startups
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…
ICON’s Concrete 3D Printing Tech Receives $207M in Funding
Within the same month, ICON unveiled a 3D printed Martian habitat and the largest 3D printed structure in North America, a barracks for the Texas Military Department. Now, the additive…
What makes a successful idea, or why 3D printing startups need to partner up with investors
A lot of successful projects begin as small startups. Without a doubt, the inventors play a major role in this process, but the investor’s contribution is often disregarded, and it’s…
RAPID + TCT Celebrate 30th Year with More 3D Printing Presentations, Speakers, & Exhibitors
I think it’s safe to say that last year, we all missed the industry juggernaut that is RAPID + TCT, North America’s largest, most important additive manufacturing event. But now…
Formlabs Reaches Double Unicorn Status with $150M Series E Round
3D printing unicorn Formlabs has announced yet another funding round, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2*. The $150 million Series E has brought the startup’s valuation to $2 billion. The…
AddiFab Secures $6.3M to Drive Unique 3D Printing-Injection Molding Tech
Metal 3D printing has been an exciting market segment to watch in 2021, with the competition over bound metal printing heating up. However, polymers can’t be left behind, as we’re…
Artisan’s Asylum Makerspace Relocates to Harvard’s Allston Campus
One of the largest makerspaces in the United States is building Boston’s most inclusive, vibrant hub for artistic expression, learning, manufacturing, and creative entrepreneurship. As part of a new long-term…
Applications Open for BASF Forward AM’s New 3D Printing Startup Contest
Germany-based BASF 3D Printing Solutions (B3DPS), a 100% subsidiary of BASF New Business GmbH, is organized into startup-like structures in order to best serve a variety of 3D printing customers….
Update: Kwambio Fails to Pay Employees, A.D.A.M. Still Running
The tech industry is rife with tales of unicorns, vaporware, and other fanciful terms for the mysterious world of business. Due to its hype value, 3D printing is particularly filled…
HP & Dyndrite’s Digital Manufacturing Investor Day Returns for a Second Year
Entrepreneurial success in digital manufacturing is dependent on engineering solutions for automating processes that reduce overall cost and time-to-market. The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on existing supply chains and on the ability of digital manufacturing startups to effectively raise capital to produce solutions to address existing…
Startup Accelerator: 9T Labs Seeks to Make Carbon Fiber 3D Printing Go Industrial
Startup Accelerator is an article series with a focus on new and exciting companies in the 3D printing space, in which 3DPrint.com speaks to startup leadership about their unique technologies…
3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup, June 28, 2020
This week is packed full with 3D printing webinars and virtual events, with four taking place Tuesday, and two each on Wednesday and Thursday. We’ll tell you all about them…
3DHEALS2020: A Not So Lonely Planet
Only a few weeks away from 3DHEALS2020, and I just got off the phone with one of our speakers, Dr. Ho, from NAMIC Singapore. Our brief interview reminded me just…
AMS 2020 Startup Competition: Simulation Software, 3D Printed Bone, Hospital Labs, & More
I’m here in Boston, with the rest of the 3DPrint.com and SmarTech Analysis team, for our third annual Additive Manufacturing Strategies summit, titled “The Business of 3D Printing: Medicine, Dentistry…
In-Q-Tel and 3D Printing, Part 1: What’s In-Q-Tel?
So far, a venture capital company called In-Q-Tel has invested in three startups within the 3D printing and scanning space: Voxel8, Arevo, and Fuel3D. If you don’t recognize the name…
Organization Profile: Makerversity
Discussion on Education The typical methods of educating people are dead in my eyes. I have believed this for a while. I was never a fan of organized school. It…
3D Printing Unicorns, Part 1: Formlabs
When a privately held startup hits $1 billion in value, it magically transforms from an ugly mare into a beautiful unicorn (or so the legend goes). In the 3D printing…
Formnext Start-up Challenge Announces Five Winning 3D Printing Startups
We’re several days into September now, which means that it’s only two short months until this year’s Formnext exhibition and conference in Germany. But before its November event, Formnext holds…
Royal DSM Will Choose Ten Startups to Participate in the I AM Tomorrow Challenge
Royal DSM, headquartered in The Netherlands, is a global company based on science and sustainable living—with serious dedication to 3D printing also, as they realize the incredible potential such technology…
Techstars and Stanley Black & Decker remain laser-focused on finding game-changers in advanced manufacturing
Why industry leader, Stanley Black & Decker, & global investment firm, Techstars, are honing in on additive manufacturing and sustainable solutions in 2019: In 2018, Techstars and Stanley Black &…
OsseoPrint 3D Wins AMS Startup Competition with Patient-Specific, 3D Printed Bone Scaffold Platform
The second annual Additive Manufacturing Strategies summit, co-hosted by 3DPrint.com and SmarTech Markets Publishing, took place this week in Boston. In addition to more speakers, this year’s event branched out…
ParaForma Helps Entrepreneurs Design and Craft 3D Printed Rings for Custom Jewelry Lines
Two years ago, architect and designer Joel Kahn founded jewelry design firm ParaForma in Melbourne, Australia, with a vision of enabling creativity and uniqueness in a fast-paced world that is mostly…
HealthTech Innovation Challenge Asks Participants to Use 3D Printing and Other Technologies to Solve Problems
The healthcare field often turns to 3D printing to help solve problems, whether it’s by producing medical models and training mannequins or creating implants, prosthetics, and other medical devices. We’ve…
Techstars and Stanley Black & Decker Answer Questions About Upcoming Additive Manufacturing Accelerator
Running a startup is tough. Startups are responsible for some of the most innovative and influential ideas out there, but sadly, a much greater percentage of startups fail than succeed….
