LEADERSHIP
Adam Lloyd Cohen, CEO
Adam is a 3D printing pioneer who founded and grew 2 exited tech startups. He brought to market 3 distinct 3D printing technologies, and led the team that shipped the world’s 1st 3D printer. Adam founded and led a venture-backed (DFJ, etc.) deep tech startup to commercialize his invention of the only mass production 3D printing process. ‘MICA Freeform’ is now the industry standard way to make probes used to test advanced GPUs/CPUS needed for AI and modern computing. Adam also cofounded publicly-traded Soligen, the 1st company to market and scale MIT’s ‘3D Printing’ technology. He holds an MIT physics degree and >80 patents.
Chas Studor, CTO
As Founder and CTO of Briggo, Chas developed the world's first fully-automated robotic barista, the first unattended foodservice robotic kiosk of any kind. Briggo’s 2011 deployment proved the viability of robotic prep, as well as the commercial viability of app-based remote order and pay for coffee years ahead of Starbucks. Briggo was acquired by Coca-Cola in 2020 for its brand Costa Coffee. Prior to Briggo, Chas had 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, mainly in microcontroller design. After years of leading successively larger design teams, he managed an organization of over 200 chip designers in 10 design centers around the globe. He holds over 20 patents related to Briggo and additional patents related to chip design. Chas has a BSEE/CE from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a minor in semiconductor physics. He has served on the board of multiple non-profits in the Austin area, including leadership of several boards.
Advisory Board
Alex Eagle
CEO, Freebirds World Burrito
TRA Board Member
Benjamin Lipson
Fmr. Director, Enterprise
Partnerships, DoorDash
Daniela Rus, Ph.D.
Director, MIT Computer Science
and AI Laboratory, Edison Medalist
Dave Berkus
Author, Keynote Speaker, VC
Member, HFTP Hall of Fame
Ed Maurer
Fmr. YUM! GM, Restaurant
Development/Franchising Expert
Eric Warren
Fmr. President, Everest Sciences
Fmr. VP/Assistant GM, Shandwick
Harold McGee, Ph.D.
3 James Beard awards; Author
On Food and Cooking, Nose Dive
Roger Kaplan
Founder, RK Innovation; Restaurant
Culinary/Operations Expert
Shane Stein
Managing Dir./Investments, Stifel
Independent Investor