Leo Motley

Biography

Co-Founder of Cloudax

Leo started building software while still at school, and one of his early products reached more than 300,000 users. He co-founded Cloudax with a school friend, and the move into telecoms came from a practical problem. A Manchester entrepreneur running several contact-centre businesses needed his operations to run faster and around the clock. Cloudax built the solution, and the entrepreneur became the company's first client. He remains a client today.

Today, Cloudax supports enterprises across a wide range of industries, including highly regulated sectors. It is a partner of Gamma, the FTSE 250 telecoms provider serving organisations across the UK and Europe, and its technology featured on the main stage at Gamma's GX event as part of Gamma's AI strategy. The company also works with partners including Avoira, Mobysoft, TelXL and Worldpay.

Cloudax is backed by EWOR, and Leo is mentored by Paul Müller, who co-founded Adjust before its acquisition by AppLovin for over $1bn.

The Cloudax board brings experience in telecoms, finance and contact-centre operations. It includes a former Group CFO who led a New York Stock Exchange listing valuing the company at around $7bn, and a former Cabinet Office adviser to No. 10 and HM Treasury.

Leo was educated at The Manchester Grammar School.