Brett Adcock

THE ROBOT GUY WHO NOW WANTS YOUR PASSWORDS

Brett Adcock built a hiring marketplace, an air-taxi company, and a humanoid-robot company. His fourth act, Hark, wants to run your computer for you — and asks for your email, calendar, and credit card to do it.

1. 2018

   HE BUILT THE RECRUITING MARKETPLACE ADECCO BOUGHT

   Adcock co-founded Vettery, a talent marketplace matching job seekers with companies, which staffing giant Adecco Group acquired in 2018.

   SOURCES: Startup Fortunereported

2. 2018

   THEN THE FLYING TAXIS

   Adcock co-founded Archer Aviation, the electric air-taxi startup, which went public in 2021.

   SOURCES: Startup Fortunereported

3. 2022

   THEN THE HUMANOIDS

   Adcock founded Figure AI to build humanoid robots for warehouse work; the company raised hundreds of millions at a multibillion-dollar valuation.

   SOURCES: Startup Fortunereported

4. 2025

   FOURTH ACT: AN AI THAT RUNS YOUR COMPUTER

   Adcock founded Hark in late 2025, a personal-AI startup whose pitch is an assistant that operates your computer directly instead of chatting.

   SOURCES: Startup Fortunereported

5. 2026

   $700M AT A $6B VALUATION — WITH NO PUBLIC PRODUCT

   In May 2026 Hark closed a $700 million Series A at a $6 billion valuation, before it had shipped anything the public could try.

   SOURCES: Startup Fortunereported

6. 2026

   HARK PRO GOES PUBLIC: HAND OVER YOUR DIGITAL LIFE

   On October 6, 2026 Hark released Hark Pro publicly — free on web, iOS and Android — an agent that wants access to email, calendar, files and credit cards and acts in the background without being prompted.

   SOURCES: TechCrunchreported