
Collide is a community-driven, AI-accelerated knowledge platform tailored for energy professionals including field operators, engineers, geophysicists, executives, and startup founders. It offers an energy-specific AI knowledge base that is more accurate and cites sources, refreshed constantly with industry content like textbooks and whitepapers. The platform provides free access to expert-led courses and AMAs with industry leaders, fostering professional growth. Collide also develops custom AI tools for oil and gas companies, combining community engagement with enterprise solutions to support career advancement and operational efficiency in the energy sector.

Collide is a community-driven, AI-accelerated knowledge platform tailored for energy professionals including field operators, engineers, geophysicists, executives, and startup founders. It offers an energy-specific AI knowledge base that is more accurate and cites sources, refreshed constantly with industry content like textbooks and whitepapers. The platform provides free access to expert-led courses and AMAs with industry leaders, fostering professional growth. Collide also develops custom AI tools for oil and gas companies, combining community engagement with enterprise solutions to support career advancement and operational efficiency in the energy sector.
Sector: Energy (oil & gas) knowledge platform
Core product: Collide AI — LLM-powered, industry-trained search/chat and private RAG deployments
Users: Engineers, geoscientists, field operators, executives, founders
Founders: Collin McLelland (CEO), Todd Bush (CTO)
Headcount: 22 employees
Recent funding: Seed round announced Apr 15, 2025; total funding reported ~$5,000,000
Domain-specific knowledge discovery and reliable AI for technical energy workflows and workforce development.
Energy / Oil & Gas
Crunchbase funding-round entry lists ~10 investors and identifies Mercury as lead.
“Seed round led by Mercury with ~10 investors”