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What did Justin Cobb co-found?
Carbon6, a Toronto-based company that acquired software tools for Amazon and marketplace sellers and folded them into one suite. TechCrunch reported on 2022-10-04 that Carbon6's co-founders are Justin Cobb, Kazi Ahmed and Naseem Saloojee, and that the company had acquired 16 software companies since its 2021 founding.
Why did Carbon6 grow by acquisition?
Cobb told TechCrunch (2022-10-04) that building partially through acquisition let Carbon6 put experts around the table, and that it gave acquired founders incentives to stay on.
Was Justin Cobb Carbon6's CEO?
Yes, as of 2023 and early 2024: Seller Sessions titled its 2023-04-28 episode 'Justin Cobb (Carbon6 CEO)', and a 2024-03-27 DefDevice video calls him CEO and co-founder. By January 2025, BetaKit's report on the SPS Commerce deal named Kazi Ahmed as co-founder and CEO.
What happened to Carbon6?
BetaKit reported on 2025-01-06 that Minneapolis-based SPS Commerce agreed to acquire Carbon6 for $210 million USD, about $301 million CAD. Cobb's role after the deal is not verified.