LEADERSHIP
Adam Lloyd Cohen, CEO
Adam is a 3D printing industry veteran and technology executive who founded and grew two exited tech startups. He brought to market three distinct 3D printing technologies, including leading the team that shipped the world’s 1st 3D printer. Adam founded and served as CEO of Microfabrica where he raised $17M in venture funding and commercialized his invention of the 1st volume production-capable 3D printing process. Adam’s invention of ‘MICA Freeform’ has enabled testing of many of today’s most advanced semiconductors, and is also used to produce several minimally-invasive medical devices now on the market. As de facto VP Business Development at Microfabrica, he built a medical device business from scratch, leading to a $23M investment by top tier medical VCs, a $5M NIH grant for robotic minimally-invasive procedures, and major customers. Adam also co-founded and served as VP of AMEX-traded Soligen, the 1st company to market and scale MIT’s ‘3D Printing’ technology. Adam has been awarded ~80 U.S. patents related to 3D printing, robotics, and medical devices, and holds a degree in physics from MIT.
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, which is scaling it under Coke’s 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 CSAIL (Computer
Science and AI Laboratory)
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