Colin Bulthaup, CTO/Founder
is an electrical engineer with a strong background in robotics, manufacturing, and nanotech. In 2003 he co-founded Squid Labs, a Venture Technology firm which developed in-house technologies which were then spun-off as separate companies. The spun-off companies included Instructables, Makani Power, OptiOpia, Howtoons, and Potenco. Prior to Squid Labs, Colin founded Kovio, Inc. a Silicon Valley company that uses very high-resolution printing techniques to create low-cost circuits. Colin earned his Masters degree from MIT and was awarded the Collegiate Inventors Award by the US Patent Office. He has also won numerous electrical and mechanical engineering competitions, including the International Design Competition. Colin was recognized by Technology Review Magazine as one of the top 100 innovators under the age of 35.