Company
Spun out of MIT.
Made for industry.
Forma Systems spun out of MIT's Digital Structures Research Group to bring structural optimization to the construction industry.
Who we are
Our team spans structural engineering, computational design, architecture, and physics-based simulation, combining MIT PhD-level expertise in building technology and structural systems with hands-on experience translating advanced computational methods into deployable solutions for industrialized construction.
Team
The people behind Cimbra
Sandy Curth
Chief Executive Officer
Eduardo Gascón Alvarez
Chief Technology Officer
Kiley Feickert
Chief Product Officer
Keith J. Lee
Head of Structural Design and Computation
Scientific advisors
Milestones
From research to the production line
Four shape-optimized prestressed floor slabs, spanning 35 feet, were fabricated by J.P. Carrara & Sons, Inc. and installed by Pinnacle Precast and Steel Erectors Inc. on the same residential project.
Selected for BOOST 7, Suffolk Technologies' seventh annual accelerator program for early-stage companies transforming the built environment.
A residential project is awarded with Cimbra-designed multi-ribbed slabs. The multi-ribbed design replaces a traditional 12″ hollowcore plank, allocating material only where it's structurally needed.
Full-scale, fully permitted and insured low-carbon structural system exhibited at the Structural Engineering Institute's annual conference, demonstrating commercial readiness.
Shape-optimized prestressed floor slab poured, cured, and structurally tested — 33% lighter than a standard 8″ hollowcore plank at only 6¾″ deep.
$290,300 non-dilutive grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to demonstrate shape-optimized concrete floor systems at full scale.
$100,000 grand prize recognizing Forma Systems' potential to scale optimized structural systems.