FabFoundry is a next-generation hardware startup community that provides spaces for the startup ecosystem. In order to accelerate penetration in the global community, FabFoundry partners with FabCafe Global, a leading maker-space cafe franchise that has nine locations world-widei including Tokyo, Taipei, Barcelona and Bangkok, to be starting the first FabCafe in the US.
Nob Seki is CEO of FabFoundry; Serial entrepreneur in Tokyo and San Francisco. Founded 4 tech companies. First company, a mobile game company during MBA at Carnegie Mellon in 2001, represented the school in business plan competitions. As EVP at a Silicon Valley's iconic startup Six Apart (blogging) for a decade, he was involved in raising Seed and Series A/B for $22M. Sold companies twice (San Francisco and Tokyo) and sold two services (LiveJournal and ZenBack).
Kristen Smith is COO of FabFoundry; Leader in NYC's maker community, including Women in Hardware New York. 5+ year career in the maker industry including Store Leader at littleBits in SOHO and Sponsor Liaison at Kohl's Fab Lab in Milwaukee.
