# Brett Adcock

> Brett Adcock is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Figure AI, the humanoid robotics company valued at $39 billion after a $1B+ Series C in September 2025. Raised on a third-generation farm in central Illinois, Adcock built his first web companies at 16, co-founded and sold talent marketplace Vettery to Adecco for ~$100M in 2018, took eVTOL company Archer Aviation public on the NYSE at a $2.7B valuation, then pivoted to what he calls the hardest problem: building general-purpose humanoid robots. Figure's robots now work autonomously on BMW's production floor and have logged over 30,000 vehicles built. In 2025-2026, Adcock simultaneously launched Hark (personal AI hardware, $700M Series A at $6B valuation) and Cover (school weapon-detection tech). He is currently running three companies at once while publicly estimating his net worth at ~$19 billion.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Figure AI; Founder at Hark; Founder at Cover
- **Organizations:** Figure AI, Hark, Cover, Archer Aviation
- **From:** Moweaqua, Illinois, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance & Real Estate), University of Florida - Warrington College of Business, High School Diploma (Valedictorian), Central A&M High School
- **Known for:** Founded four companies across employment tech, aerospace, robotics, and AI hardware, Sold Vettery to Adecco Group for ~$100-110 million in 2018, Took Archer Aviation public on NYSE at $2.7 billion valuation in 2021

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Started first web companies at age 16, including an e-commerce site for outdoor electronics and a content site called 'Street of Walls'
- **2004-2008** — Attended University of Florida, Warrington College of Business; studied finance and real estate
- **2012** — Co-founded Vettery (machine learning-based talent marketplace) with Adam Goldstein in New York City
- **2018** — Vettery acquired by The Adecco Group for approximately $100-110 million
- **2018** — Co-founded Archer Aviation (eVTOL aircraft) with Adam Goldstein
- **2021** — Archer Aviation went public on NYSE at $2.7 billion valuation
- **2022** — Stepped down as CEO of Archer Aviation; resigned from board shortly after
- **2022** — Founded Figure AI in May 2022 to build general-purpose humanoid robots
- **2023** — Founded Cover to develop weapon-detection technology for schools, personally investing $10M
- **2024** — Figure AI raised Series B at $2.6 billion valuation; named to TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI
- **2024** — Figure 02 robots deployed at BMW's Spartanburg, SC plant
- **2024** — First commercial robot delivery in December 2024
- **2025** — Figure AI launched Figure 03 and opened BotQ manufacturing facility
- **2025** — Figure AI raised $1B+ Series C at $39 billion post-money valuation (September)
- **2025** — Launched Hark AI lab in stealth with $100M personal investment
- **2026** — Announced exit from OpenAI collaboration after in-house AI breakthrough (January)
- **2026** — Figure robots hit 1 per hour production rate; BMW partnership contributed to 30,000+ vehicles
- **2026** — Hark launched publicly (March) and raised $700M Series A at $6B valuation (May)

## Achievements

- Founded four companies across employment tech, aerospace, robotics, and AI hardware
- Sold Vettery to Adecco Group for ~$100-110 million in 2018
- Took Archer Aviation public on NYSE at $2.7 billion valuation in 2021
- Built Figure AI from founding to $39 billion valuation in 3.5 years
- Named to TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI (2024)
- Secured $1B+ Series C funding for Figure AI with investors including OpenAI, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Jeff Bezos
- Deployed humanoid robots commercially at BMW's Spartanburg plant, contributing to 30,000+ vehicles
- Achieved 1 robot per hour production rate at Figure's BotQ facility
- Raised $700M Series A for Hark at $6B valuation just months after public launch
- Personally invested $10M in Cover to address school shooting prevention technology
- Net worth estimated at ~$19 billion as of early 2026

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Hark raised $700M Series A at $6B valuation; investors include Nvidia, ARK Invest, Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures
- **2026-03** — Hark AI lab launched publicly after 8 months in stealth; Figure hit record production of one robot per hour
- **2026-01** — Announced exit from OpenAI collaboration following internal AI breakthrough at Figure
- **2025-09** — Figure AI raised $1B+ Series C at $39B post-money valuation
- **2025-03** — Figure 03 launched; BotQ manufacturing facility opened
- **2024-12** — First commercial robot delivery completed
- **2024-01** — Named to TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI 2024

## Links

- Website: https://www.brettadcock.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettadcock/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/adcock_brett
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brett_adcock/

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Last updated: 2026-05-27