FUTEK receives the Founders Award at the 29th annual ACG Awards gala!

On May 16, The Association for Corporate Growth – Orange County and Inland Empire chapter celebrated the top-performing companies in Southern California. The evening’s festivities, emceed by CNBC Special Correspondent Jane Wells, capped a competition that kicked off last fall and involved a rigorous vetting process. More than 120 companies were nominated, with 30 of those ultimately earning finalist status following a series of interviews with ACG professional advisors. Finalists then went on to meet with a panel of independent judges, all of whom were former ACG Awards winners. 

 

Javad Mokhbery, FUTEK’s founder and CEO, started the company in 1989 as a one-man operation out of his studio apartment in Irvine, CA. Since then, FUTEK has grown into a pioneering sensor manufacturer with an extensive research and development portfolio that includes NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover, a wide range of robotics application including Med-Tech surgical robots, and automated industrial production of high precision instruments such as smart watches. FUTEK also supports various university research labs, such as MIT’s (name of lab here) where they utilized FUTEK sensors in creating a cutting-edge robotic prosthetic legs. Javad’s unwavering commitment to excellence and community support is further evident through his active engagement with the Orange County community and continuous sponsorship of educational initiatives.

 

Thank you to the ACG for this honor, and congratulations to all the other award recipients!

 

“We congratulate the winners as well our outstanding group of finalists. They join a select group of companies that have become visionaries, leaders and major employers in Orange County and the Inland Empire. We also salute and thank our 14 esteemed judges who worked to identify the best of the best through their thoughtful, incisive interviews and deliberation.” -Mike Paleo, ACG Awards Co-Chair

 

About ACG Orange County
 The Association for Corporate Growth - Orange County chapter is part of a global organization that includes 60 chapters involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. ACG's nearly 15,000 members include professionals from private equity firms, corporations and lenders that invest in middle-market companies, as well as law, accounting, investment banking and other firms that provide advisory services.