Inbound robotics demand drove unexpected investments at CTRL-Labs
Thomas Reardon · Fireside Chat: Thomas Reardon, Founder & CEO, CTRL-Labs (FirstMark's Data Driven NYC) · Sep 17, 2019 · at 13:46
Thomas Reardon, CEO of CTRL-Labs, explains how unexpected inbound interest from robotics applications led to strategic investments by the neural interface startup.
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“We didn't start the company thinking about robotics at all, and those opportunities have all kind of inbound to us and actually led to some of our investments.”
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