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Harmeet A.

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Founder at Cloud Layer
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Harmeet is a growth-focused CEO and serial entrepreneur specializing in software license consulting. He founded Cloud Optics in 2016, which was acquired by The Carlyle Group in 2019 after rapid growth. He now leads 2Data, focusing on cost optimization for major software vendors. Colleagues describe him as insightful, focused, and highly knowledgeable.

Outside of his direct business focus, Harmeet values building a global company culture. He has established a tradition of hosting annual company kick-off events in international locations, including Cape Town and Dubai, to bring his team members together from around the world.

Unique fact: Harmeet successfully founded, rapidly scaled, and sold his first company, Cloud Optics, to a major private equity firm within just three years.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Software Cost Optimization
His career is centered on delivering savings against mega-vendor software contracts, with deep expertise in Microsoft, SAP, Salesforce, and Oracle licensing.
AI in Licensing
He is actively exploring and evaluating the capabilities of AI tools like GPT-4o and Copilot for software licensing analysis, negotiation insights, and benchmarking.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Founder
Cloud Layer
1-2023
Director
2Data
1-2022 - 12-2022
Founder
2Data
4-2021 - 12-2022
Founder
2Data
12-2015 - 4-2020
Founder & CEO
Cloud Optics Limited
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Education
1987 - 1993
Accounting
Heathlands School
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