# Cédric Kovacs-Johnson

> Cédric Kovacs-Johnson is the founder and CEO of Flume Health, a New York-based software company that connects the fragmented healthcare data ecosystem so payers and employers can build and run health plans more efficiently. A chemical engineer by training, he first made his name as co-inventor of Spectrom, a full-color 3D printing technology that won the 2014 Collegiate Inventors Competition and was acquired by MakerBot. He founded Flume Health in 2017 and has raised more than $40 million in venture funding, including a $30 million Series A in 2022.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Flume Health
- **Organizations:** Flume Health, Spectrom, MakerBot, Pop Box
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Known for:** Won first place (undergraduate division) at the 2014 Collegiate Inventors Competition for Spectrom full-color 3D printing, Holds two patents from the Spectrom invention, Co-founded Spectrom and led it to acquisition by MakerBot in 2015

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Co-invented Spectrom and won first place, undergraduate division, National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition
- **2015** — Graduated from UW-Madison with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering; Spectrom acquired by MakerBot
- **2015** — Joined MakerBot as Product Manager for materials and extruders
- **2017** — Founded Flume Health in New York
- **2021** — Raised $6M seed round led by Crosslink Capital; recruited executives from Haven
- **2022** — Closed $30M Series A led by Optum Ventures and Cigna Ventures
- **2025** — Received UW-Madison College of Engineering Early Career Award

## Achievements

- Won first place (undergraduate division) at the 2014 Collegiate Inventors Competition for Spectrom full-color 3D printing
- Holds two patents from the Spectrom invention
- Co-founded Spectrom and led it to acquisition by MakerBot in 2015
- Founded Flume Health and raised more than $40 million in venture funding
- Closed a $30 million Series A for Flume Health in 2022 led by Optum Ventures and Cigna Ventures
- Named a 2025 Early Career Award recipient by the UW-Madison College of Engineering

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Recognized with the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering Early Career Award.
- **2024-03** — Appeared on the UCSF Rosenman Institute podcast discussing connecting insurers with doctor-patient interactions.
- **2022-02** — Announced Flume Health's $30M Series A led by Optum Ventures and Cigna Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://flumehealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cedrickojo/

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Last updated: 2026-07-22