Brett Adcock

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1986-04-06

• Children

  3

• Education

  University of Florida

• Net Worth

  US$1.4 billion (as of June 2024)

• Birthplace

  Moweaqua, Illinois, U.S.

• Occupation

  Technology entrepreneur

• Nationality

  American

• Current Role

  CEO, Figure AI

Timeline

• Born in Moweaqua, Illinois, U.S. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  1986-04-06

• Began building web companies at the age of 16. (Source: Web Search)

  2002

• Founded Vettery, an online recruiting marketplace. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2013

• Vettery came out of stealth mode. (Source: Web Search)

  2015

• Vettery was acquired by The Adecco Group for US$110 million. (Source: Web Search)

  2018-02

• Founded Archer Aviation, an electric aircraft company. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2018

• Founded Figure AI, an AI robotics company. (Source: External Search)

  2022

• Established Cover, an AI security company. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2023

• Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$1.4 billion. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2024-06

• Stepped down as co-CEO of Archer Aviation, remaining on its board of directors. (Source: Web Search)

  Unknown

• Figure AI's deal with OpenAI was canceled. (Source: Related Documents)

  Unknown

• Figure AI faces technological hurdles in improving robotic actuators and achieving greater dexterity. (Source: Related Documents)

  Unknown

Brett Adcock

Brett Adcock (born April 6, 1986) is an American technology entrepreneur and billionaire who is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Figure AI. In 2018, Adcock founded Archer Aviation, five years after he started Vettery. In 2023, he established Cover. As of June 2024, Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$1.4 billion.

Web Search Results

• Brett Adcock - Wikipedia

  Brett Adcock (born April 6, 1986) is an American technology entrepreneur and billionaire who is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Figure AI. In 2018, Adcock founded Archer Aviation, five years after he started Vettery. In 2023, he established Cover. As of June 2024, Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$1.4 billion. ## Early life and education [...] Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia ## Contents # Brett Adcock | Brett Adcock | | | --- | --- | | Adcock in 2022 | | | Born | (1986-04-06) April 6, 1986 (age 39) Moweaqua, Illinois, U.S. | | Education | University of Florida | | Occupation | Technology entrepreneur | | Years active | 2008–present | | Known for | Founder of Archer Aviation, Vettery, Figure AI, and Cover | | Title | CEO at Figure AI | | Children | 3 | | Website | brettadcock.com | [...] In 2013, Brett Adcock founded the online recruiting marketplace Vettery. Vettery came out of stealth in 2015 and its clients included Jet, Casper, Etsy, Blue Apron and Percolate. Vettery was started out of NYU's Varick Street Incubator. As of 2017, Vettery has raised $12 million in venture backed funding led by Greycroft Investors, Raine Ventures, and Pritzker Venture Capital. In February 2018, The Adecco Group acquired Vettery to use their technology in advancement of digital strategy.

• Archer's Brett Adcock steps down as co-CEO - Vertical Mag

  Brett Adcock, co-founder of Archer Aviation, is stepping down from his role as co-CEO of the company, leaving Adam Goldstein as the sole CEO of Archer. ArcherArcher Brett Adcock is stepping down from his role as co-CEO of Archer Aviation, leaving Adam Goldstein as the sole CEO. The company said this decision was made to “help simplify its operating structure.” Archer [...] Adcock will remain as one of the company’s board of directors, stating that he is “fully committed to the success of Archer.” The former co-CEO would not provide further comments on his departure or what his next venture might be, but told followers on social media that he has “been a passionate entrepreneur for most of my career … I will have much more to share on my future plans in the next few months.” [...] He’s also stepping down from his role while Archer is in the midst of a legal battle with rival Wisk Aero which alleges misappropriation of trade secrets and patent infringements — a claim that Archer continues to deny. The case is scheduled to go to trial early next year. ## Join the Conversation 1 Comment Industry participant says: Steps down or was forced out? Their press release says “the company took this step.” ## Leave a comment ### Cancel reply

• High-tech entrepreneur Brett Adcock on Figure, Archer, and early ...

  ## Brett Adcock has co-founded two companies on the bleeding edges of innovation in emerging markets: Archer Aviation, in the world of eVTOL aircraft, and Figure, in humanoid robots. We look into his background, and the startup that launched it all. [...] Born April 6, 1986, Adcock was raised on a corn and soybean farm outside the tiny town of Moweaqua, Illinois. By the time he graduated valedictorian of his high school class at Central A&M, it was fairly clear he was cut out for business – he'd been working on building and starting up web companies since the age of 16. [...] After selling Vettery for some US$110 million, Adcock was ready to move into hardware, sustainability and transport Vettery required a number of pivots, but eventually became a huge success, selling for US$110 million A young Brett Adcock on his parents' corn and soybean farm in Moweaqua, IL Archer's gorgeous Midnight eVTOL is the company's production protoype Adcock rings the bell at the New York Stock Exchange, as Archer goes public Scroll for more

• Bio — Brett_Adcock - Brett Adcock

  ## 20 years of building companies Brett is the founder of Figure, an AI Robotics company building a general-purpose humanoid robot. In 2023 Brett founded of Cover, an AI security company building weapon detection systems for schools. In 2018, Brett founded Archer Aviation, building electric aircraft that went public at $2.7B (NYSE: ACHR) and prior to this founded Vettery, an AI-based recruiting marketplace that was acquired for $110M. # My beginnings [...] With half the world living in cities, two important challenges of the 21st century are transitioning to a sustainable form of transportation and solving traffic problems. In 2018, Brett founded Archer Aviation, which is developing an electric vertical takeoff & landing aircraft that will be used for urban air mobility. Brett built Archer into a globally leading electric aerospace company, raising over $1 billion of capital, and taking it public on the NYSE at a valuation of $2.7 billion. [...] Brett was born and raised in central Illinois on a third-generation agricultural farm. ### Growing up on a farm showed me year after year, it was possible to create something of value for the world from nothing. I’m twenty years into building technology companies. I spent the first decade building in the software/internet space and since then within AI & hardware. I’m maximizing my time every day to try to build an exciting and inspiring future. 2012 — 2018 # Vettery Founder • $110M EXIT

• Bio (Copy) — Brett_Adcock - Brett Adcock

  ## 20 years of building companies Brett is currently the founder of Figure, an AI robotics company building a general-purpose humanoid robot. Prior to Figure, Brett founded Archer Aviation, an urban air mobility company that IPO’d at $2.7B and Vettery, a machine learning-based talent marketplace that was acquired for $110M. # My beginnings [...] I built Archer into a globally leading electric aerospace company, raising over $1 billion of capital, and taking it public on the NYSE at a valuation of $2.7 billion. I additionally architected, engineered, and flight-tested electric vertical takeoff & landing aircraft, signed a $1.5 billion commercial agreement with United Airlines, and vertically integrated aircraft design, flight software, actuation, electric motors, and battery systems.

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• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  University of Florida

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  entrepreneur

• Citizenship

  United States