Spaceback's Mission

is to expertly connect the power of social media to the billions of daily advertising opportunities that are programmatically available outside the walled-gardens.

Casey Saran

Co-Founder & CEO

Casey is Co-Founder and CEO of Spaceback, the first platform to bridge the gap between social and paid media. As a long time product lead/digital advertising veteran, Casey has held senior positions at Admeld, Google (twice), iSocket, and Rubicon Project. He is also a champion disc golfer and an active musician/recording artist.

Joe Hall

Co-Founder & CPO

Joe is Co-Founder and CPO of Spaceback. Previously, Joe led Design at ad tech companies iSocket and Rubicon Project before co-founding Spaceback. He is an award winning filmmaker and advertising agency innovator working within the WPP and Publicis Groupe family of agencies. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science from Miami University and a Master of Science from the VCU Brandcenter.

Chris Baclig

CTO

Chris is the CTO of Spaceback. After graduating from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Computer Science, he co-founded a consumer technology company before shifting focus to advertising at iSocket, Rubicon Project, Tune and now Spaceback. He's built platforms in various parts of the advertising technology stack, with an emphasis on simplicity and ease of use.

Key Advisors

Spaceback is supported by the best in the industry.

Eric Franchi
‍ Partner at AperiamVentures

John Battelle
‍ Co-Founder & CEO at Recount Media

Jessica Finklestein
‍ JD, CIPP at Pinterest

Jeremy Hlavacek
‍ Head of Revenue at IBM Watson Advertising

Brendan Moorcroft
‍ CEO of Choreograph, a WPP Company

Ian Shafer
‍ Co-Founder & CEO at Kindred