Dutch 3D printing service provider Shapeways has just raised $ 30 million in a new funding round led by INKEF Capital, along with existing investors Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, Lux Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and new investors Hewlett Packard and Presidio Ventures.
“With this new round of financing we will continue to make investments to benefit our community. We will improve our website, our materials portfolio, and our service, making it easier, more fun and faster for you – our community – to get what you want,” states Shapeways in a recent blog post.
Besides the company’s enthusiasm welcoming HP as their partner, they have also revealed intentions to launch their services on the Japanese market with the help of investor Presidio Ventures, a part of Sumitomo Group. This could be an interesting move, as the Japanese 3D printing marketplace Rinkak by startup Kabuku has recently been demonstrating their commitment by launching several new services and materials.
Since the launch of the company in 2008, a spin-off of Philips High Tech Campus in Eindhoven at that time, Shapeways has significantly grown, securing their first investments from Union Square Ventures and Index Ventures. The first factory in Eindhoven was opened in December 2010, along with the launch of their New York City main office. In 2012 their factory in Long Island City, Queens was opened and in October 2014 they moved into their new and bigger factory in Eindhoven. Shapeways now has over 620,000 community members and a database holding over 2.5 million 3D printable models.
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