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After State Budget Cuts, Access Independence Creates 3D Printing Business to Increase Revenue Stream, Self-Sufficiency
Receiving help is all well and good, but sometimes, you can succeed best when you learn how to help yourself. Access Independence, a Connecticut consumer-controlled nonprofit organization that provides cross-disability…
Dubai Future Accelerators Getting Ready to Launch Second Cycle, Funding 3D Printing and Other Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies
The world’s largest accelerator program for government services launched formally in September, in the United Arab Emirates, the small country with the big ideas. Dubai Future Accelerators is managed through the Dubai Future Foundation,…
America Makes…Excuses
I didn’t plan to write a follow up article about America Makes. Their “pay to play” strategy creates a big barrier for startups, which I feel are critical to the…
OctoPrint Startup Soon to Lose Funding from Sponsor BQ, Launches Patreon Campaign—Users Rally Behind Founder
One thing is for sure in the world of business: nothing is ever for sure. No matter how hard you work, there are no guarantees for success—and especially not in…
America Makes…Money
Familiar with America Makes? It bills itself as “the national accelerator for additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing (3DP),” and “the nation’s leading and collaborative partner in AM and 3DP…
Kwambio Receives $650,000 in Angel Funding for Expansion of Their 3D Printing Platform
Kwambio is a soon-to-be 3D printing service bureau, equipment manufacturer–and one of those rare startups that is a success story before they’ve even left the starting gate. We’ve reported on…
Fusion Implants–and Their 3D Printed Dog Knee Replacements–Win New Funding
There are things that people tend to take for granted when it comes to our medical care. Medications are strictly controlled, doctors usually have multiple care options available to them….
America Makes Awards $540K Grant to LLNL & GE to Develop Open-Source 3D Printing Algorithm Software
America Makes is at it again. The Youngstown, Ohio-based institute has been focused for some time now on enhancing the US’ positioning in the additive manufacturing field. It stands as…
With ‘Over 7 Billion Shoe Sizes to Choose From’ Feetz Raises $1.25 Million for 3D Printed Footwear
Don’t you hate it when you go out to buy a brand new pair of shoes, but when you try them on, they simply don’t fit? I have this happen…
SOLS Announces $11.1 Million Invested in ‘Series B’ Funding, Addition to Board of Directors
In the 3D printing world, it seems there’s no time to waste. This is certainly true for some of the participants in the industry that are now seeing some exceptional…
New Matter Raises $6.5 Million in Funding For MOD-t 3D Printer & More – Exclusive Interview with CEO
It all started in May 2014, when New Matter informed 3DPrint.com that they would be launching an Indiegogo Campaign for the most affordable desktop 3D printer yet. Priced starting at…
Fuel3D Announces $6.4 Million in Additional Funding
Numerous Kickstarter projects have graduated to become full-fledged companies. The ability to exploit the power of the crowd to launch an innovative new idea or product is changing the way…
