# Leif Jentoft: person

Canonical ID: `166b0154-5172-4c78-9ed7-3e38c0b0bb07`

Co-founder and former Chief Strategy Officer of RightHand Robotics (founded 2014, Cambridge MA). PhD in Bioengineering from Harvard University (Robert Howe lab). Harvard Innovation Labs alumnus. Contributed to the DARPA Autonomous Robotic Manipulation Challenge winning team. Left RightHand Robotics after serving as CSO; confirmed departed per Harvard GRID alumni profile. RightHand raised Series B ($23M, 2019) and Series C from SoftBank-led round during his tenure.

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## Foundings (1)

- [RightHand Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/righthand-robotics.md) founded 2014-01-01 (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Former / Previously (1)

- [RightHand Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/righthand-robotics.md) Co-founder & former CSO (2014-01-01 to ?) (secondary-verified)

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.grid.harvard.edu/post/leif-jentoft-co-founder-and-former-cso-at-righthand-robotics
2. https://www.crunchbase.com/person/leif-jentoft


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