Janet Lieberman-Lu
With her mastery of 3D printing, Janet Lieberman-Lu helped create the first successful hands-free couples’ vibrator in 2014. Lieberman-Lu earned a BS from MIT in mechanical engineering in 2007 and immediately went to work designing 3D printers for Z Corporation, MindsInSync, and industry leader Makerbot, where she was the lead engineer for the award-winning Mini Compact Desktop 3D Printer. When she created Dame Industries with Alexandra Fine in 2014, Lieberman-Lu used her knowledge of 3D printers to tinker with the design and production of prototypes for Eva, a hands-free vibrator that could be recharged via USB and that incorporated feedback from couples who tested the product. Fine and Lieberman-Lu launched an IndieGoGo campaign to fund mass production and quickly blasted past their $50,000 goal in five days, eventually earning over $800,000 from their initial campaign, along with accolades from Bustle, Daily Dot, and Forbes, among many others. In 2019, Leiberman-Lu married Jeffery Lu. In 2022, Lieberman-Lu joined Microsoft as a senior mechanical engineer.