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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – 3D PRINTING
- Prodways, the French 3D Printer manufacturer raises $57.6M following successful IPO on Euronext Paris. Link
- Luxexcel, the Belgium 3D printed optics maker receives $10M investment for 3D printed lenses. Link
- Voodoo Manufacturing, the Brooklyn-ba
sed company has raised $5M of seed funding in General Catalyst led deal. Link - Nano Dimension, an Israeli 3D printing company raises $4.7M from investors. Link
- Optomec and NextFlex sign $3M deal to make 3D printed flexible hybrid electronics mainstream. Link
- AMTZ, think3D announce $6M medical device 3D printing facility in India. Link
SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND
AONIQ (2017, Australia) – Industrial 3D printer and 3D printing PVC filament material developer.
Digital Alloys, Inc. (2017, Burlington) – Developer of multi-metal printing 3D printers.
LEADER BOARD – 3D PRINTING
Hardware
Hardware – 3D Printers – Horizontal
3D Systems (1986, Rock Hill, IPO) – Manufacturer of SLA technology 3D printers. Went public in May 2013.
Stratasys (1989, Rehovot, IPO) – Manufacturer of FDM technology 3D Printers. Went public in 1994.
Zinter (2012, Devon, $10M) – Manufacturer of desktop and professional 3D printers.
Hardware – 3D Printers – Desktop – Filament-Based
Markforged (2013, Waltham, $21M) – Manufacturer of 3D Printer capable of printing carbon fiber. Backed by Trinity Ventures, Matrix Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners.
Makerbot (2009, Brooklyn, $10M, Acq.) – Manufacturer of desktop-based 3D printers. Acquired by Stratasys in 2013.
nvbots (2013, Boston, $2.85M) – Manufacturer of automated 3D printer. Backed by Woodman in Series A funding.
Hardware – 3D Printers – Desktop – Resin Based
Carbon (2013, Redwood City, $222M) – Developer of new technology, CLIP – Continuous Liquid Interface Production. Manufactured M1 printer. Backed by Google Ventures and Sequoia Capital.
Formlabs (2011, Sommerville, $56M) – Manufacturers of UV Laser based printers.Develops and sells proprietary Form software for designing of 3D models. Backed by Founders Collective, DFJ Growth, and others.
Full Spectrum Laser (2010, Las Vegas, $10M) – Manufacturers of touch-based SLA desktop 3D Printers. Backed by Summer Street Capital Partners.
Hardware – 3D Printers – Industrial – Electronics
Nano Dimension (2012, Ness Ziona, $19M) – Develops 3D printers for printing PCBs. Backed by Amdocs, Nice systems, Wellborn Ventures, and Leader Capital Markets.
Voxel8 (2014, Sommerville, $12M) – 3D printers for PCBs, antennas, electromagnetic coils etc. Backed by Arch Venture Partners and Spark Investment Fund.
BotFactory (2013, Brooklyn, $1.3M) – 3D Printers for printing multilayer electronic circuits.Backed by New York Economic Development Corporation.
Hardware – 3D Printers – Industrial – BioPrinters
Cyfuse Biomedical (2010, Tokyo, $17M) – Manufacturer of 3D Bioprinters and 3D printed tissues. Backed by Nippon Venture Capital and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.
Organovo (2007, San Diego, IPO) – Developed ExVive technology to design and create 3D Printed human tissues. Backed by National Institute of Health and National Science Foundation. Went public in 2012.
Poietis (2014, Pessac, $2.73M) – Develops customized human tissues with bioprinting technology. Backed by WiSEED.
Hardware – 3D Printers – Industrial – 3D Printing Pens
Creopop (2013, Singapore, $1.96M) – Manufactures 3D Printing pens based on resin technology that uses photopolymer for its printing.Backed by 500 startups and Ruvento Ventures.
Software
Software – 3D Model fixing
Onshape (2012, Cambridge, $233M) – Manufacturers of browser based 3D CAD systems. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, North Bridge Venture Partners and Commonwealth Capital Ventures.
Geomagic (1996, Durham, $8M, Acq.) – Provider of scanning and design software solutions to capture and model 3D content. Backed by Valhalla Partners. Acquired by 3D Systems in 2013.
Vectary (2014, Bratislava, $2.5M) – Online 3D modelling tool for Children. Backed by Neulogy Ventures and BlueYard.
Software – Copyright Management
Identify3D (2014, SF, $3.46M) – Providers of IP Protection, Data security and Quality assurance for digital manufacturing. Backed by Bee Partners.
3DTrust (2015, Munich, $1.12M) – IP Protection solutions for 3D Printing industry. Raised seed funding of $1.1M.
Source3 (2014, NYC, $4M) – Large Scale licensing and Rights management platform for distribution of 3D content. Backed by Correlation Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, and others.
Applications
Applications – Healthcare
Protosthetics (2015, Fargo, $410k) – Develops affordable prosthetic limbs for patients.
MedShape (2007, Altanta, $33M) – Designs and manufactures orthopedic implants.
ConforMIS (2004, Bedford, IPO) – Develops Customized knee implants. Backed by Aeris Capital. Went public in 2015.
Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.
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