Where did Ben Purcell go to school?

Ben Purcell studied at University of Canterbury (Bachelor of electrical and electronic engineering with honours).

Ben Purcell

Founder

CTO at Datch

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

FoundedDatch

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About

Ben Purcell is CTO and cofounder of Datch, a company developing voice AI that uses conversational natural language processing to help frontline workers in industrial sectors such as manufacturing, energy, utilities, and transportation capture data. His background is in control systems engineering, with prior work at engineering companies in New Zealand and Germany. His experience in the energy sector includes maintenance, R&D, testing, onsite commissioning, and leading technical engineering teams.

CTO at Datch

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Datch's investors · 6

Arc AngelsAuckland Blackhorn VenturesDenver · $500K checks · since 2022 Blue Bear Capital PartnersJackson · since 2022 Boeing HorizonX VenturesChicago · $100K – $10M checks Icehouse VenturesAuckland · $120K – $2.4M checks Third PrimeNew York · $500K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Datch

Mark FosdikeCEO

Experience

DatchCTO and Cofoundercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Siemens EnergyHVDC Control & Protection Engineer2014 — 2016
Transpower nzHVDC Pole 3 Project Engineer2010 — 2014
Transpower nzGraduate electrical engineer2010

Skills & more

Electrical Engineering27Power Systems18Power Engineering13Power Electronics10Control Systems Design9HVDC8Commissioning8High Voltage6Power System Studies5Simulations4Electrical Troubleshooting2Transmission Lines1

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Customer ServiceProject EngineeringMatlabPLC

Languages English · German

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Who is Ben Purcell?: Ben Purcell is CTO and cofounder of Datch, a company developing voice AI that uses conversational natural language processing to help frontline workers in industrial sectors such as manufacturing, energy, utilities, and transportation capture data. His background is in control systems engineering, with prior work at engineering companies in New Zealand and Germany. His experience in the energy sector includes maintenance, R&D, testing, onsite commissioning, and leading technical engineering teams.
Where does Ben Purcell work?: Ben Purcell is CTO of Datch.
What companies did Ben Purcell found?: Ben Purcell founded Datch.
Where did Ben Purcell go to school?: Ben Purcell studied at University of Canterbury (Bachelor of electrical and electronic engineering with honours).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Datch7

Ernst SackPartner at Blue Bear Capital Partners Carolin FunkPartner at Blue Bear Capital Partners Thomas FergusonInvestor at Blue Bear Capital Partners Stephan CizmarCo-Founder at Lorimer Ventures Jack FuchsCo-Founder and Operating Partner at Blackhorn Ventures Mark FosdikeCEO at Datch

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