Anthony Goldbloom
Born (1983-06-21) June 21, 1983
Melbourne, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Occupation(s)Founder and Former CEO of Kaggle

Anthony John Goldbloom (born 21 June 1983) is the founder and former CEO of Kaggle, a data science competition platform which has used predictive modelling competitions to solve data problems for companies, such as NASA, Wikipedia,[1] Ford and Deloitte. Kaggle has operated across a range of fields, including mapping dark matter [2] and HIV/AIDS research.[3] Kaggle has received considerable media attention following news that it had received $11.25 million in Series A funding from a round led by Khosla Ventures and Index Ventures.

Goldbloom has been cited by Forbes Magazine as one of the 30 Under 30 in Technology,[4] profiled by Fast Company[5] as part of its 'Who's Next?' series and by the Sydney Morning Herald.[6] Goldbloom has been quoted in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal,[7] the Independent[8] and has appeared on the Science Show Catalyst.[9] In 2021, he joined AIX Ventures[10] as an Investment Partner. AIX Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in artificial intelligence startups.

Background

Goldbloom was born in Melbourne, Australia, and holds a first-class honours degree in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Melbourne. During high school, Goldbloom represented Australia in sailing, competing in the 2001 World Championships in Sydney in the 29er class. Goldbloom began his career working in the economic modeling unit of Australia's Department of Treasury and later spent time in the Research department at the Reserve Bank of Australia. He conceived of the idea behind Kaggle while working as an intern at The Economist in London, when he was asked to write an article on the emerging area of "big data".

Personal life

Goldbloom lives with his wife in San Francisco, California, where Kaggle is headquartered.

References

  1. ↑ Zukerman, Wendy. "Kaggle contest aims to boost Wikipedia editors". New Scientist.
  2. ↑ Rhodes, Jason. "Competition Shines Light on Dark Matter". White House Blog. White House – via National Archives.
  3. ↑ Goldbloom, Anthony (19 April 2012). "Winning in Real Time". The Economist Ideas Blog. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "30 Under 30 in Technology". Forbes.
  5. ↑ Dizik, Alina. "Kaggle's Anthony Goldbloom Helps Companies Crunch Data With Crowdsourcing For Quant Geniuses". Fast Company.
  6. ↑ Moses, Asher (4 November 2011). "From Bondi to the big bucks: the 28-year-old who's making data science a sport". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. ↑ Valentino-DeVries, Jennifer (16 March 2011). "May the Best Algorithm Win…". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Star technology investor picks Kaggle as next winner". The Independent. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Lucrative Algorithms, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 18 August 2011, retrieved 31 January 2022
  10. ↑ "AIX Ventures - An AI Fund". AIX Ventures. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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