Investors continue to show interest in additive manufacturing, but no longer accept incremental 3D printer improvements as a reason to invest. They now demand clear evidence of how a technology solves…
The State of Investing in Additive Manufacturing: Jeffrey Smith, SIP Capital on Reindustrialization
SIP Capital, a venture firm with a mandate centered on Japanese economic and industrial needs, is taking a measured approach to additive manufacturing (AM) investments. According to Jeffrey Smith, Gen…
State of Additive Manufacturing Investment: Adina Krausz InnoSource Ventures
Continuing our State of Investing in 3D printing series, Michael Petch and Adina Krausz discussed the startup investment landscape, focusing on Toledo Capital and InnoSource Ventures. Toledo Capital, …
The State of 3D Printing Investment: Sona Dadhania, IDTechEx
Investment in additive manufacturing during 2024 fell compared to 2023 levels, with deal counts slightly higher in 2024 than in 2023 but funding down from the industry’s previous peaks. 3D printer man…
The State of Investing: Manufacturing Startups Face a New Investment Reality
The investment thesis at venture capital firm Ninepointfive is grounded in the view that Europe’s manufacturing sector remains stubbornly analog compared with industries like telecoms and healthcare. …
State of Investment in 3D Printing: Arno Held of AM Ventures
Our series on the state of investment in the 3D printing industry continues with a company uniquely positioned to understand the dynamics of the additive manufacturing investment landscape. I spoke wi…
The State of Investment: NATO Innovation Fund, VCs and defense tech
Venture investment in the defense tech sector is up fourfold Since 2018, running at approximately $3.8 billion for the first three quarters of 2024 according to data presented by the FT’s Innovation e…
The State of Investing in 3D Printing: Expert Insights
This week, we begin a series looking at the state of investing in the 3D printing sector. The series will feature interviews with leading additive manufacturing investors and analysts. After sev…
TikTok ban, what do the biggest 3D printing influencers think?
With a U.S. ban on TikTok set to come into force on Sunday, what do some of the leading 3D printing influencers on the ByteDance-owned platform think? In March 2024, a House Committee voted 50-0 to ad…
2024 3D Printing Industry Awards Winners Announced
It’s time to find out who won the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards. This year, we celebrate the most innovative 3D printing applications, the leading 3D printing startups, and more established c…