Company Leadership
Daryl Staveness, Ph.D.
Founder/CEO
Daryl founded ExciPlex, Inc. in 2020, inspired by the desire to use his scientific background to develop molecular-level innovations with real-world impact. Daryl earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009 then a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Stanford University in 2015. From 2015-2020, he focused on translational applications of synthetic photochemistry as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Michigan, where he was an American Cancer Society fellow (supported by the Michigan Cancer Research Fund).
Charles “Chuck” Cauchy
Co-Founder/CTO
Chuck joined ExciPlex looking to bring his company-building experience to the agtech community. Chuck has degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics, which provided the foundation for his entrepreneurial endeavors. He founded his first company, Tellurex, turning a garage-based company into a global leader in thermoelectric materials and devices. He then founded Promethient, inventing graphene-based materials for thermal regulation in the auto industry and beyond. Chuck successfully exited both companies and is ready to help build ExciPlex!