Leadership
Harrison Caudill
Harrison Caudill is the founder of Mast Medical Systems Inc. he is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for solving challenging problems with well-conceived practical solutions. As an engineer and physicist, he has leveraged his understanding of the physical universe on a plethora of projects addressing challenges in the aerospace industry ranging from cybersecurity to small-sat communications.
No stranger to service, when the Coronavirus hit the news and a ventilator shortage was reported, this Eagle scout instinctively jumped into action. Using his technical knowhow as well a vast network of industry professionals, colleagues and friends that include scientists, engineers, doctors and outside-the-box thinkers, in record time, he designed a device that would meet the demand, exceed the requirements, could be made quickly, could be made inexpensively, and could outmaneuver the limitations commonly found in other device supply chains. In fact, Harrison has been so dedicated to the project, his passion inspired many of his peers to donate their off-hours time when unavailable to do so during the day. Nearly two dozen of his colleagues answered with, "how can I help?" when the project was put before them.
Harrison holds a BS in Computer Science and a BS in Physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as several certifications in cybersecurity.
Chris Wake
Chris Wake is the Founder of Atypical Ventures, which invests in early-stage technical founders and provides hands-on guidance around building highly-scalable, transformative businesses. Chris has over 15-years of operating experience across large, established organizations and startups. A repeat founder, he joined Spire Global, a smallsat developer and operator as its first employee, helping the company to launch three satellites within the first 12-months of operation, securing the first government customer for the company's unique weather data, defining and executing on its global ground station rollout, and helping the company to build a talent engine that allowed it to rapidly scale without losing top talent recruits. Chris has since spent time with multiple fast-growth startups across computer vision, artificial intelligence, and serverless computing as a part-time COO/ consultant, working with founders to put the right infrastructure in place for scaling.
In addition to his rich operating experience, Chris has been an avid angel investor and advisor to a number of fast-growth organizations. Chris provides a toolkit for every founder to access vetted service providers, resources for quickly vetting and adding full-time talent, and actively works with founders to identify unique opportunities for non-dilutive capital to extend their runway, etc.
Chris holds an MBA from the University of Oxford with a specialization in Strategy and Entrepreneurship and received a dual-major BA from Northwestern University.