Telecom has always been that necessary evil in enterprise IT, too big to ignore, too tangled to love. That’s where zLinq stepped in, flipping static into signal. Founded by Tatiana Finkelsteyn after years building IQ Wired, zLinq was designed to make sense of the telecom chaos enterprises quietly suffer through. From its Denver HQ, the 50-person team acts like the IT department’s secret weapon, managing every voice, data, and network asset with clarity that actually sticks.
Now, zLinq just landed growth financing from CIBC Innovation Banking to fuel Telfinity, a platform built to take the mess out of managing 350+ telecom providers. Telfinity creates an abstraction layer between those providers and IT teams, letting enterprises tap into AI-ready networks without drowning in carrier spreadsheets and billing headaches. The amount wasn’t disclosed, but when performance speaks louder than numbers, privacy feels like strategy. CIBC’s Andrew Schwartz and team saw what’s next: zLinq isn’t patching telecom, it’s rebuilding its foundation.
Tatiana Finkelsteyn built zLinq with the kind of focus that makes execution look effortless. Backed by McCarthy Capital and SKS Ventures, the company has raised roughly $7M, rebuilt its software platform, and scaled into a SaaS powerhouse. CTO Leon Kotovich brings 25+ years of engineering grit, turning enterprise complexity into clean architecture. SVP of Client Services Chandra Jones keeps customers loyal, 92% retention, NPS of 81 (vs. telecom’s sad 27). Add in the precision of Stewart Maurer on marketing, Sunny Flynn on sales strategy, and David Gardner driving revenue ops, and you get a team that turns service delivery into an art form.
zLinq’s results hit like a drumline. 25% year-over-year revenue growth, 47% ARR surge in 2024, 105% to plan in 1H 2025. Clients have pocketed $40M+ in total savings, some north of $2.7M each. Recognition followed: 3rd-fastest growing small biz in Colorado, #1 Best Place to Work in Denver, multiple Stevie Awards, and Efficiency First certification from AOTMP. That’s not hype, it’s hard math and harder work.
CIBC’s funding isn’t just about capital, it’s about conviction. Telecom eats up 30% of the global IT market and up to 4% of enterprise revenue, yet satisfaction still flatlines. zLinq saw the gap, built the bridge, and now Telfinity’s the next step toward clarity. In a world obsessed with AI, cloud, and automation, zLinq’s carving out the one thing those systems still need: clean, connected infrastructure that actually works.
