Brett Adcock

Brett Adcock
Adcock in 2022
Born (1986-04-06) April 6, 1986 (age 38)
Moweaqua, Illinois, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Florida
OccupationTechnology entrepreneur
Years active2008–present
Known forFounder of Archer Aviation,[1][2] Vettery,[3] Figure AI,[4] and Cover[5]
TitleCEO at Figure AI
Children2
Websitebrettadcock.com

Brett Adcock (born April 6, 1986) is an American technology entrepreneur[6] and the founder and CEO of Figure AI, an AI startup working on a general-purpose humanoid robot.[7][8][9] In 2018, Adcock founded Archer Aviation,[10][11][12][13] five years after he started Vettery.[14][15][16][17][18] In 2023, he established Cover.[5] As of June 2024, Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$1.4 billion.[19][20]

  1. ^ Crumley, Bruce (May 11, 2022). "Archer cofounder resigns as its eVTOL air taxi pursues certification".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Alsup, Allison (February 21, 2018). "Brett Adcock (BSBA '08) & Adam Goldstein (BSBA '01) | February 2018".
  4. ^ Huff, Steve (March 3, 2023). "Figure Humanoid Robot Startup Comes Out of Stealth". Entrepreneur.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Heat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Robotique : Tesla n'est plus seul à dévoiler un robot humanoïde avancé". www.telesatellite.com (in French).
  8. ^ Tarafel, Jefferson (March 8, 2023). ""We are going to build a robot for every human being on the planet", says CEO of Archer".
  9. ^ Heater, Brian (September 22, 2022). "Archer's co-founder is bootstrapping an all-purpose humanoid robot". TechCrunch.
  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. ^ Jannarone, John (February 2, 2015). "Hedge fund analysts take Uber model to recruiting". CNBC.
  15. ^ Lee, Allen (August 7, 2022). "How Brett Adcock Achieved a Net Worth of $300 Million". Money Inc.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Ford, Jason. "Charged for Flight." (2022): 42-43.
  18. ^ Hofacker, Cat, and Alyssa Tomlinson. "Building vertiport cities." AEROSPACE AMERICA 59, no. 6 (2021): 22-32.
  19. ^ "Brett Adcock". Forbes. June 5, 2024.
  20. ^ Dolan, Kerry A. (April 15, 2024). "Meet The New AI-Robot Billionaire". Forbes.