Brett Adcock founded robot maker Figure in 2022; investors including Microsoft, Nvidia, Jeff Bezos and OpenAI backed the company at a $2.6 billion valuation in February 2024.
Figure is working to bring an AI-powered 'general purpose humanoid' to life and insert the robots into the labor force.
Adcock, a serial entrepreneur, previously cofounded electric aviation firm Archer Aviation, which went public in a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) merger in 2021.
Adcock also cofounded hiring marketplace Vettery in 2012 and sold it to Switzerland-based HR services firm The Adecco Group in 2018 for $110 million.
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Armed with more than $750 million in funding, Brett Adcock vows that Figure will become one of the most important businesses in the world. First, there's a lot of work to do.
Armed with more than $750 million in funding, Brett Adcock vows that Figure will become one of the most important businesses in the world. First, he has a lot of work to do.
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