Anthony Goldbloom

Anthony Goldbloom

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'''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]],{{cite news|last=Zukerman|first=Wendy|title=Kaggle contest aims to boost Wikipedia editors|url=https://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/07/kaggle-competition-aims-to-giv.html|newspaper=New Scientist}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and [[Deloitte]]. Kaggle has operated across a range of fields, including mapping dark matter{{cite news|last=Rhodes|first=Jason|title=Competition Shines Light on Dark Matter|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/06/27/competition-shines-light-dark-matter|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|newspaper=White House Blog|publisher=[[White House]]}} and [[HIV/AIDS research]].{{cite news|last=Goldbloom|first=Anthony|title=Winning in Real Time|url=http://ideas.economist.com/blog/winning-real-time|newspaper=The Economist Ideas Blog|date=19 April 2012|access-date=26 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726000510/http://ideas.economist.com/blog/winning-real-time|archive-date=26 July 2011|url-status=dead}} [[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]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
'''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]],{{cite news|last=Zukerman|first=Wendy|title=Kaggle contest aims to boost Wikipedia editors|url=https://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/07/kaggle-competition-aims-to-giv.html|newspaper=New Scientist}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and [[Deloitte]]. Kaggle has operated across a range of fields, including [[Digital mapping|mapping]] [[dark matter]]{{cite news|last=Rhodes|first=Jason|title=Competition Shines Light on Dark Matter|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/06/27/competition-shines-light-dark-matter|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|newspaper=White House Blog|publisher=[[White House]]}} and [[HIV/AIDS research]].{{cite news|last=Goldbloom|first=Anthony|title=Winning in Real Time|url=http://ideas.economist.com/blog/winning-real-time|newspaper=The Economist Ideas Blog|date=19 April 2012|access-date=26 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726000510/http://ideas.economist.com/blog/winning-real-time|archive-date=26 July 2011|url-status=dead}} [[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]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}


Goldbloom has been cited by Forbes Magazine as one of the 30 Under 30 in Technology,{{cite news|title=30 Under 30 in Technology|url=https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2011/30-under30-12/30-under-30-12_technology.html|newspaper=Forbes}} profiled by [[Fast Company]]{{cite news|last=Dizik|first=Alina|title=Kaggle's Anthony Goldbloom Helps Companies Crunch Data With Crowdsourcing For Quant Geniuses|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/anthony-goldbloom-kaggle-whos-next|newspaper=Fast Company}} as part of its 'Who's Next?' series and by the [[The Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald]].{{cite news|last=Moses|first=Asher|title=From Bondi to the big bucks: the 28-year-old who's making data science a sport|url=http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/from-bondi-to-the-big-bucks-the-28yearold-whos-making-data-science-a-sport-20111104-1myq1.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=4 November 2011}} Goldbloom has been quoted in the [[The New York Times|New York Times]], the Wall Street Journal,{{Cite news|last=Valentino-DeVries|first=Jennifer|date=2011-03-16|title=May the Best Algorithm Win…|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704662604576202392747278936|access-date=2022-01-31|issn=0099-9660}} the Independent{{Cite web|date=2011-11-03|title=Star technology investor picks Kaggle as next winner|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/star-technology-investor-picks-kaggle-as-next-winner-6256315.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/star-technology-investor-picks-kaggle-as-next-winner-6256315.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-31|website=The Independent|language=en}}{{cbignore}} and has appeared on the Science Show Catalyst.{{Citation|title=Lucrative Algorithms|date=2011-08-18|url=https://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/lucrative-algorithms/11013304|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|language=en-AU|access-date=2022-01-31}} In 2021, he joined AIX Ventures{{Cite web |title=AIX Ventures - An AI Fund |url=https://www.aixventures.com/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=AIX Ventures |language=en-US}} as an Investment Partner. AIX Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in artificial intelligence startups.
Goldbloom has been cited by Forbes Magazine as one of the 30 Under 30 in Technology,{{cite news|title=30 Under 30 in Technology|url=https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2011/30-under30-12/30-under-30-12_technology.html|newspaper=Forbes}} profiled by [[Fast Company]]{{cite news|last=Dizik|first=Alina|title=Kaggle's Anthony Goldbloom Helps Companies Crunch Data With Crowdsourcing For Quant Geniuses|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/anthony-goldbloom-kaggle-whos-next|newspaper=Fast Company}} as part of its 'Who's Next?' series and by the [[The Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald]].{{cite news|last=Moses|first=Asher|title=From Bondi to the big bucks: the 28-year-old who's making data science a sport|url=http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/from-bondi-to-the-big-bucks-the-28yearold-whos-making-data-science-a-sport-20111104-1myq1.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=4 November 2011}} Goldbloom has been quoted in the [[The New York Times|New York Times]], the Wall Street Journal,{{Cite news|last=Valentino-DeVries|first=Jennifer|date=2011-03-16|title=May the Best Algorithm Win…|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704662604576202392747278936|access-date=2022-01-31|issn=0099-9660}} the Independent{{Cite web|date=2011-11-03|title=Star technology investor picks Kaggle as next winner|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/star-technology-investor-picks-kaggle-as-next-winner-6256315.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/star-technology-investor-picks-kaggle-as-next-winner-6256315.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-31|website=The Independent|language=en}}{{cbignore}} and has appeared on the Science Show Catalyst.{{Citation|title=Lucrative Algorithms|date=2011-08-18|url=https://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/lucrative-algorithms/11013304|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|language=en-AU|access-date=2022-01-31}} In 2021, he joined AIX Ventures{{Cite web |title=AIX Ventures - An AI Fund |url=https://www.aixventures.com/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=AIX Ventures |language=en-US}} as an Investment Partner. AIX Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in artificial intelligence startups.