Who are Convex's decision-makers?
Convex is founder-led by CEO Jamie Turner and CTO James Cowling, with a technical culture rooted in database and distributed-systems work.
- CEO
- Jamie Turner
- CTO
- James Cowling
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- Startup scale
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA
- Notable
- Former Dropbox infra team
- Jamie TurnerCo-founder & CEOCo-founder, since 2021Database and networking builder focused on developer experience and platform adoption.
- James CowlingCo-founder & CTOCo-founder, since 2021Distributed-systems leader and former Dropbox infrastructure engineer.
- Sujay JayakarCo-founderCo-founder, since 2021Former Dropbox engineer and Convex founding team member.
- Martin CasadoBoard member / investora16z board seat since Series Aa16z general partner joined the board when a16z led Convex's Series A.
Who leads Convex?
Jamie Turner leads as co-founder and CEO, while James Cowling leads technology as co-founder and CTO. Their background in Dropbox-scale systems strongly shapes Convex's technical bar.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Convex?
Engineering, platform, security, developer relations, and go-to-market leaders are likely the key stakeholders. Founder involvement is plausible for high-impact infrastructure, cloud, security, analytics, and GTM purchases.
How is Convex organized as it scales?
Convex is moving from developer-led adoption into enterprise readiness. That means buying committees expand from engineering to include security, compliance, support, sales, and customer success.
As of June 2026.Sources:Convex aboutConvex Series A
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