Startup Accelerator Series
Building Big: The Unique Business Model Behind re:3D’s Growth with Gigabots
In an industry where economic pressures and supply chain issues have taken their toll, re:3D stands out as a company defying gravity. With its mission to democratize 3D printing and…
Sun Metalon Secures $21M to Accelerate Circular Economy in Metal Manufacturing
In a significant development for the metal manufacturing and 3D printing industries, Japanese-American startup Sun Metalon has successfully closed a $21 million Series A funding round. This latest investment marks…
Startup Accelerator: Verne AM Labs Is Pioneering Affordable High-Temp SLS 3D Printing
Despite the known benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) with polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) polymers, most PEKK 3D printing is still reserved for fused filament fabrication (FFF). So far, EOS and Oxford Performance…
Startup Accelerator: Will PanX Disrupt Simulation for 3D Printing?
I usually try to stay grounded and err on the side of little to no enthusiasm for new things. This has historically been a good approach in 3D printing. However,…
UC Berkeley’s New Alliance Boosts 3D Printing Resources for Hardware Startups
Berkeley SkyDeck has joined forces with the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, University of California, Berkeley’s state-of-the-art interdisciplinary hub, to offer a big boost to hardware startups participating in the…
Startup Accelerator: FITme Revolutionizes Cosmetic Surgery with 3D Printing
In additive manufacturing (AM), the personalized medical implant market is burgeoning, presenting an unprecedented opportunity within the aesthetic sector. This niche is ripe for disruption, with 3D printing offering tailored…
Startup Accelerator: Pioneering Digital Dentistry at LuxCreo
As we enter 2024, I am excited to commence a fascinating journey of exploring the stories of innovative startups in the additive manufacturing (AM) field through exclusive interviews. With a…
Where Have All AM’s Unicorns Gone?
In the rapidly evolving world of 3D printing, startups valued at over a billion dollars, known as unicorns, once seemed as fantastical as the mythical creatures themselves. While a few…
Startup Accelerator – Axtra3D Talks the Best of Both Worlds: SLA + DLP 3D Printing
While the world of vat photopolymerization has undergone some serious evolution over the past decade, it’s likely that we’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg in terms of where…
LatticeRobot Launches a Home for Lattices, Metamaterials, and Textures
At the CDFAM computational design (+DfAM) symposium this week, a startup dedicated to lattice software, LatticeRobot, was launched. LatticeRobot is also the first Gradient Control Labs, an incubator that facilitates…
Startup Accelerator: The 10 Most Active VCs in 3D Printing
The startup scene in 3D printing may be small compared to tech at large, but, as additive manufacturing (AM) increases in quality and importance, the number of firms to enter…
Slurry Metal 3D Printing with MetShape – AMS Focus
AM Ventures is the Networking Sponsor for the Bavarian Beer & Pretzels Networking Reception at the Additive Manufacturing Strategies, business summit February 7-9, 2023. In order to more deeply understand…
The 19 Most Famous Angel Investors in 3D Printing
You may have the greatest idea in the world and just need that small investment of faith to launch it into a fully-fledged business. If a single individual, perhaps with…
Startup Accelerator: TOffeeAM Gets £5M for 3D Printing Generative Design Software
Two years ago, UK-based TOffeeAM raised £1 million pounds to develop its generative design tool for 3D printing. Now, in a round led by Presidio Ventures Europe and East Innovate,…
Startup Accelerator: Quantica Disrupts Inkjet 3D Printing with JetPack Development Platform
In addition to Grid Logic, the most exciting firm presenting at RAPID + TCT 2022 was Quantica. This Berlin-based startup, previously covered here, showcased its new JetPack, a sort of…
Startup Accelerator, Singapore: Dental 3D Printing, Services, and More
This is the eighth article detailing the 3D printing startup scene in Singapore. Teehee Dental Works Teehee Dental Works is a dental lab and dentist with a difference. Along with…
Startup Accelerator, Singapore: Medical, Wearables, and Low-Cost 3D Printing
In this installment of our series, we are looking at the Singapore 3D printing ecosystem. By giving you an overview of some of the 3D printing startups in Singapore, we…
Startup Accelerator, Singapore: Bioprinted Meat, Dental 3D Printing, and Security
In this ongoing review of startup companies in Singapore we still have more startups to share! Shiok Meats Shiok Meats is a cell-based sea food company that acquired Gaia Foods,…
Startup Accelerator, Singapore: Zenyum, Star3D, 3D Metal Forge
In this third installment of Startup Accelerator, Singapore, we’ll be looking at the ship-and-noodle loving nation state’s 3D printing startup community. Zenyum Zenyum is a direct competitor to Align Technology…
Startup Accelerator, Singapore: Hyperganic, Molyworks, Additive Flight Solutions
In this series, we’re looking at the startup scene in Singapore by identifying some of the 3D printing companies being founded and grown there. Hyperganic Hyperganic always kind of confuses…
Startup Accelerator, Singapore: 3D Printed Magnets, Noodles, and Implants
One of the countries that is doing a bang-up job of stimulating the 3D printing sector is Singapore. Through Nanyang Technological University’s National Additive Manufacturing – Innovation Cluster (NAMIC) coordinating…
Startup Accelerator: Holo Wants to 3D Print Millions of Copper Heatsinks Annually
I’m very excited about Holo, a company that aims to take a slurry digital light processing (DLP) technology to sinter metal parts to the heatsinks industry. By creating cost-effective, topology-optimized…
Startup Accelerator: Arris Composites Takes a New Approach to 3D Printing Carbon Fiber
Composites have always been a whiz bang technology that can lightweight things and give them excellent strength to weight. Widely deployed in niche applications, composites, including carbon fiber-reinforced materials, are…
Startup Accelerator: Ursa Major is 3D Printing Rocket Engines to Grow Space Economy
In the next decades, the space economy will drive advances in innovation, technology, and manufacturing. In 2020, space leaders like Aerojet Rocketdyne, Made In Space, and SpaceX hit new milestones…
