Benjamin Kane

Meet me @ GITEX Ai Europe | 🇩🇪 Berlin 🇩🇪 | 30th June - 1st July 2026 | TechPods - Co-Sourcing NOT Outsourcing

Bulgaria

About

TechPods is a British-Bulgarian owned and managed technology co-sourcing company based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Unlike traditional IT outsourcing companies, our fully transparent model enables companies to scale quicker, while mitigating risk and reducing costs. We strongly believe that traditional outsourcing is obsolete, and the key to long-term success is co-sourcing, not outsourcing. Favourite quotes: “If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time” - Steve Jobs “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler” - Albert Einstein "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like hard work" - Thomas Edison

Experience

  • Co-Founder & CEO at TechPods
    Aug 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 11 mos

    TechPods is a British-Bulgarian owned and managed technology co-sourcing company based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Unlike traditional IT outsourcing companies, our fully transparent model enables companies to scale quicker, while mitigating risk and reducing costs. We strongly believe that traditional outsourcing is obsolete, and the key to long-term success is Co-Sourcing, NOT Outsourcing.

  • Non Executive Director at Beste
    Aug 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Co-Founder / Event Organiser at Tartan Tech Talks
    Sep 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs

  • Director at Various
    Sep 2016 - Aug 2018 · 2 yrs

    Primarily responsible for strengthening company presence in UK, my role is a hybrid of strategic planning and business development. Building IT dev teams for various companies of all sizes, from start-ups to stock market listed enterprises.

  • Business Development Director at Tech Sourcing Bulgaria
    Sep 2014 - Aug 2016 · 2 yrs

    Reporting directly to the CEO, I was responsible for business development. I have extensive experience with marketing, sales and relationship management across markets all around the world in various sectors for companies of all sizes.