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ExploCrowd
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explocrowd.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2016
Descriptiontext

ExploCrowd is a Norway-based company, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Stavanger, that applies crowdsourcing methodologies to oil and gas exploration, with an emphasis on precision and systematic subsurface mapping. The company has historically served clients in the upstream E&P sector, leveraging distributed contributor input to interpret geological and geophysical data. Its business model and pricing mechanics are not disclosed in the available source material, and no specific product modules, platform architecture, or revenue structure have been published.

The company has recently rebranded from ExploCrowd to Ecteras, with the original explocrowd.com domain redirecting to ecteras.com. Management frames the change as a repositioning around a broader mission of helping clients "navigate complexity below the surface with clarity, courage and care," suggesting an evolution beyond the original crowdsourcing-for-exploration positioning into adjacent subsurface or complexity-advisory work. The company remains privately held with a headcount of 11-50 employees, led by founder and CEO Sidsel Lindsø.

No funding rounds, named customers, partnerships, patents, or detailed product information have been disclosed. Operating status is confirmed as active, but the absence of financial, commercial, and product disclosure limits the depth of analysis possible from public sources.

Short descriptiontext

ExploCrowd, founded in 2016 in Stavanger, Norway, applies crowdsourcing to oil and gas exploration and subsurface mapping. Now rebranded to Ecteras, the private company serves upstream energy clients with a team of 11-50 led by founder-CEO Sidsel Lindsø.

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Operating
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11–50
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HeadquartersStavanger, Norway
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Stavanger
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Norway
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Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
oil and gas exploration, crowdsourced mapping, subsurface data analysis, geological interpretation, exploration services
Industry1 code
1Seismic & Geoscience Services (Acquisition, Processing, Interpretation)
CodeEUALABAKPrimaryYes
NAICS code1 code
  • Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services541360
SIC code1 code
  • Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services1382
Product category
Oil and Gas Exploration Services
Social media profiles2 records
Cost components4 values
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

ExploCrowd applies crowdsourcing methodologies to oil and gas exploration, emphasizing precision and systematic mapping of subsurface data. The company has since rebranded to Ecteras and operates from Stavanger, Norway, serving exploration-related data interpretation and mapping needs for the energy sector.

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Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

ExploCrowd has rebranded to Ecteras. The source data contains only a rebranding announcement page with no detailed product or service offerings. The company's mission is described as helping clients navigate complexity with clarity, courage, and care.

Product and service1 record
1Crowdsourced Oil and Gas Exploration Services
CategoryOil and gas exploration services
Description

Exploration support service that applies crowdsourcing to oil and gas exploration, with emphasis on precision and systematic subsurface mapping for upstream operators.

Recent move1 record

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Peers10 records
1TGS
TypeDirect peer
Description

Global multi-client seismic and geoscience data provider headquartered in Norway. Directly comparable as a seismic/geoscience services provider serving the same oil and gas exploration customer base as ExploCrowd.

2PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Norwegian geophysical company providing seismic acquisition and geoscience services. Directly competes in the same seismic/geoscience acquisition and interpretation market as ExploCrowd.

3Welligence
TypeEmerging player
Description

Data and analytics platform for upstream oil and gas intelligence. Comparable as an emerging digital player addressing the same end customers with adjacent data-driven exploration support.

4Halliburton
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major oilfield services incumbent offering exploration, drilling, and digital solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same oil and gas customer base as ExploCrowd.

5Spectrum Geo
TypeDirect peer
Description

Multi-client seismic data library provider focused on global frontier and mature basins. Comparable as a direct peer in the seismic data acquisition and licensing business.

6SLB (formerly Schlumberger)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Largest oilfield services company globally, with extensive digital and geoscience capabilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent spanning the same upstream exploration customer base, though its offering is far wider than ExploCrowd's specialist focus.

7ARGOS (subsurface database)
TypeOthers
Description

National Petroleums Directorate's subsurface data resource for the Norwegian continental shelf. Comparable as an adjacent/thematically related buyer and aggregator of crowdsourced and public exploration data in Norway.

8Earth Science Analytics
TypeEmerging player
Description

Norwegian AI-driven geoscience startup offering cloud-based seismic and subsurface analytics. Comparable as an emerging digital geoscience player using novel approaches to oil and gas exploration data.

9EMGS (Electromagnetic Geoservices)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Norwegian-North-Sea-focused electromagnetic survey services provider. Comparable as a niche geoscience services peer focused on subsurface data acquisition for oil and gas exploration.

10CGG
TypeDirect peer
Description

French-based geophysical services company offering seismic data acquisition, processing, and interpretation. Directly comparable as a geophysical survey and geoscience services peer.

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights5 records

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Profiles1 record

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ExploCrowd

Oil and Gas Exploration Servicesexplocrowd.com

ExploCrowd, founded in 2016 in Stavanger, Norway, applies crowdsourcing to oil and gas exploration and subsurface mapping. Now rebranded to Ecteras, the private company serves upstream energy clients with a team of 11-50 led by founder-CEO Sidsel Lindsø.

What ExploCrowd does

ExploCrowd is a Norway-based company, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Stavanger, that applies crowdsourcing methodologies to oil and gas exploration, with an emphasis on precision and systematic subsurface mapping. The company has historically served clients in the upstream E&P sector, leveraging distributed contributor input to interpret geological and geophysical data. Its business model and pricing mechanics are not disclosed in the available source material, and no specific product modules, platform architecture, or revenue structure have been published.

