Brett Adcock
Profile Summary
Brett Adcock is a U.S. technology founder based in California, born in 1986, with an estimated net worth of ~$19.1B RTB. SEC records show 54 insider-related filings tied to him, including multiple Schedule 13D/A filings and Form 4 ownership reports, which are standard SEC disclosures for significant ownership stakes and changes in holdings SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC filings show Brett Adcock associated with Atlas Crest Investment Corp. and a personal SEC profile with 54 filings, including repeated Schedule 13D/A amendments and Form 4 ownership documents SEC EDGAR. Schedule 13D/A is an update to a filing used when someone has a significant stake in a company, while Form 4 reports insider ownership changes SEC EDGAR. Recent coverage says his AI hardware startup Hark raised $700 million at a $6 billion valuation, and other articles connect him to Figure and Scout AI GDELT NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
Foundation filings show three Adcock-related foundations with total grants paid of $232,600 and total reported assets of $374,032 ProPublica 990. The Adcock Foundation reported $9,600 in grants in 2020, the Adcock Family Foundation reported $223,000 in grants in 2023, and Christina Adcock Family Foundation Inc reported $0 in grants in 2023 despite reporting $1 in assets and $1 in revenue ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 5 contributions totaling $26,200 between 2023-05-13 and 2024-01-30 FEC. The largest recipients were Manchin Leadership Fund, Manchin for West Virginia, Country Roads PAC, and Dean 24, Inc., with $9,600 going to Democratic recipients and $16,600 to PACs or other recipients FEC.
In the News
Recent coverage focuses on Brett Adcock’s rise in AI-related wealth rankings and his startup activity NewsAPI GDELT. Headlines describe him as part of a wave of new AI billionaires, note a reported 217% net worth surge, and say he grew up on a farm with no money NewsAPI. Other articles report that his AI hardware startup Hark raised $700 million at a $6 billion valuation, and that Scout AI raised $100 million to train models for war GDELT.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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Political Contributions
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Top Recipients
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SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 8/31/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.