Francesca LaBianca

Factory, a technology provider that builds model-agnostic software platforms capable of self-improvement, appointed Francesca LaBianca as its first Chief Operating Officer. The system is designed to allow human engineers to define intent and govern outcomes while the platform handles code execution across Factory-managed, customer-managed, or fully airgapped environments.

LaBianca began her involvement with the technology provider during her tenure at Mantis Venture Capital, an investment firm where she directed financial backing for the startup. Following that transaction, she joined the operational team and spent two years working with co-founders Matan Grinberg and Eno Reyes to expand the product and enterprise client base.

The executive appointment occurs as the company expands its enterprise customer portfolio, which includes deployments with NVIDIA, EY, RBC, Adobe, Palo Alto Networks, Adyen, Wipro, and Comarch. “Francesca has been a key part of Factory’s growth over the last two years,” said Matan Grinberg, co-founder and CEO of Factory. “Her talent, diligence and relentless drive have been crucial as we’ve scaled and built our product for some of the world’s largest enterprises. As we look toward what’s next for Factory, I can’t think of a better person to take on this role.”

“Building Factory over the past two years has been the highlight of my career, and I’m proud to step into this role alongside our exceptional team,” said LaBianca. “We’re giving enterprises the power to bring autonomy to their software development lifecycle, with intelligence they own and the flexibility to deploy it wherever they operate. The opportunity ahead is enormous, and we’re only just getting started.”

To support this ongoing expansion, the provider is hiring across engineering, sales, marketing, and operations for its offices in San Francisco, New York, London, and Japan.