About Théama
Translating human cultural experience into machine intelligence without legal risk
The Global Cultural Map of the 20th Century
Mapping 100 Years of Cultural History • 1900–2000
Core
Phase 1: The 25 Key Years
Deep vertical Lazarus connections. Post-war cultural explosion, entertainment golden age, foundational archives.
Phase 2: Golden Age Expansion
Expanding to capture the full golden age. Depression era through disco. Building verification chains.
Phase 3: Full Century
Complete 20th century cultural mapping. International expansion, specialized verticals, global authority.
Executive Team
Michael Marcil
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Théama Technologies Inc.
Michael Marcil is a visionary entrepreneur and preservationist whose career bridges technology, real estate, and cultural heritage. Over the past 35 years, Marcil has founded, acquired, scaled, and monetized more than 40 companies across technology, real estate, entertainment, and cultural preservation—building a track record that encompasses both significant successes and the valuable lessons learned from ventures that did not succeed. This depth of operational experience informs his strategic approach to building sustainable, scalable enterprises.
Michael Griffin
Chief Technology Officer, Théama Technologies Inc.
With more than 20 years of experience building and scaling mission-critical data systems across aerospace, defense, utilities, insurance, real estate, and large-scale retail platforms, Mike brings a rare blend of enterprise-grade data architecture and entrepreneurial execution. His decade of hands-on leadership in software development and AI-driven physical-object authentication uniquely positions him to architect and scale Théama's verification engine and Immutable Cultural Knowledge Graph globally.
Investors & Board of Directors
Dan Erickson
Founder, Member of the Board, Théama Technologies Inc.
Dan Erickson is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and developer whose career spans nearly three decades across the internet, fintech, and large-scale real estate sectors. His experience bridges innovation, business strategy, and infrastructure—Under Erickson's leadership, Element Payment Systems became a leading integrated-payments platform, processing over $4 billion in annual transactions before being acquired in 2013 by Vantiv, Inc.—the payments arm of Fifth Third Bank—in a cash transaction valued at approximately $160 million.
Our Mission
Théama Technologies exists to solve AI's data crisis by transforming never-before-digitized physical archives into provenance-tracked, rights-cleared knowledge. We provide the only AI training data in the market backed by full legal indemnification.
Our Location
Théama Technologies is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, where our production facility has been operational since February 2025. Our team processes physical artifacts through the proprietary 10-layer Lazarus Process, extracting verified facts at scale.
What Makes Us Unique
Exclusive Archives
We own 500,000+ authenticated artifacts from Golden Age Las Vegas, including exclusive estate licenses that cannot be replicated.
Proprietary Methodology
The Lazarus Process™ extracts 300-400% more facts than baseline methods through 10-layer human-in-the-loop enrichment.
Legal Indemnification
We are the only provider that assumes copyright liability for AI training data, backed by immutable certification.
Théama by the Numbers*
Artifacts
Facts
Tokens
*As of January 20th, 2026
Why "Théama"?
From the ancient Greek théama (θέαμα), meaning "spectacle" or"that which is seen". It represents the transformation of sight into insight— turning physical artifacts into verified knowledge that machines can understand and humans can trust.