Edward Mehr
A computer science graduate of the University of Southern California who spent two years as a software engineer at SpaceX and then two years at Relativity Space as a Program Manager overseeing the development of the world's largest metal 3D printer — work that earned him a co-inventor credit on Relativity's additive manufacturing patent. He founded Machina Labs in 2019, applying AI and robotics to reinvent sheet-metal forming with robotic arms that shape parts in days instead of the months required by traditional dies.