Our Mission
Improve your IT performance, cost, and scalability
Our unrivaled power and liquid cooling densities and a straight-forward pricing model set us apart, but it’s our fundamental knowledge of IT and dedication to customer support and true partnership which really stand out in the colocation marketplace.
AI Demand is Growing
With AI demand soaring, our mission is more relevant than ever. Organizations need colocation that can handle rapid data growth and high computational needs. Our cutting-edge power and liquid cooling, along with straightforward pricing, are designed to meet these challenges. Our IT expertise and commitment to customer support ensure we provide reliable, high-performance services. Whether for Fortune 500s or startups, we deliver seamless, high-density colocation without operational issues, scaling with your most ambitious AI goals.
Our Journey
Colovore was founded in 2012 by a dedicated group of data center professionals to meet the growing demands of IT infrastructure. With unparalleled cabinet power densities, flexibility, and liquid-cooling to every cabinet since day-one, Colovore has been a key infrastructure provider to the world's most advanced AI hardware companies and Cloud providers.
2012
Colovore is founded by Sean Holzknecht, Peter Harrison, and Ben Coughlin.
2013
Colovore breaks ground on their first all-liquid-cooled facility at 1101 Space Park in Santa Clara, CA.
2014
Phase 1 of 1101 Space Park is commissioned and begins operation.
2017-2018
Phases 2 and 3 add critically needed capacity to support Silicon Valley HPC workloads and novel hardware designed for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
SJC01 in Silicon Valley host thousands of NVIDIA GPUs as cutting edge AI accelerators like Cerebras Systems arrive to signal the start of the AI revolution. Cabinet densities reach 35kW.
Colovore achieves industry-leading PUE of 1.1
2024
Colovore partners with King Street and embarks on a rapid expansion delivering liquid-cooled data center capacity across US.
Launches second Silicon Valley data center SJC02, a Reno facility RNO01, and announces Chicago and Texas locations.
Our Management Team
We launched Colovore in 2013, but we’ve been running colocation facilities and data centers for Silicon Valley web giants since the late 1990s.
Jeff Springborn
Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Springborn brings over two decades of leadership in data center infrastructure, cloud services, and high-performance computing to his role as CEO of Colovore. With a proven track record of scaling technology businesses, he has held executive positions including President at LightEdge and CEO at Colovore. Jeffrey has successfully led organizations through acquisitions, fundraising efforts, and significant growth phases.
Sean Holzknecht
President & Co-Founder
Sean has been leading and managing colocation facilities and data centers in the Bay Area since 1997. Prior to co-founding Colovore, Sean was VP of Operations at Evocative, Inc. Sean started his career at Pacific Bell.
Joe Hegstrom
Chief Financial Officer
Joe leads Colovore’s finance organization, covering treasury, FP&A, accounting, tax, insurance, and risk. He joined in 2024 after 17+ years in data center infrastructure.
Loan Gordon
Chief Marketing Officer
Loan leads go-to-market strategy, brand development, and demand generation for the company. With 25 years of experience driving growth for technology and infrastructure companies.
Mike Fulkerson
Vice President, Facilities & Operations
Mike is a seasoned data center operations leader with 15+ years of experience delivering scalable, high-density, AI-ready infrastructure.
Peter Rosenbaum
Vice President, Real Estate Acquisitions
Peter oversees site sourcing, market evaluation, and acquisitions. He brings over 18 years of experience in data center real estate.
Tomasz Mackowiak
Vice President, Product Strategy and Business Development
Tomek drives the company’s technical vision and product roadmap.
Mai Pham
Head of People
Mai is a strategic HR leader with over a decade of experience guiding startups and global organizations.
Our Board of Directors
Brian Higgins
Chairman of the Board
Brian Higgins is Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of King Street.
Mark Van Zandt
Board Member
Mark Van Zandt is a Managing Director on the US Real Estate team at King Street.
Sharin Valia
Board Member
Sharin Valia is a Director on the Capital Markets team at King Street.
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