# Ted Bailey

> Ted Bailey is the New York-based co-founder, CEO and chairman of Dataminr. A Yale American Studies graduate, he founded the company in 2009 with fellow alumni Sam Hendel and Jeff Kinsey to identify consequential events in public digital data. His work connects an academic interest in communications history with real-time intelligence used by newsrooms, businesses and government organizations worldwide.

- **Role:** Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Dataminr
- **Organizations:** Dataminr
- **Education:** BA in American Studies, concentrating on technology’s impact on society, Yale University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Dataminr in 2009 and remains its CEO and board chairman., Built a company serving thousands of corporate, public-sector and news organizations in more than 100 countries, according to its leadership biography., Recognized in the World Economic Forum’s biography as a Tech Pioneer, Business Insider 40 under 40 technology entrepreneur and Crain’s 40 under 40 honoree.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Graduated from Yale University with a BA.
- **Before 2009** — Worked in social media analytics strategy and product roles for public-sector organizations, government agencies and technology startups in New York.
- **2009** — Co-founded Dataminr with Yale alumni and former roommates Sam Hendel and Jeff Kinsey.
- **2011** — Dataminr issued an alert on reports of Osama bin Laden’s death 23 minutes before news outlets, using signals from 19 tweets.
- **2014** — Dataminr for News was announced through a partnership with Twitter and CNN.
- **2021** — Announced a $475 million growth financing round.
- **2024** — Dataminr announced ReGenAI, which produces automatically updating event briefs.
- **2025** — Announced an agreement to acquire ThreatConnect in a transaction valuing it at $290 million.
- **2026** — Dataminr launched First Alert Advanced and Dataminr Advanced for Corporate Security.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Dataminr in 2009 and remains its CEO and board chairman.
- Built a company serving thousands of corporate, public-sector and news organizations in more than 100 countries, according to its leadership biography.
- Recognized in the World Economic Forum’s biography as a Tech Pioneer, Business Insider 40 under 40 technology entrepreneur and Crain’s 40 under 40 honoree.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Dataminr announced Dataminr Advanced for Corporate Security, adding automated corroboration, context and near-term predictive intelligence.
- **2026-09** — Dataminr and Crisis24 announced a solution integrating Dataminr intelligence and agentic AI into Crisis24 Horizon.
- **2026-08** — Dataminr announced First Alert Advanced and a five-year, $318 million U.S. Department of War contract for First Alert.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dataminr.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-bailey-11b3492
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/TedBailey

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Last updated: 2026-10-21