News Summary

• geCKo Materials returned to the TechCrunch Disrupt stage to debut new products.
• Founder Dr. Capella Kerst said her company has tripled the size of her team since last year’s show and completed an $8 million fundraise.
• Kerst's company won over Ford, NASA, and Pacific Gas & Electric as customers before she even competed on last year's Battlefield stage.
• A one-inch tile of the material can hold 16 pounds, and the geC Ko dry adhesive can attach as many as 120,000 times — and can stay attached for seconds, minutes, or years.