3d printing investment
Luxembourg’s AM 4 AM Lands €1.3M for 3D Printing Powder Push
Amid a surge in demand for high-performance metal powders for 3D printing, Luxembourg-based developer of 3D printing materials AM 4 AM closed a €1.3 million seed round to expand its production…
Freeform Secures $14M from NVIDIA and Others for AI-Powered 3D Printing
With expertise forged in space exploration, Freeform’s team of former SpaceX engineers is taking metal 3D printing into the AI era. By combining supercomputing with real-time process control, the founders…
polySpectra Launches Kickstarter for Industrial-grade Desktop 3D Printing Resin
polySpectra, the Berkeley-based supplier of Cyclic Olefin Resin (COR) materials used for additive manufacturing (AM), has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its newest product, COR Zero. polySpectra spent over ten…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: September 14, 2024
In this week’s roundup, Divide By Zero Technologies is having a launch event for its new 3D printer tomorrow. Stratasys continues its tour of North America, as well as its…
Scrona Rolls out GEN3 Printhead for High-Precision Manufacturing, Raises $4 Million
ETH Zurich spin-off Scrona has raised $4 million through Convertible Loan Agreement (CLA) financing, bringing its total funding to $15.2 million. Known for its advanced technology that can create tiny,…
Nikon SLM Solutions to Manufacture NXG XII 600 Metal 3D Printer in the US
Nikon SLM Solutions is going to produce the NXG XII 600 in the United States. This “Made in the USA” printer is sure to appeal to the US Air Force…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 4, 2024: Inkjet Materials, 3D Printed Mac Clone, & More
May the 4th be with you, fellow Star Wars fans! In this edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, Quantica and ALTANA Cubic Ink are working together to expand future inkjet…
Carcinotech to Fund Mini-Tumors 3D Printing with $5.3M
MedTech startup Carcinotech, which has developed a technology to create tiny, 3D tumor models using cells from patients for cancer treatment, raised a seed investment of £4.2 million ($5.3 million)….
Printing Money Live at AMS 2024: Riding the Financial Wave
In 3D printing, the ride has been anything but smooth. During a panel discussion at the Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) 2024 event, industry insiders took a trip down memory lane,…
Charting the Future: 3D Printing Investments at AMS 2024
As the Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) 2024 event unfolds, a central theme has been navigating the investment landscape in 3D printing. The event digs into the areas of venture capital…
How My Childhood Fascination with Planes Led to Investing in 3D Printing
My fascination with aerospace started young, and I started studying planes–identifying them in the sky and learning everything I could about how they work. Fast forward to my first week…
Bioprinting’s Investment Milestones of 2023
Navigating through the landscape of bioprinting, 2023 unfolded as a year where targeted investments significantly nurtured this specialized field. The ripples of these investments indicate a maturing industry poised for…
GKN Aerospace Invests £50M in Sustainable 3D Printing
Leading UK aerospace manufacturer, GKN Aerospace, announced that it will be investing £50 million (about $64 million) in the company’s additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities at its Trollhättan, Sweden facility. £12…
Immensa Lands $20M Funding Round for 3D Printing Digital Inventory Suite in MENA
In an impressive stride forward, United Arab Emirates (UAE) 3D printing business Immensa has recently secured $20 million in Series B funding. This latest round sets the stage for its…
Turkey’s Zaxe Secures $2M Investment to Accelerate Global 3D Printing Expansion
Zaxe, a Turkish 3D printer manufacturer, successfully closed a $2 million investment round. Led by the Regional Development Fund under the umbrella of leading Turkish private equity firm PCP Technology…
3D Printing Firm Boston Micro Fabrication Lands $24M in Series D Round
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), a 3D printing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specializing in microscale platforms, raised $24 million in its Series D financing round, following its $43 million Series C…
Funding for China’s 3D Printing Sector Grows Amid Global Uncertainty
As things return to a state of semi-normalcy from COVID-19, we are experiencing a contraction in market liquidity. We witnessed excessive currency issuance during the pandemic and several SPAC mergers…
Lockheed Martin Invests in Advanced 3D Printing Bureau Sintavia
Advanced 3D printing service Sintavia has announced a direct equity investment from Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT). Though the exact sum has not been disclosed, the investment represents the aerospace…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Carbon Capture & ThinkingHuts
Today we learned that Billionaire Farhad “Fred” Ebrahimi acquired 23,881,002 shares, about 7.43%, of Desktop Metal and currently owns ¨7.26 percent of Desktop Metal, more than the next largest institutional investors,…
Relativity Space Co-founder Jordan Noone on What it Takes to Run a VC Firm
What does it take to build a space company from the ground up? Jordan Noone, co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO) of Relativity Space, has some idea. At 22,…
Alloy Enterprises Secures $26M for Novel Aluminum 3D Printing Tech
As recently reported by 3DPrint.com Senior Analyst Vanesa Listek, private investment into additive manufacturing (AM) startups has generally decreased from 2022 to 2023. However, there are notable standouts that have…
Japanese Chemical Leader Asahi Kasei Embraces 3D Printing: Invests in CASTOR for Software
Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei has made an investment in the Israeli startup CASTOR Technologies, which specializes in 3D printing software. In addition to using CASTOR’s 3D printing software and…
AM Funding Has Fallen to Pre-pandemic Levels
Is the heyday of funding for the 3D printing industry ending? Recent drops in financing during the first four months of 2023 suggest a leaner future for many companies in…
3D Printing Finance Experts Introduce Much-Needed “Printing Money” Podcast
“Printing Money” is a podcast series that explores the transactions behind some of the most innovative 3D printing businesses. Hosted by Alex Kingsbury and Danny Piper, the podcast offers an…
