Ulrik Stig Hansen
Founder/PresidentCo-Founder & Co-CEO, Encord
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
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Robotics
Encord
Overview
Encord is the data layer for physical AI. We're how the world's most ambitious AI teams turn messy, multimodal data into production systems - from humanoid robots to autonomous vehicles to smart infrastructure. 300+ teams including Toyota, Skydio, and Maxar rely on Encord to curate, manage, and align the data their models actually need. $110M raised. San Francisco, New York, and London.
Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Founders & team
Previously Cord Technologies, Cord
Company history As recorded 2026-11-08
Eric Landau
FounderCofounder and CEO | Encord Senior Quantitative Researcher | DRW SM Applied Physics | Harvard University MS Electrical Engineering, BS Physics | Stanford University
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
150team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15
Founded 2021 · Source
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Encord31 Jan 2024
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Winter 2021Winter 2021
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Location · source statedLondon, England, United Kingdom
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