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Shawn Fitzgerald
Shawn Fitzgerald
CRO, Formic
Company
Formic
Based in
New York, NY
Stage
Growth
Type
Operator
Shawn Fitzgerald is Chief Revenue Officer at Formic, which leases automation robots to manufacturers on a subscription basis. He joined Formic in 2023 as Chief Marketing Officer and moved into the CRO role in 2026. Before Formic he spent two decades at Thomas, the industrial sourcing platform, rising to president and then staying on as CMO of Xometry after it acquired Thomas for $300 million in 2021. He also founded Leadherder, a consulting practice for manufacturing business owners. He holds a BSME in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University.
Company
Formic
Formic
Formic leases palletizing, case packing, and machine tending robots to mid-market manufacturers for a flat monthly rate with no upfront capital cost.
Founded
2020
Raised
$104M
Stage
Series B
HQ
Bolingbrook, IL
Investors
LC
Lux Capital
FL
FJ Labs
ME
Mitsubishi Electric
NCo
NEC Corporation of America
Investor data via Harmonic
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