Brett Adcock
Robots · Palo Alto, California
Net worth
$23.4B
Today
+$2M+0.01%Past month
+$3M+0.01%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Brett Adcock founded robot maker Figure in 2022; it announced new funding at a $39 billion valuation in 2025. Adcock owns an estimated 50%. Figure is building humanoid robots, or robots that look and act like humans. Adcock, a serial entrepreneur, previously cofounded electric aviation firm Archer Aviation, which went public in a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) merger in 2021. Adcock also cofounded hiring marketplace Vettery in 2012 and sold it to Switzerland-based HR services firm The Adecco Group in 2018 for $110 million. In 2025, he started Hark, a company building AI-powered consumer electronics, which was valued at over $6 billion in a 2026 funding round.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
2 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Private and other holdings | Technology | 99.8% | $23.3B |
Archer Aviation NYSE: ACHR | Technology | 0.2% | $51M |
Also known for
- Adcock grew up on a corn and soybean farm in a small town in Illinois, the child of third-generation farmers.
- Adcock predicts that in the future, everyone will have a humanoid robot to perform tasks like doing the laundry, making coffee and cooking dinner.