CEO at Mara
Daniel Kofman
Defense tech geek from birth who made rifle-stopping armor as a teen. Now building the robot army of the free world. Dedicated to the vigorous defense of freedom.
Questions & Answers
What inspired you to start your business?
Reading Ender's Game as my first book when I was 6. Being at EuroMaidan in Kyiv in 2013/14. Family stories of the last vicious global fight against fascism. Fine folks I know getting bombed for no reason.
What sets you apart from others in your industry?
A focus on weapons of less destruction. A fundamentally inclusive & humanist ideology. And zero qualms about autonomous robots making lethal decisions about enemy combatants.
Can you share a distinctive achievement or highlight from your career?
Made solar panels work in the shade with power electronics deeptech (prev. CTO @ Optivolt). Shipped product to leading defense & security companies as well as government agencies. Optivolt is also powering a few popular youtube vanlifer's vans. Once got a shoutout from EEVBlog (idol), famously critical of BS-ey tech, calling a screenshot from one of the patents "Different."
