Evan Beard

Evan Beard
Born (1986-12-03) December 3, 1986 (age 37)
Annapolis, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDuke University[1]

Evan Beard is an American entrepreneur, engineer, and co-founder/CEO of Standard Bots, an artificial intelligence robotics startup which has raised $63m from investors including General Catalyst and Amazon and build robots in the United States.[2] Beard has been recognized on the Forbes "30 under 30" list[3] which features the "brightest young entrepreneurs, breakout talents and change agents" and Business Insider's list of the "most inspiring and influential people in New York tech".[4] Prior to A Plus, Beard co-founded Etacts and ArmorHub, both acquired by publicly traded companies.[5][6]

  1. ^ Scott Kraft (2010-04-29). "He's start-ups' best friend". LA Times.
  2. ^ "General Catalyst, Amazon Bet $63 Million on AI Robotics Startup". Bloomberg.com. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ^ "30 Under 30 2016: Media". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  4. ^ "SILICON ALLEY 100: Meet the most inspiring and influential people in New York tech right now". Business Insider. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  5. ^ Liz Gannes (2010-12-21). "Salesforce Buys Small Contact Management Start-Up Etacts". AllThingsD.
  6. ^ "ArmorHub's Web Security Service Scans For Vulnerabilities & Malware, Works Great For Startups As Well As Your Dad". TechCrunch. 2012-11-15.