organisations are purchasing their IT, with many opting for cloud-based software and services on demand instead of ownership. Cube52 aims to capitalise on this trend by offering flexible hosting and cloud services but tailored to resell partners looking to offer white-labelled solutions. In essence, partners can use the Cube52 portal to create and configure their own solutions to sell to clients.

Founders Matthew Munson and Robin Ellis used their experience as data centre experts to form a company that would provide an affordable and less complex way for their customers to exploit the potential of modern computing. Just one year after launch, Cube52 is already partnered with Bytes, Westcoast and Inframon, and counts Oxford Computing Group and Nideo as customers – with a projected turnover of £1m for 2015.

With a wealth of experience between them – having previously built and sold data management company BlueSquare Data (the duo invested £3m from the sale into Cube52) – Ellis and Munson plan to use the next 12 months to plan more customer and partner acquisitions, as well as expanding their UK team and support centre.