Thank you for your leadership, Gary Agnew, on a very exciting and fast-paced journey 🚀!
Just over six years ago, I made one of the toughest—and most rewarding—decisions of my career: leaving a 23-year career at Finning without a clear next step. A year later (5 years ago today), I joined Ideon Technologies as Co-Founder and CEO, taking a leap into the unknown—using cosmic-ray muons to transform our understanding of the Earth's subsurface initially focusing on mineral exploration. Since then, our team has turned a bold vision into a game-changing market reality. Some milestones that stand out: 🚀 Launching Ideon (2020) – Rebranded, secured seed funding, and built a commercial venture in the middle of a global pandemic. 💡 Pioneering Innovation – Deployed the world’s first #borehole muon detectors, delivering the first-ever subsurface 3D image of a high-grade uranium deposit from under hundreds of metres of rock from a single borehole. 🤝 Expanding Industry Collaboration – Led the Earth X-Ray for Low-Impact Mining project, bringing together an ecosystem of world-class partners, including BHP, Microsoft, Digital Supercluster, DIAS, Simon Fraser University and Fireweed Metals to transform how the world discovers critical metals. ⛏️ Scaling Across the Mining Value Chain – Evolved from a single #greenfield #exploration use case to four applications across the #mining value chain, from discovery to in-mine operations to site aftercare. 👩💻 Launching the #REVEAL™ Platform – Introduced a powerful #AI-driven software suite, enabling mining companies to leverage the power of #highresolution data, #multiphysics data integration, to be able to visualize, and act on #subsurface #intelligence like never before. 📈 Growth & Market Validation – Expanded our team 15x, secured a $16M Series A from Playground Global, and built deep partnerships with the world’s leading mining companies, including BHP, Rio Tinto, Vale Base Metals, Glencore, and Freeport-McMoRan 🏆 Recognition & Impact – Honoured with a #GovernorGeneral’s Innovation Award and the Deloitte #Fast50 Companies to Watch Award (to mention a few) proving that the world is recognizing that #muons are changing the way we explore for and mine critical metals. None of this would be possible without our incredible #team, #customers #investors, and #supporters —thank you for believing in our vision of Unlocking Subsurface Potential™ your support means the world to us 🙏 ❤️ Taking this leap wasn’t easy, but it was so worth it. If you’re considering stepping outside your #comfortzone (to where the magic happens) for something bold and meaningful—go for it. The best journeys start with a heightened sense of fear, self-doubt, and a high degree of uncertainty. Be brave, push through all that, there is a good chance you'll never look back. Here’s to your next chapter! #Team #Muons #Multiphysics #REVEAL #FutureofMining #Gamechanger #Nextchapters