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About
Co-founder and CEO of Solideon, a Berkeley-based aerospace manufacturing startup turning off-the-shelf robotics into autonomous micro-factories that 3D-print, post-process, and assemble pressure vessels like rocket tanks and submarines. Previously employee #15 at Rocket Lab USA, where he became the first American to launch a fully 3D-printed rocket engine in 2017, and led additive manufacturing initiatives at Argonne National Lab, Virgin Orbit, and 3D Systems. Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for his work decentralizing aerospace manufacturing.
Previous roles
- Propulsion engineer and early employee, Rocket Lab USA
- Additive-manufacturing engineer, Virgin Orbit
- 3D-printing initiatives, Argonne National Laboratory and 3D Systems
Notable work
- Taiwo is the founder and CEO of Solideon, an aerospace-manufacturing company developing an end-to-end platform for bespoke manufacturing and assembly.
- Solideon builds robotic deployable microfactories intended to 3D-print and assemble large aerospace structures and products.
- Solideon was selected for the Startup Battlefield 20 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024; TechCrunch reported that the company had raised $6.5 million at that time.
- Forbes named Taiwo to its 2024 30 Under 30 Manufacturing & Industry list for his work combining machine learning, collaborative robots, and 3D welding at Solideon.
- Before founding Solideon, Taiwo worked on additive-manufacturing initiatives at Rocket Lab USA, Virgin Orbit, and 3D Systems.
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