Tempo Automation

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Tempo Automation
TypePrivate
IndustryElectronics
Founded2013
FounderJeff McAlvay
Jesse Koenig
Shashank Samala
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
,
United States
Key people
Joy Weiss (President & CEO)
Websitetempoautomation.com

Tempo Automation is an American electronics development and manufacturing company based in San Francisco, California.[1]

History[]

Tempo was founded in 2013 by Jeff McAlvay, Jesse Koenig, and Shashank Samala.[2] They started manufacturing customer orders through their platform in 2016.[3]

In 2015, the company raised $8 million in Series A funding, led by Lux Capital.[1][2] They raised $20 million in Series B funding in 2018, and an additional $45 million in Series C funding in 2019, with investors including Point72 Ventures, Lockheed Martin, and Uncork Capital,[4][5] bringing their total raised to $74.6 million.[6]

In 2018, the company opened a new factory in San Francisco to produce printed circuit boards[7][8] for low-volume manufacturers and prototyping.[4][9] In 2019, Joy Weiss was named president and chief executive officer, replacing founding CEO Jeff McAlvay, who became Tempo's chief process officer.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Heater, Brian (29 June 2016). "Prototype manufacturer Tempo Automation gets $8M Series A to upgrade factory". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Chernova, Yuliya (29 June 2016). "Tempo Automation Aims to Speed Up Electronics Manufacturing With $8M". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Hoag, Tim (19 November 2018). "Christine Pearsall on Tempo Automation and PCB West". SMT. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b Shu, Catherine (14 May 2019). "Tempo Automation raises $45M Series C for its turnkey circuit board manufacturing solution". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ Wiggers, Kyle (14 May 2019). "Tempo Automation raises $45 million to rapidly prototype printed circuit boards". Venture Beat. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ O'Brien, Chris (9 June 2019). "Startup Of The Week: Tempo Automation". Innovator. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ^ Paul, Frederic (26 March 2019). "An inside look at an IIoT-powered smart factory". Network World. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ Morra, James (18 April 2018). "Tempo Automation Takes Circuit Board Assembly Small-Scale". Source Today. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  9. ^ Feldman, Amy (13 September 2019). "In A San Francisco Basement, An Ultrafast Electronics Factory Is Wowing Investors And The Likes Of NASA And GE". Forbes. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  10. ^ Feldman, Amy (8 October 2019). "Founding CEO of Venture-Funded Electronics Factory Whose Customers Include NASA and GE Steps Aside in Favor of Tech Exec". Forbes. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Tempo Automation names new president and CEO". Manufacturing Automation. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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