The company has recently rebranded from ExploCrowd to Ecteras, with the original explocrowd.com domain redirecting to ecteras.com. Management frames the change as a repositioning around a broader mission of helping clients "navigate complexity below the surface with clarity, courage and care," suggesting an evolution beyond the original crowdsourcing-for-exploration positioning into adjacent subsurface or complexity-advisory work. The company remains privately held with a headcount of 11-50 employees, led by founder and CEO Sidsel Lindsø.

No funding rounds, named customers, partnerships, patents, or detailed product information have been disclosed. Operating status is confirmed as active, but the absence of financial, commercial, and product disclosure limits the depth of analysis possible from public sources.

ExploCrowd firmographics

Firmographics
Name
ExploCrowd
Website
https://explocrowd.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2016
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
ExploCrowd, founded in 2016 in Stavanger, Norway, applies crowdsourcing to oil and gas exploration and subsurface mapping. Now rebranded to Ecteras, the private company serves upstream energy clients with a team of 11-50 led by founder-CEO Sidsel Lindsø.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

ExploCrowd industry classification

Industry
Product category
Oil and Gas Exploration Services
NAICS
Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)
SIC
Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)
akta.pro primary industry
Seismic & Geoscience Services (Acquisition, Processing, Interpretation) (EUALABAK)

Keywords

  • Oil and gas exploration
  • Crowdsourced mapping
  • Subsurface data analysis
  • Geological interpretation
  • Exploration services

Where ExploCrowd is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Stavanger
HQ country
Norway
HQ region
Europe

Markets served

ExploCrowd business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

ExploCrowd product offering

Product offering

Core offering

ExploCrowd applies crowdsourcing methodologies to oil and gas exploration, emphasizing precision and systematic mapping of subsurface data. The company has since rebranded to Ecteras and operates from Stavanger, Norway, serving exploration-related data interpretation and mapping needs for the energy sector.

Product overview

ExploCrowd has rebranded to Ecteras. The source data contains only a rebranding announcement page with no detailed product or service offerings. The company's mission is described as helping clients navigate complexity with clarity, courage, and care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Crowdsourced Oil and Gas Exploration Services Exploration support service that applies crowdsourcing to oil and gas exploration, with emphasis on precision and systematic subsurface mapping for upstream operators.

Companies that use ExploCrowd

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

ExploCrowd technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

ExploCrowd partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

ExploCrowd competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • TGS: Global multi-client seismic and geoscience data provider headquartered in Norway. Directly comparable as a seismic/geoscience services provider serving the same oil and gas exploration customer base as ExploCrowd.
  • PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services): Norwegian geophysical company providing seismic acquisition and geoscience services. Directly competes in the same seismic/geoscience acquisition and interpretation market as ExploCrowd.
  • Spectrum Geo: Multi-client seismic data library provider focused on global frontier and mature basins. Comparable as a direct peer in the seismic data acquisition and licensing business.
  • EMGS (Electromagnetic Geoservices): Norwegian-North-Sea-focused electromagnetic survey services provider. Comparable as a niche geoscience services peer focused on subsurface data acquisition for oil and gas exploration.
  • CGG: French-based geophysical services company offering seismic data acquisition, processing, and interpretation. Directly comparable as a geophysical survey and geoscience services peer.

Emerging players

  • Welligence: Data and analytics platform for upstream oil and gas intelligence. Comparable as an emerging digital player addressing the same end customers with adjacent data-driven exploration support.
  • Earth Science Analytics: Norwegian AI-driven geoscience startup offering cloud-based seismic and subsurface analytics. Comparable as an emerging digital geoscience player using novel approaches to oil and gas exploration data.

Broad incumbents

  • Halliburton: Major oilfield services incumbent offering exploration, drilling, and digital solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same oil and gas customer base as ExploCrowd.
  • SLB (formerly Schlumberger): Largest oilfield services company globally, with extensive digital and geoscience capabilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent spanning the same upstream exploration customer base, though its offering is far wider than ExploCrowd's specialist focus.

Others

  • ARGOS (subsurface database): National Petroleums Directorate's subsurface data resource for the Norwegian continental shelf. Comparable as an adjacent/thematically related buyer and aggregator of crowdsourced and public exploration data in Norway.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

ExploCrowd social profiles

Digital presence

ExploCrowd financial estimates

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Valuation estimate

ExploCrowd leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

ExploCrowd funding detail

Funding detail

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Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

ExploCrowd M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about ExploCrowd

What does ExploCrowd do?

ExploCrowd applies crowdsourcing methodologies to oil and gas exploration, emphasizing precision and systematic mapping of subsurface data. The company has since rebranded to Ecteras and operates from Stavanger, Norway, serving exploration-related data interpretation and mapping needs for the energy sector.

Is ExploCrowd a public or private company?

ExploCrowd is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was ExploCrowd founded?

ExploCrowd was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is ExploCrowd based?

ExploCrowd is headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, in the Europe region.

Who are ExploCrowd's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are TGS, PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services), Spectrum Geo, EMGS (Electromagnetic Geoservices) and CGG. Emerging players are Welligence and Earth Science Analytics. Broad incumbents are Halliburton and SLB (formerly Schlumberger). ARGOS (subsurface database) is listed as an others.

Does ExploCrowd have an API?

No public API is recorded for ExploCrowd.

What industry is ExploCrowd in?

ExploCrowd's product category is Oil and Gas Exploration Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUALABAK, Seismic & Geoscience Services (Acquisition, Processing, Interpretation). Its NAICS code is 541360 and its SIC code is 1382.

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