Meet Our Team
Joshua Martin is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Fortify. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware and his PhD in Materials Engineering from Northeastern University through a National Science Foundation Fellowship. Fortify spun out of his research, which focused on additive manufacturing of advanced materials leveraging design principles of bio-inspired composites. Josh has been named to the Forbes 30-under-30 list for industrial manufacturing, and is passionate about making a positive impact on how the world is made.
Joseph Muth is the Chief Engineering Officer at Fortify. In this role, he directs a vertically integrated multi-disciplinary engineering enterprise spanning R+D, materials development and manufacturing, end- to-end workflow creation, and software and systems engineering. His relentless focus on delivery is matched only by his enthusiasm for creating an environment where people do their best work.
Before joining Fortify, Joseph built and scaled R+D programs at Nike. During this time, he was named a Creative Thought Leader and was selected as one of the top innovators at the company. His work is featured in multiple flagship consumer products with an estimated revenue impact > $1B. In addition to commercializing consumer goods, he has worked in academia with a focus at the intersection of soft matter physics, colloid and composite science, manufacturing, and bio-inspired design. His peer reviewed publications have over 2000 citations and appeared in both academic and popular press.
Joseph graduated first in his class at Purdue with his B.S in Materials Engineering. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science from Harvard University where he studied in Jennifer Lewis’ lab.
Karlo Delos Reyes is a Co-Founder and the Chief Customer Officer at Fortify. Originally from California, Karlo received two bachelor degrees from the University of California San Diego in both Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry/Cellular Biology. He moved to Boston, where he attained a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University.
An entrepreneur at heart, Karlo founded the Origin Program at Northeastern University, focused on arming graduate students with the tools and the funding necessary to pursue a startup based on their graduate work. Fortify was one of the first companies that participated in this program.While not at work, Karlo enjoys gardening, is a hobbyist networking engineer, and home automation nerd. He loves to travel, especially when he is accompanied by his wife, Mana, and his newborn daughter.
Hank is the Chief Commercial Officer and CFO pro tem at Fortify, and responsible for all things finance and commercial. He joined Fortify in 2022 after serving as a partner at Mainspring Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on providing growth capital and hands-on operational support to technology and manufacturing companies. Previously, Hank served as the CEO of Mainspring Healthcare Solutions, a SaaS and IoT company that developed operations management for hospital equipment. Under Hank’s leadership, the company increased revenue over 5x in five years, ultimately leading to the sale of the company to Accruent in 2016.
Prior to taking on executive roles, Hank worked as a business strategy consultant, product development leader, and aerospace engineer working with advanced composites.Hank also holds a patent for an environmentally friendly oil filtration system. His business experience is broad and deep, stretching across multiple disciplines and industries. Hank received a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Florida State University and an MBA from Duke University. Outside of work, Hank enjoys being outdoors and exploring the world with his family.
Board of Directors
Joshua Martin is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Fortify. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware and his PhD in Materials Engineering from Northeastern University through a National Science Foundation Fellowship. Fortify spun out of his research, which focused on additive manufacturing of advanced materials leveraging design principles of bio-inspired composites. Josh has been named to the Forbes 30-under-30 list for industrial manufacturing, and is passionate about making a positive impact on how the world is made.
Joshua Martin is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Fortify. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware and his PhD in Materials Engineering from Northeastern University through a National Science Foundation Fellowship. Fortify spun out of his research, which focused on additive manufacturing of advanced materials leveraging design principles of bio-inspired composites. Josh has been named to the Forbes 30-under-30 list for industrial manufacturing, and is passionate about making a positive impact on how the world is made.
Mark joined Prelude in 2013 to have a positive impact on the reversal of climate change. He invests in entrepreneurs applying emerging technologies to established industries that use a significant amount of our energy or physical resources.
Mark received a BS and MS in Chemical & Bio-molecular Engineering from Georgia Tech, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has authored patents and publications in a wide variety of technologies focused on materials science in the fields of microelectronics, engineered polymers, advanced cements, barrier coatings, pharmaceutical delivery systems, and pulp & paper additives.
Prior to joining Prelude, Mark worked with the Celanese Corporation, a Fortune 500 company specializing in advanced materials and chemicals. Mark held a number of technical roles in new product development, application development, and process design, as well as commercial roles in technical marketing and business development. He also spent time with Terawatt Ventures, the solar investment team at Chevron Technology Ventures, and with sustainable chemistry start-up Novomer.Mark joined Prelude in 2013 to have a positive impact on the reversal of climate change. He invests in entrepreneurs applying emerging technologies to established industries that use a significant amount of our energy or physical resources.
Mark received a BS and MS in Chemical & Bio-molecular Engineering from Georgia Tech, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has authored patents and publications in a wide variety of technologies focused on materials science in the fields of microelectronics, engineered polymers, advanced cements, barrier coatings, pharmaceutical delivery systems, and pulp & paper additives.
Prior to joining Prelude, Mark worked with the Celanese Corporation, a Fortune 500 company specializing in advanced materials and chemicals. Mark held a number of technical roles in new product development, application development, and process design, as well as commercial roles in technical marketing and business development. He also spent time with Terawatt Ventures, the solar investment team at Chevron Technology Ventures, and with sustainable chemistry start-up Novomer.
Karlo Delos Reyes is a Co-Founder and the Chief Customer Officer at Fortify. Originally from California, Karlo received two bachelor degrees from the University of California San Diego in both Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry/Cellular Biology. He moved to Boston, where he attained a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University.
An entrepreneur at heart, Karlo founded the Origin Program at Northeastern University, focused on arming graduate students with the tools and the funding necessary to pursue a startup based on their graduate work. Fortify was one of the first companies that participated in this program.While not at work, Karlo enjoys gardening, is a hobbyist networking engineer, and home automation nerd. He loves to travel, especially when he is accompanied by his wife, Mana, and his newborn daughter.
Mainspring Capital
RTX Ventures
Cota Capital
IQT
Neotribe
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Founders
How it all began
Fortify was founded in 2016 with the belief that new materials and process capabilities would enable additive manufacturing to transform entire industries from industrial manufacturing to RF and electronic devices. The company was founded on research on composite 3D printing by Randall Erb and Joshua Martin at Northeastern University. Their goal was to enable quick and seamless fabrication of composites with optimized microstructures. Through their research, they invented magnetic 3D printing, or Fluxprint. They established Fortify to bring optimized composites to engineers across the globe. Today, Digital Composite Manufacturing (DCM) has found success in tooling, aerospace, and automotive applications. Now, Fortify is a leader in optimized composites. DCM has transformed the DNA of materials, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in engineering.
