# Adria Abella Villafranca

> Adria Abella Villafranca is the co-founder and CEO of hDrop Technologies Inc. A tennis player from Lleida, Spain, he competed at East Central University and Harding University before graduating from Harding in mechanical engineering in 2019. His work spans product development, software and company operations; his public professional biography also lists a CTO role at SchoolMe and a research appointment at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at hDrop Technologies Inc.
- **Organizations:** hDrop Technologies Inc., SchoolMe, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Harding University, East Central University
- **Nationality:** Spanish
- **Education:** B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, Harding University, Pre-engineering studies; transferred to Harding, East Central University, Institut Marius Torres
- **Known for:** GAC second-team all-conference honors in 2016 and 2017., GAC Distinguished Scholar in 2016 and 2017., GAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, March 7, 2018.

## Career timeline

- **2014-2016** — Studied and played tennis at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.
- **2016** — Transferred to Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas.
- **2018** — Earned GAC Player of the Week on March 7; early hDrop development began as a university engineering project.
- **2019** — Graduated from Harding in mechanical engineering, cum laude; hDrop Technologies Inc. was founded.
- **2019-2025** — Worked at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; his institutional biography describes a data warehouse administration role.
- **2020** — hDrop Gen 1 launched on Kickstarter on November 26.
- **2022** — U.S. Patent 11,523,775 was issued on December 13, naming him as inventor.
- **2023** — hDrop announced Gen 2 on June 19.
- **2025** — Began a researcher appointment at Vanderbilt in September, according to his self-maintained ORCID record.
- **2026** — An April institutional biography lists him as CTO of SchoolMe alongside his researcher role.

## Achievements

- GAC second-team all-conference honors in 2016 and 2017.
- GAC Distinguished Scholar in 2016 and 2017.
- GAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, March 7, 2018.
- Harding University mechanical engineering graduate, cum laude, 2019.
- Named inventor on U.S. Patent 11,523,775, issued December 13, 2022.
- Co-founded hDrop; its original Kickstarter attracted 249 backers and $26,903 in pledges.
- hDrop Gen 2 received a TIME Best Inventions 2026 Special Mention.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — hDrop announced an industry collaboration program and a Sweat Integrated Circuit in development on October 15; Gen 2 also received a TIME Special Mention.
- **2026-09** — Appeared in episode 198 of Kyla Channell’s podcast, published September 8.
- **2026-06** — hDrop announced an upcoming Wahoo ELEMNT integration on June 3.
- **2026-04** — KEV.AI Lab published a biography listing his SchoolMe CTO and Vanderbilt researcher roles.
- **2026-02** — Appeared on The Sub Hub Podcast on February 27.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adria-abella-villafranca-4a1071120/

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