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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 20 MIN

From U.S. Navy pilot to CEO of Cloudsmith: Glenn Weinstein, CEO at Cloudsmith

from Scaling Europe · host Sebastian Johnson

Cloudsmith is building a new generation platform for managing the software supply chain, challenging long-established players like JFrog and Sonatype while scaling from its roots in Belfast to large enterprise customers around the world.Before becoming CEO of the company, Glenn Weinstein spent eight years as a U.S. Navy pilot before moving into software, later holding leadership roles at companies including Twilio and joining Cloudsmith to help take the developer infrastructure platform into the enterprise.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel - check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: The multi-model database for AI agents. Check them out here: https://surrealdb.com/Omni: The AI analytics platform trusted by fast-growing companies like Perplexity, Synthesia, and dbt Labs. Check them out here: https://omni.co/Venture Comet: The platform that gives startups and scale-ups real-time equity tracking, daily business insights and automated management information. Check them out here: https://venturecomet.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction to Scaling Europe show1:00 - Glenn discusses Cloudsmith's mission2:00 - Glenn's background in software and military3:00 - Transitioning Cloudsmith to enterprise solutions5:28 - Product roadmap and AI integration6:41 - Demand for programming around ML models7:27 - Building amidst market selloff challenges9:20 - Cloudsmith's role in local tech community10:38 - Cloudsmith's US revenue dominance11:58 - Building a US go-to-market team14:02 - Cloudsmith's cloud-native platform advantage15:37 - Focus on improving developer experience16:18 - Growth target of 100% each year19:12 - Role as AI infrastructure for the future20:23 - Focus on efficiency and gross margin

Cloudsmith is building a new generation platform for managing the software supply chain, challenging long-established players like JFrog and Sonatype while scaling from its roots in Belfast to large enterprise customers around the world.Before becoming CEO of the company, Glenn Weinstein spent eight years as a U.S. Navy pilot before moving into software, later holding leadership roles at companies including Twilio and joining Cloudsmith to help take the developer infrastructure platform into the enterprise.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel - check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: The multi-model database for AI agents. Check them out here: https://surrealdb.com/Omni: The AI analytics platform trusted by fast-growing companies like Perplexity, Synthesia, and dbt Labs. Check them out here: https://omni.co/Venture Comet: The platform that gives startups and scale-ups real-time equity tracking, daily business insights and automated management information. Check them out here: https://venturecomet.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction to Scaling Europe show1:00 - Glenn discusses Cloudsmith's mission2:00 - Glenn's background in software and military3:00 - Transitioning Cloudsmith to enterprise solutions5:28 - Product roadmap and AI integration6:41 - Demand for programming around ML models7:27 - Building amidst market selloff challenges9:20 - Cloudsmith's role in local tech community10:38 - Cloudsmith's US revenue dominance11:58 - Building a US go-to-market team14:02 - Cloudsmith's cloud-native platform advantage15:37 - Focus on improving developer experience16:18 - Growth target of 100% each year19:12 - Role as AI infrastructure for the future20:23 - Focus on efficiency and gross margin

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