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2899 AM Ventures 2899 , the foremost enterprise capital 2899 agency for the additive manufacturing 2899 sector, has simply introduced the 2899 ultimate closing of its devoted 2899 industrial 3D printing enterprise capital 2899 fund.
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2899 Initially introduced again in March 2899 2021 2899 , the oversubscribed seed and 2899 early-growth fund managed to shut 2899 on the adventurous pre-set arduous 2899 cap of €100 million. It’ll 2899 focus solely on startups constructed 2899 round industrial-grade 3D printing choices, 2899 together with {hardware}, software program, 2899 supplies, and functions.
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2899 AM Ventures goals to make 2899 the most of its capital 2899 to broaden its current portfolio 2899 of corporations whereas accelerating innovation 2899 and progress within the industrial 2899 sector.
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2899 “The additive manufacturing business has 2899 proven regular and powerful progress 2899 during the last decade and 2899 startups have performed a vital 2899 position throughout this time,” stated 2899 Arno Held, co-founder and managing 2899 associate of AM Ventures. “We’re 2899 satisfied that startups will proceed 2899 to be key in offering 2899 the innovation required to lastly 2899 deliver the digital world to 2899 the actual world, and that 2899 they’ll assist to supply industrial 2899 items in a sustainable method 2899 and thus strengthen provide chains 2899 and deal with local weather 2899 change.”
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2899 17 portfolio corporations in six 2899 nations
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2899 Established by 2899 EOS 2899 founder Hans Langer again 2899 in 2013, AM Ventures has 2899 devoted itself to figuring out 2899 and investing in 3D printing 2899 start-ups with mass-market potential.
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2899 Because it stands, the agency 2899 manages an in depth seed 2899 portfolio of 17 corporations throughout 2899 six nations and three continents. 2899 Over the previous two years 2899 alone, the far-reaching VC chief 2899 has led a number of 2899 main funding rounds, together with 2899 backing the 2899 enlargement of German 3D printing 2899 start-up MetShape 2899 . MetShape’s proprietary Lithography Metallic 2899 Manufacturing (LMM) course of permits 2899 customers to flexibly 3D print 2899 elements with advanced geometries at 2899 scale, whereas doubtlessly bringing them 2899 substantial value financial savings.
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2899 Simply this yr, AM Ventures 2899 additionally led a 2899 €2.5 million funding spherical for 2899 Headmade Supplies 2899 , developer of the ColdMetalFusion 2899 3D printing course of. The 2899 expertise is marketed as a 2899 mixture between selective laser sintering 2899 (SLS), debinding, and sintering, however 2899 is about aside from typical 2899 SLS by way of the 2899 agency’s particular in-house powder supplies.
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2899 Moreover, the corporate not too 2899 long ago contributed to 4 2899 different follow-on funding rounds supporting 2899 its current portfolio companies. This 2899 contains an 2899 $8.5 million (AUD) Collection A 2899 spherical for Conflux Expertise 2899 , a specialist in 3D 2899 printed warmth exchangers, in addition 2899 to a $50 million Collection 2899 C funding in 2899 Lightforce Orthodontics 2899 , which 3D prints patient-specific 2899 dental elements.
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2899 €100 million for industrial 3D 2899 printing
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2899 AM Ventures states that its 2899 $100 million industrial 3D printing 2899 fund tremendously strengthens its place 2899 within the additive manufacturing sector. 2899 Apparently, the fund included multi-million 2899 greenback investments from the anticipated 2899 asset managers, multinational firms, household 2899 places of work, and SMEs, 2899 nevertheless it additionally comprised investments 2899 from varied startup founders who’ve 2899 beforehand been backed by AM 2899 Ventures.
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2899 Johann Oberhofer, co-founder and managing 2899 associate at AM Ventures, provides, 2899 “The truth that portfolio firm 2899 founders at the moment are 2899 investing in our fund is 2899 a good validation of our 2899 distinctive effort. We’re happy with 2899 the high-level dedication and belief 2899 from prime buyers that help 2899 us on our mission to 2899 main sustainable additive revolutions.”
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2899 Transferring ahead, Oberhofer and Held 2899 will look to help early-stage 2899 enterprises innovating within the fields 2899 of business 3D printing {hardware}, 2899 software program, supplies, and functions.
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2899 Featured picture reveals Arno Held 2899 and Johann Oberhofer. Picture by 2899 way of Tobias Hase.
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