Meet the Innovator: Thor Kallestad
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What can you learn from a mining tech startup with $8m investment? Find out at Meet the Innovator, with
Thor Kallestad of Data Cloud.
Meet the Innovator is your opportunity to ask questions and meet some of the brightest minds in the sector. Our guest Innovator for May is Thor Kallestad, Chief Executive at DataCloud International, Inc. Learn more about Silicon Valley's premier mining-technology focused company as Thor shares some valuable insights into the world of data startups, innovation and disruptive technologies and funding.
Thor will also give a technical presentation on DataCloud 7.30am, Friday 4 May LEARN MORE
MEET THOR
Thor is a petroleum engineer with an MBA degree from UC Berkeley. He began his career working in the oil and gas industry, primarily with Schlumberger in the Anadrill / D&M segment. Upon leaving Schlumberger, he consulted for financial entities and operating companies for several years, before founding DataCloud.
DataCloud is a big data / artificial intelligence firm. Its goal is to modify and transfer real-time E&P geoscience technology, and apply these workflows to the mining industry. Successfully doing so provides mine site operators with the real-time insights needed to engineer grade, and subsequently improve the economic and environmental profile of "mine to mill" operations. Orica is one of their major investors and they have recently raised $8m in investment funds.