# Francis Field

> Francis Field is a British entrepreneur and architect. Founder of PhotoCAD and Tooliverse, co-founder of Searo Labs.

## Active ventures
- [PhotoCAD](https://photocad.ai): AI tool that converts photographs into CAD files (DXF, SVG, PDF) for laser cutting, CNC and fabrication
- [Tooliverse](https://tooliverse.ai): Curated AI tools directory with editorial Consensus Scores

## Past ventures
- [Searo Labs](https://searolabs.com): Seaweed-based plastic-replacement materials. Co-founder; now non-executive. Won the €500,000 Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge in 2020 and the NextGen Cup Challenge new-materials prize.

## Past employment
- David Chipperfield Architects — worked on the Dunard Centre concert hall (Edinburgh) and Zeitz MOCAA (Cape Town).
- Heatherwick Studio — earlier architecture projects.

## Education
- Royal College of Art
- University of Nottingham
- University of Westminster

## Elsewhere
- [X](https://x.com/francisfield_)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/francisfield_)
- [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@francisfield_)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@francis_field)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/francis-field-1b8ba1155/)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140073825)