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Tasso Lappas

Founder

Chief Scientific Officer at Freeform

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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218 people in our graph share verified history with Tasso — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mo IslamunlockedTasso: together at Freeform (2020–2026)
×4Tasso: together at Freeform
×4Tasso: together at Velo 3D
×3Tasso: together at The Walt Disney Company

Chief Scientific Officer at Freeform

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In turn, Tasso can intro founders to Freeform's investors below.

Freeform's investors · 8

10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checksFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Linse CapitalSan Juan · since 2026MVP VenturesChicagoNVenturesSanta ClaraThreshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2026Two Sigma VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2026W venturesBerlin · $696K – $64M checks

Co-founders at Freeform

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Thomas J. RonacherExecutive Officer, Director
EPErik Palitsch
Erik PalitschCEO

Experience

  1. FreeformChief Scientific Officercurrent2020 — presentHawthorne, California, United States
  2. VELO3DChief Technology Officer2015 — 2019Campbell, California, United States
  3. Animation Lab - Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Supervising Technical Director, Visual Effects Supervisor2010 — 2013Jerusalem District, Israel
  4. RavenTech, IncChief Executive Officer2005 — 2010Pasadena, California, United States
  5. CORE Animation, The Walt Disney CompanySupervising Technical Director2003 — 2005Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  6. Centropolis Effects - DAS WERK GroupDirector Of Technology2001 — 2002Culver City, California, United States
  7. Caltech, Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories (GALCIT)Visiting Researcher2000 — 2001Pasadena, California, United States
  8. Sony Pictures ImageworksHead Of Research And Development1998 — 2000Culver City, California, United States
  9. Walt Disney Feature AnimationSoftware Supervisor, Technical Director1994 — 1998Burbank, California, United States
  10. Caltech, Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories (GALCIT)Postdoctoral Researcher1992 — 1994

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tasso Lappas?
Chief Scientific Officer at Freeform
Where does Tasso Lappas work?
Tasso Lappas is Chief Scientific Officer of Freeform.
What companies did Tasso Lappas found?
Tasso Lappas founded Freeform.
Where did Tasso Lappas go to school?
Tasso Lappas studied at Caltech (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace Engineering); Caltech (Master's Degree, Aerospace Engineering); National Technical University of Athens (Diploma, Mechanical Engineering).

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