Pete Hayes
Chief Executive Officer at Middleburg Venture Partners LLC
Profile
Pete is a partner at Blu Venture Investors and serves on the Cyber Fund Administrative Committee.
After 35 years leading significant divisions within major companies, Pete now focuses his skills and experience on venture capital, private equity and other business advisory activities.
Pete is founder and CEO of Middleburg Venture Partners, a boutique advisory firm that focuses on strategy, insight, innovation and investment in the Technology, Media & Telecom sector.
Pete is on the board of 10 companies that focus on data centers, luxury consignment & vintage marketplace, managed services, subsea cable, bit exact encoding & cloud acceleration, visual communication, cloud-based call center, and influencer marketing.
He is currently the chairman of the board of Seabras, a Subsea Cable company.
He recently completed a 5-month role as interim CEO for The Imagine Group.
Pete is the former chief sales officer at Equinix, the world’s largest retail data center company.
He was previously executive vice president of Commercial Sales and Support at Frontier Communications for 8 years.
He worked at Microsoft from 1991 to January 2005 in various leadership positions.
Prior to Microsoft, Pete worked at IBM in various sales, technical and management roles.
As an investor, Pete looks for strong, professional, can-do management teams with a clear vision for the business and a CEO who is willing to take coaching and advice.
Further, he values an innovative product or solution that clearly solves a need, a solid, believable business plan to grow top line revenue with a reasonable cost structure, a good deal, and companies that would benefit from Blu’s operational experience.
Pete Hayes active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Peeq Networks, Inc.
 Peeq Networks, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Peeq Networks, Inc. is an American company that is currently undergoing some changes and updates. It is unclear what the company specializes in or what industry it operates in. The CEO of the company is also not mentioned. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Blu Venture Investors LLC
 Blu Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blu Venture Investors LLC (Blu Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Jim Hunt, Robert Proctor, Kevin Hollins, and JS Gamble. The firm is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. | Private Equity Investor | 2013-07-31 |
Seaborn Networks LLC
 Seaborn Networks LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Seaborn Networks LLC is a developer-owner-operator of transoceanic submarine fiber optic cable systems. The private company is based in Beverly, MA. The company fully operates and maintains its submarine and terrestrial cable infrastructure, and activates capacity and services faster than anyone else in the industry. Seabras-1 is the only direct pop to pop system between São Paulo and Metro, offering the lowest latency route between the B3 exchange in São Paulo and the trading exchanges of . Seaborn's industry-leading service delivery and performance, combined with its new IP and Ethernet service offerings, broadens its solutions-driven approach and commitment to always exceeding its customers' service expectations. | Chairman | 2017-10-31 |
| Picor Corp. | Director/Board Member | 2019-10-31 |
LePrix, Inc.
 LePrix, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services LePrix, Inc. provides services for online exchange where fashion designers can sell, swap, and shop for clothing and accessories. Its products include dresses, jackets, outerwear, pants, shorts, skirts, sweaters, swimwear, tops, wedding apparel, bags, clutches, shoulder and cross body bags, hobos, small accessories, wallets, travel bags, boots, flats, pumps, sandals, sport shoes, hosiery, sunglasses, and watches. The company was founded by Elise Whang and Emily Dang in 2010 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Director/Board Member | 2017-04-30 |
3CLogic, Inc.
 3CLogic, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 3CLogic, Inc. provides an end-to-end cloud communications platform. Its solutions include sales and marketing, customer service, and inbound and outbound customer interaction channels. The company was founded by Raj Sharma and Sirish Bajpai in 2005 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD. | Director/Board Member | 2018-06-30 |
| Middleburg Venture Partners LLC | Chief Executive Officer | 2013-05-31 |
| FuzeNIL LLC | Founder | 2023-02-28 |
Former positions of Pete Hayes
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Pulsant Ltd.
 Pulsant Ltd. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Pulsant Ltd. provides managed, hosted data center and information technology infrastructure services. It offers managed cloud, consultancy, colocation, managed networks and security and compliance services. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Maidenhead, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 2021-06-30 |
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Training of Pete Hayes
| University of South Alabama | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
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| CYXTERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Technology Services |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 14 |
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Peeq Networks, Inc.
Peeq Networks, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Peeq Networks, Inc. is an American company that is currently undergoing some changes and updates. It is unclear what the company specializes in or what industry it operates in. The CEO of the company is also not mentioned. | Consumer Services |
Equinix LLC
 Equinix LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Equinix, Inc., Equinix LLC operates networked data centers. The company is based in Miami, FL. | Communications |
Radiall USA, Inc.
 Radiall USA, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Radiall USA, Inc. manufactures interconnect products and components. Its products include coaxial connectors and cable assemblies, antennas, and fiber optic components. The company is headquartered in Tempe, AZ. | Producer Manufacturing |
Blu Venture Investors LLC
Blu Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blu Venture Investors LLC (Blu Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Jim Hunt, Robert Proctor, Kevin Hollins, and JS Gamble. The firm is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. | Finance |
Seaborn Networks LLC
Seaborn Networks LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Seaborn Networks LLC is a developer-owner-operator of transoceanic submarine fiber optic cable systems. The private company is based in Beverly, MA. The company fully operates and maintains its submarine and terrestrial cable infrastructure, and activates capacity and services faster than anyone else in the industry. Seabras-1 is the only direct pop to pop system between São Paulo and Metro, offering the lowest latency route between the B3 exchange in São Paulo and the trading exchanges of . Seaborn's industry-leading service delivery and performance, combined with its new IP and Ethernet service offerings, broadens its solutions-driven approach and commitment to always exceeding its customers' service expectations. | Communications |
| Picor Corp. | |
LePrix, Inc.
LePrix, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services LePrix, Inc. provides services for online exchange where fashion designers can sell, swap, and shop for clothing and accessories. Its products include dresses, jackets, outerwear, pants, shorts, skirts, sweaters, swimwear, tops, wedding apparel, bags, clutches, shoulder and cross body bags, hobos, small accessories, wallets, travel bags, boots, flats, pumps, sandals, sport shoes, hosiery, sunglasses, and watches. The company was founded by Elise Whang and Emily Dang in 2010 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
3CLogic, Inc.
3CLogic, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 3CLogic, Inc. provides an end-to-end cloud communications platform. Its solutions include sales and marketing, customer service, and inbound and outbound customer interaction channels. The company was founded by Raj Sharma and Sirish Bajpai in 2005 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD. | Technology Services |
Pulsant Ltd.
Pulsant Ltd. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Pulsant Ltd. provides managed, hosted data center and information technology infrastructure services. It offers managed cloud, consultancy, colocation, managed networks and security and compliance services. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Maidenhead, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
1901 Group LLC
 1901 Group LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 1901 Group LLC provides information management solutions. Its services include infrastructure, security and application services. The company was founded by Sonu Singh in 2009 and is headquartered in Blacksburg, VA. | Technology Services |
Frontier Communications Corp.
 Frontier Communications Corp. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Frontier Communications Corp. engages in the provision of communication services to urban, suburban, and rural customers. The firm offers voice, data, and video services and products on a standalone basis and as bundled or packaged solutions. It also provides data and Internet services, voice services, switched access services, video services, and Customer Premise Equipment. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. | Communications |
Markel Underwriting Services Ltd.
 Markel Underwriting Services Ltd. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Part of Markel Group, Inc., Markel Underwriting Services Ltd. is a British company that specializes in custom out of home and theatrical displays. The company is based in London, UK. The company also provides resources for print and digital communications. Additionally, they offer eco-friendly printing options to reduce environmental impact. | Finance |
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| FuzeNIL LLC |
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