Dataminr, a real-time AI-driven intelligence platform, has appointed Balaji Yelamanchili as President and Chief Operating Officer as the company integrates ThreatConnect and scales its operations. Yelamanchili joined Dataminr shortly after the company completed its $290 million acquisition of ThreatConnect, where he served as CEO. He succeeds Brian Gumbel, who will transition into a strategic advisory role. Yelamanchili brings decades of experience leading technology and security organizations, including senior roles at Oracle, Symantec, and investment positions at Shasta Ventures and Elliott Management.
“A seasoned technology and security executive, Balaji brings a wealth of experience to Dataminr, including decades in leadership roles at the intersection of data, analytics, AI, and security with a strong track record of scaling organizations, leading go-to-market transformation, and building high-performing teams,” Dataminr said.
The acquisition of ThreatConnect integrates Dataminr’s public data signals with ThreatConnect’s internal intelligence management environment, enabling earlier threat detection, risk prioritization, and coordinated responses across physical, digital, and cyber domains. Dataminr has positioned this as the foundation for its agentic AI-powered, client-tailored intelligence platform, with AI agents processing internal and external data streams in real time. In early 2025, Dataminr secured a $100 million convertible loan to advance Gen AI and agentic AI products and expanded Intel Agents into corporate security, public safety, and news intelligence.