Who Drew Akey is
Akey is one of three principal owners of Vectis, alongside Chairman Doug Rhoda and Vice President Josh Pawley. All of the founders were colleagues at Wolf Robotics.1
Starting in a garage
Vectis launched in March 2019 without venture capital or outside investors, working out of a garage in Fort Collins, Colorado. It now has about 35 people and a manufacturing headquarters in Loveland, Colorado.1
Vectis says it has more than 800 deployments across North America and publishes prices of $95,000 to $140,000 for most systems.3,4
How he describes the business
Akey told Manufacturing In Focus that the company sees its products as tools that make a person's job easier, and that watching team members develop their skills is one of the rewards of growth.2
