Arno Held, Managing Partner of AM Ventures, joins Alex and Danny for an episode heavily focused on recent VC deals, from series A to C+ across the globe, including ARRIS Composites, Quantica, Boston Micro Fabrication, and stealth-mode start-up Fluent Metal. IPOs from Farsoon and XJET are discussed; with some commentary on the latest quarterly results from the public markets showing a soft capital equipment market, but a more optimistic outlook for service providers. The trio also comment on the CFO resignation and NYSE non-compliance notice of Markforged (NYSE: MKFG). Time stamps of the episode below!
0.00: Introductions – Arno’s background and AM Ventures
9.40: Farsoon IPO
14.58: XJET IPO
21.05: Arris Composites Series C-1
25.45: Caracol AM Series A
31.43: Quantica Series A
38.25: Zellerfeld 3rd seed round
33.38: Wayland Additive new funding
47.05: Boston Micro Fabrication Series C+
49.57: Lynxter Series A
51.40: Fluent Metal seed funding
54.00: 3D Systems acquires Wematter
57.40: Public markets Q1 results, including departure of Markforged CFO Mark Schwartz
Podcast (printing-money): Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
Subscribe to Our Email Newsletter
Stay up-to-date on all the latest news from the 3D printing industry and receive information and offers from third party vendors.
Print Services
Upload your 3D Models and get them printed quickly and efficiently.
You May Also Like
NodeZERO: SPEE3D Plans 50-Site Metal AM Network Across Asia-Pacific Region
Earlier this year I wrote about SPEE3D‘s expeditionary manufacturing case study, in which it collaborated with the Tennessee Army National Guard. My take was that this was a perfect example...
Bringing LAIKA’s Stop-Motion Animation Characters to Life with Full-Color 3D Printing
It is a labor of intense love and hard work to make a stop-motion animation film. They are created frame by frame, with the objects and characters in the frame...
3D Printing News Briefs, November 7, 2026: Repair, Acquisition, 3D Models, AI, & More
We’re starting off this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs with military news, then on to business and compliance. We’ll end with a 3D model partnership. Read on for all the...
Mosquito Dreams Part 4: Airbus Finally Makes Sense
An iconic cafe chair helped usher in an era of composite manufacturing and bent wood. The resulting Mosquito bomber, fighter, multirole everything, was an enormous success. This led to waffling...













































