Manny Ataebi

Tech GTM Leader | 50 CMOs to Watch in 2025 | Operator, Advisor, Investor, Dad | I Turn SaaS Product Stories into Revenue 🚀

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

I’m the GTM leader companies call when they need a story that lands and a revenue engine that delivers. I help teams tell their product story in a way buyers actually feel and want to act on. For more than 15 years, I’ve helped scale SaaS companies, from lean early stages to leading large teams, driving growth that attracted over $100M in funding and positioned multiple companies for acquisition. I move fast, execute with focus, and deliver results CEOs and boards care about. I focus on enterprise and mid-market B2B SaaS across MarTech, Cybersecurity, RevTech, DevTech, PrivacyTech, and HRTech. The work always starts with getting the story right and turning it into growth. I also invest in early stage SaaS and GTM startups building real solutions with intention. No hype. No noise. Just teams solving problems that matter.

Experience

  • Cerby ()
    • Chief Marketing Officer
      Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

      Serving the Marketing team, reporting to the CEO. Cerby is the identity automation platform purpose-built to secure disconnected applications—those that fall outside the reach of traditional identity security tools. By integrating with existing IAM, IGA, and PAM systems, Cerby brings centralized access controls, automates manual security tasks, and extends governance across your entire application ecosystem. IT and security teams gain complete visibility and control, reducing risk and operational overhead. Founded in 2020, Cerby is backed by leading investors and trusted by enterprises across the globe.

    • GTM Advisor
      Feb 2024 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Advisor to CEO and company leaders

  • GTM Leader (CMO & CRO) | Advisor & Investor at ScaleUp5X, LLC
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    I work with SaaS founders who need real help scaling their GTM and tightening their product story. I take on both CMO or CRO roles, advise leadership teams, and invest in early stage companies where I see a strong product and a clear path to growth. My focus is simple: build marketing that drives revenue and helps companies grow faster with less waste. Select companies: - Bettermode - Noble - UserEvidence - Fastbreak AI - Demostack - Cerby

  • Limited Partner at GTMfund
    Aug 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    Investing, advising portfolio companies on GTM. GTM fund gives founders the chance to raise money from those who have been there, done that. Let us help you grow revenue from zero to IPO.

  • Executive Member & Core Group Leader at Pavilion
    May 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

    Pavilion is powered by an international community of revenue leaders from the world’s fastest growing companies.

  • Chief Marketing Officer at Demostack
    Jun 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Leading marketing and SDR functions for Demostack, a Series B RevTech company transforming how enterprise SaaS companies deliver product demos. Member of the exec team, reporting directly to the CEO.