About
Dave Evans is President and CEO of MISUMI USA. He co-founded and served as CEO of Fictiv, a global manufacturing and supply chain company focused on custom manufacturing sourcing from prototype to low-volume production, and was the first hire at Ford's Silicon Valley Lab, where he worked on reducing development cycles for infotainment systems. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and has been featured by outlets including NBC News, Nasdaq, TechCrunch, Forbes 30 Under 30, and Discovery.
Founder at Fictiv
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Fictiv's investors · 9
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSSan Francisco · $10M – $30M checksAdit Ventures Management, LlcNew YorkCross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityG2 Venture PartnersPortola Valley · $15M – $25M checksStandard InvestmentsNew YorkThe Westly GroupMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksVerissimo VenturesBedfordW11 Capital
Co-founders at Fictiv
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Nate EvansFounder
Experience
- MISUMI USAPresident & CEOcurrent2026 — present
- FictivCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Fast Company Executive BoardExecutive Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Forbes Technology CouncilManufacturing Industry Contributorcurrent2019 — present
- World Economic ForumMember, Advanced Manufacturing Groupcurrent2020 — present
- Ford Motor CompanyLead Hardware Engineer2012 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
- Stanford UniversityMen's Assistant Rowing Coach2011 — 2012Stanford, CA
- FACE AIDSNational Programming Director2010 — 2011
- Slidepad TechnologiesDesign and Testing Engineer2011Palo Alto, CA
- MagCanicaEngineering Internship2010
- Forsch MarineMarine Mechanic2008
Skills & more
Solidworks27Catia7Arduino6Eagle PCB3Pro Engineer7Matlab9Labview1C2C++2Microsoft Office1Milling1Java2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dave Evans?
- Dave Evans is President and CEO of MISUMI USA. He co-founded and served as CEO of Fictiv, a global manufacturing and supply chain company focused on custom manufacturing sourcing from prototype to low-volume production, and was the first hire at Ford's Silicon Valley Lab, where he worked on reducing development cycles for infotainment systems. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and has been featured by outlets including NBC News, Nasdaq, TechCrunch, Forbes 30 Under 30, and Discovery.
- Where does Dave Evans work?
- Dave Evans is Founder of Fictiv.
- What companies did Dave Evans found?
- Dave Evans founded Fictiv.
- Where did Dave Evans go to school?
- Dave Evans studied at Stanford University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering); Blair Academy (H.S., Cum Laude Certificate).
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