Founding Team

Max Makeev
CEO & Co-Founder

Max entered the world of robotics as an electrical engineer at iRobot, where he met Mark on his first day.  Max guided several development initiatives from design to launch before moving into his first leadership role as a technical competency manager.  Later shifting to product management, he was responsible for worldwide product launches, showcasing his ability to navigate the many diverse aspects of the business.  In 2014, Max teamed up with Mark to co-found Owl Labs.  As CEO Max oversaw every facet, from product development to sales, and grew the company from a concept into a business.  Owl Labs now proudly serves over 250k customers.

Mark Schnittman
CTO & Co-Founder

Mark joined iRobot after completing his graduate studies in robotics.  It was there that he was steeped in the philosophy of practical robotics.  He later joined a seed-stage robotics company called Romotive where he began to learn the ropes of venture-backed startups.  In 2014, he pitched an idea for a new company to Max and together they started Owl Labs, maker of the Meeting Owl 360° automatic conference camera, honored as one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2020.  At Owl, Mark led the software team for the company's first 5 years and then went on to lead product strategy.

Matt Fitzgerald
CPO & Co-Founder

Matt began his career at Avid Technologies, a juggernaut in the world of video editing.  This is where Matt was introduced to the world of software product management, and quickly fell in love.  He went on to join Rod Brook’s startup, Rethink Robotics where he built the product team, ultimately leading as VP of Product.  While helping to pioneer the category of collaborative robots, Matt had a front-row seat as the power of computer vision and machine learning made critical advances.  In 2019 he joined 6 River Systems, which was acquired by Shopify for $450M.