The Story of Archeo Futurus

Daniel Kluss, founder of Archeo Futurus (AF), has pursued optimization since childhood, dismantling and rebuilding systems to expose inefficiencies. By rewriting core components, he discovered modern computing’s fundamental flaws. Determined to reinvent the status quo, he created Archeo Futurus, a new computational standard that radically redefines performance, security, and power efficiency at every level.

Meet the team

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Daniel Kluss

20+ years leading technology development teams.

Author of two patents in Software Optimization and Engineering.

Creator of Archeo’s proprietary FPGA hardware and software.

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Kyle Barnette

Lifelong technologist and entrepreneur with a deep passion for computing and innovation.

Designed/deployed one of the first internet radio streaming platforms for major market stations, later founding a pioneering, internationally connected emergency power distribution company. Long-standing focus on sustainability and energy innovation. Pushing boundaries at the intersection of technology, infrastructure, and global impact.

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Oliver Rothauser

15 years in private equity, capital raising, debt structuring, and operational efficiency.

Raised $500+ million in notional fixed income products in various roles at financial institutions.

Founded 3 companies with investment from AIG, IBM, Microsoft, Verizon, Autodesk.

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David Draper

Former Managing Director at Hemisphere Capital Partners and Commercial Lending Officer at BofA.

Experienced entrepreneur and financial executive.

Worldwide project and vendor management.

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Konnor Claborn

14 years of industry experience as a Chief Data Center Operations officer for data centers spanning the U.S. and overseas.

Principal network infrastructure architect in the telecommunications sphere.

Building large scale optical network connection locations across multiple continents, as well as running global network operations centers and large teams to connect terabit data workloads and computing infrastructure.

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John Baus

10+ years raising capital, expanding markets, and building partnerships for growth stage companies.

Experience working with clean energy firms, NGOs, and high growth startups.

Lead business development for $500M natural resources firm.