Brett Adcock

Brett Adcock is an American technology entrepreneur[5] and the founder of Figure, an AI startup working on a general-purpose humanoid robot.[6][7][8] In 2018, Adcock founded Archer Aviation,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][1][16] five years after he started Vettery.[17][18][4][19][20][21][14]

Brett Adcock
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTechnology entrepreneur
Years active2008—present
Known forFounder of Archer Aviation,[1][2][3] Vettery,[4] and Figure
Websitebrettadcock.com

Early life and education

Adcock studied at the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2008.[4]

Career

In 2013, Adcock founded Vettery (which later became known as Hired) a talent marketplace that matched job seekers with employers who had a need for technical expertise.[17] In 2018, the Adecco Group bought Vettery for $100 million. The same year, Adcock started Archer Aviation. In 2022, he founded Figure, an AI startup working on a general-purpose humanoid robot.[6]

References
  1. Crumley, Bruce (May 11, 2022). "Archer cofounder resigns as its eVTOL air taxi pursues certification".
  2. Huff, Steve (March 3, 2023). "Figure Humanoid Robot Startup Comes Out of Stealth". Entrepreneur.
  3. Chatterley, Julia (host) (March 4, 2021). "United Airlines to buy electric flying taxis in $1 billion partnership". First Move. Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. Alsup, Allison (February 21, 2018). "Brett Adcock (BSBA '08) & Adam Goldstein (BSBA '01) | February 2018".
  5. Blain, Loz (April 10, 2023). "OpenAI and Figure join the race to humanoid robot workers". www.newatlas.com. Just this year, entrepreneur Brett Adcock, founder of the Vettery "online talent marketplace," and more recently Archer Aviation, one of the leading contenders in the emerging electric VTOL aircraft movement, announced his latest venture is focused on humanoid robots.
  6. "Robotique : Tesla n'est plus seul à dévoiler un robot humanoïde avancé". www.telesatellite.com (in French).
  7. Tarafel, Jefferson (March 8, 2023). ""We are going to build a robot for every human being on the planet", says CEO of Archer".
  8. Heater, Brian (September 22, 2022). "Archer's co-founder is bootstrapping an all-purpose humanoid robot". TechCrunch.
  9. Archer Aviation (September 16, 2021). "Brett Adcock – Employment Terms".
  10. "Archer Aviation Co-Founders discuss when to expect electric vertical takeoff". Yahoo Finance. 20 September 2021.
  11. "Flying Cars Will Reshape Our Congested Cities: Interview With Archer CEO Brett Adcock". The New York Observer. June 7, 2021.
  12. Uranga, Rachel (19 June 2022). "Look! Up in the sky! It's an air taxi. They're coming to Los Angeles". Los Angeles Times.
  13. Levine Beckman, Brittany (June 10, 2021). "Archer reveals its Maker flying taxi, promising to lift us out of traffic hell". Mashable.
  14. "La course à la création d'androïdes commerciaux est ouverte avec OpenAI et 1X Technologies". Appel Aura Ecologie (in French). 12 April 2023.
  15. "Brett Adcock on Twitter Update on my role at Archer". April 19, 2022.
  16. Wolfstellar, Pilar (May 9, 2022). "Archer co-founder Adcock resigns from board weeks after leaving CEO post". Archived from the original on October 2, 2022.
  17. Jannarone, John (February 2, 2015). "Hedge fund analysts take Uber model to recruiting". CNBC.
  18. Lee, Allen (August 7, 2022). "How Brett Adcock Achieved a Net Worth of $300 Million". Money Inc.
  19. Schubarth, Cromwell (Apr 21, 2021). "Here's why Archer Aviation's founders believe it has the right air taxi team". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  20. Ford, Jason. "Charged for Flight." (2022): 42-43.
  21. Hofacker, Cat, and Alyssa Tomlinson. "Building vertiport cities." AEROSPACE AMERICA 59, no. 6 (2021): 22-32.
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