3D printing

Makoo, an Italian developer of a web application that allows users to materialize their own emotions in a jewel, thanks to their voice and 3D printing, has officially taken off. Founded by Federico De Simone and Giulio Galassi, Makoo is to launch a platform that allows users to choose jewels based on a vocal message. […]

FDM Digital Solutions, a Burnley, Lancashire, UK-based company which is developing a 3D printing system to produce made-to-measure insoles for the NHS, raised £860k in funding. Backers included The North West Fund for Venture Capital (£688k) and Lancashire’s Rosebud Fund (£172k). The company intends to use the funds to invest in the latest 3D technology […]

Formlabs, the Somerville, Massachusetts-based company that designs and manufactures the Form 1 3D printer, raised $19m in Series A financing. The round was led by DFJ Growth, with participation from Pitango Venture Capital, Innovation Endeavors and returning angel investors. In conjunction with the funding, DFJ Growth Managing Director Barry Schuler, will join Formlabs’ board. This […]

3D Hubs, an Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based collaborative production platform for makers and 3D printer owners, raised a seed funding of undisclosed amount. The round was led by Balderton Capital. The company intends to use the funds to scale its platform globally, expand its team, sign partnerships, and grow local 3D communities worldwide. Founded in April 2013 […]

Movidius, a San Mateo, CA-based computational image-processor chip and software company that is advancing in the field of mobile imaging and computer vision, raised $16m in Series D funding. The round was led by Atlantic Bridge, DFJ Esprit and Robert Bosch Venture Capital, with participation from existing investors Capital E, AIB Seed Capital Fund and […]

Inventables, Inc., a Chicago IL-based marketplace for 3d printers for digital manufacturing, raised $3m in financing. The round was led by Tim Draper through Draper Associates with participation from Dundee Venture Capital, Richard Yoo, Georges Harik, and existing investor True Ventures. The company intends to use the capital to expand its offerings in digital manufacturing, […]

Shapeways, a NYC-based 3D Printing marketplace and community, raised $30m in Series C financing. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from existing investors Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, and Lux Capital. Chris Dixon, partner at Andreessen Horowitz, will join the company’s board (read here what he said about the investment on his […]

WobbleWorks LLC, a Boston, MA-based maker of 3Doodler, a 3D printing pen, raised $2.344k via Kickstarter. It attracted 26,457 backers via its 34 day crowd-funding campaign. Co-Founded by Maxwell Bogue, CEO, and Peter Dilworth, 3Doodler can be used to draw plastic pictures or build three-dimensional objects. http://youtube.com/3Doodler The company priced its device at $99 and schedules to start shipping it […]

Pirate3D, a Singapore-based developer of an affordable 3D printer, raised SG$589K (approximately US$482K) in funding. The funds were provided by seed and early stage fund Red Dot Ventures. Founded by CEO Roger Chang, Brendan Goh, and Tsang You Jun, Pirate3DP is prototyping its “Buccaneer”, which is expected to be launched in April 2013. FinSMEs 01/02/2013

Tinkercad, a Helsinki, Finland-based provider of a browser based 3D printing CAD, has received $1m in seed funding. The round was led by True Ventures, with participation from angel investors Eghosa Omoigui, Taher Haveliwala, Jyri Engestrom, and Joshua Schachter. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate the adoption of its solutions. Led by […]