Brett Adcock

Brett Adcock (born April 6, 1986) is an American technology entrepreneur who is the founder and chief executive officer of Figure AI. In 2018, Adcock co-founded Archer Aviation, five years after he co-founded Vettery. He established Cover in 2023,

Early life and education Born on April 6, 1986, Adcock was raised on his family's third-generation farm outside Moweaqua, Illinois.

Adcock studied at the University of Florida, initially majoring in industrial engineering, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business administration in 2008. During his collegiate education, Adcock was a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.

Career In 2013, Adcock co-founded Vettery (which later became known as Hired), a talent marketplace that matched job seekers with employers who needed technical expertise. In 2018, the Adecco Group bought Vettery for $100 million.

In October 2018, Adcock co-founded eVTOL company Archer Aviation. He provided a research grant at the University of Florida to start the company, which ultimately headquartered in Palo Alto, California. In February 2021, Archer went public on the New York Stock Exchange.

In May 2022 he founded Figure AI, an artificial intelligence startup based in Sunnyvale that is working on a general-purpose humanoid robot. Adcock assembled Figure's team from people working at Boston Dynamics, Tesla, Google DeepMind and Apple. Adcock opined that the creation of humanoid robots will mitigate labor shortages, Adcock tested the company’s humanoid robots in his home.

In 2025, Adcock founded Hark, a startup working on AI models and next-generation AI hardware devices, designed to serve as a "universal interface between humans and machines." He has been self-funding the company. In May 2026, Hark raised $700 million at a $6 billion valuation.

Personal life Adcock resides in Palo Alto, California, with his wife and three children. He has a penchant for the Robot series authored by Isaac Asimov, novels that influenced his career. During a Time photoshoot, Adcock played croquet in his Bay Area weekend home.