Ben Baltes

Ben Baltes is the co-founder and CEO of Toybox Labs, a company that specializes in creating 3D printers designed for children to easily print toys without prior training. Toybox Labs is headquartered in Oakland, California, and focuses on the intersection of toys, 3D printing, and STEM education.2

Professional Background::

• Toybox Labs: Ben co-founded Toybox Labs in June 2016 and has been serving as the CEO since then. The company is known for its innovative approach to making 3D printing accessible and fun for kids.1
• Research Instruments: Prior to Toybox Labs, he worked as a Software Architecture Consultant from February 2016 to January 2017. He developed system architecture for advanced X-ray diffraction machines and created interfaces for hardware-level assembly code.1
• Microsoft: Ben was a Windows Software Engineer at Microsoft from April 2013 to February 2016. He managed large data sets to improve user experience on the Windows 10 platform and developed data pipelines for user behavior analysis.1
• Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc.: He briefly worked as a Software Engineer, focusing on scalable relational databases for the Department of Defense.1

Ben's entrepreneurial spirit and leadership have been recognized, as he was listed in Forbes' "30 Under 30".4 His work at Toybox Labs includes partnerships with major companies like Universal and Paramount to bring popular content to their platform for kids to print at home.3