Jacob Blum is a materials-focused technology founder and CTO with a decade of hands-on experience bridging materials science and digital design tools. As co-founder of Hyphae (formerly Carbon Based), he leads development of platforms that help designers discover, evaluate, and integrate novel materials into manufacturable products. His background spans laboratory research on low-carbon concrete and amorphous solids, product development in cement chemistry, and early engineering roles that inform a pragmatic view of processability and manufacturability. Based in Sausalito, he combines curiosity about material-property relationships with product-minded engineering to translate lab insights into usable software for creative professionals.
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