# Greg Mark

> Greg Mark is the co-founder and CEO of Backflip AI and a co-founder of Markforged. An MIT-trained aerospace engineer, he previously worked on electrical connectors, composite race-car wings at Aeromotions, and solar power electronics at Genasun. His current work focuses on AI tools for creating and reconstructing editable 3D CAD models.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Backflip AI
- **Organizations:** Backflip AI, Markforged, Aeromotions, Genasun
- **Education:** B.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded Markforged, which developed continuous-fiber composite 3D printing., Led Markforged as CEO from its founding in 2013 until October 2020., Co-founded Backflip AI with David Benhaim; its December 2024 launch announced $30 million in financing.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2013** — Worked in high-power electrical connector design, started Aeromotions to make computer-controlled composite race-car wings, and ran solar-electronics company Genasun.
- **2013** — Co-founded Markforged with David Benhaim.
- **2020** — Moved from Markforged CEO to chairman in October.
- **2021** — Markforged announced a SPAC transaction with an estimated combined equity value of $2.1 billion; Mark left employment and the board effective December 29.
- **2024** — Backflip launched publicly on December 19, announcing $30 million in funding led by NEA and Andreessen Horowitz.
- **2026** — Backflip released a second-generation scan-to-CAD model in August and drawing-to-CAD and photo-to-CAD tools in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Markforged, which developed continuous-fiber composite 3D printing.
- Led Markforged as CEO from its founding in 2013 until October 2020.
- Co-founded Backflip AI with David Benhaim; its December 2024 launch announced $30 million in financing.
- Earned bachelor's and master's degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Backflip announced tools to convert 2D engineering drawings and mobile photos into editable CAD, available on the web and through its Autodesk Fusion integration.
- **2026-08** — Backflip launched a second-generation scan-to-CAD foundation model and Fusion add-in; Mark published The Reverse Replicator on August 4.
- **2026-07** — MIT reported Mark's participation as an alumni speaker in its hardware entrepreneurship course, first held in spring 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.backflip.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-mark-0353354
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Greg_Forged

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Last updated: 2026-10-15