MakerBot

Acquired

3D Printing for the classroom and beyond

New York, United States · Founded 2009 · $10.0M raised

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
51–200
Founded
2009
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$10.0M
Last Round
$10.0M Series AAug 2011
Rounds
1

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About

MakerBot is a Brooklyn-based 3D printer manufacturer founded in 2009 that pioneered affordable desktop 3D printing for consumers and professionals. The company helped popularize the maker movement with products like the Replicator series before being acquired by Stratasys in 2013. MakerBot later merged into UltiMaker, now operating as the MakerBot brand focused primarily on education-oriented 3D printing solutions for K-12 schools and districts. Its current product lineup includes the Sketch series printers, bundled with UltiMaker Cura slicing software and Digital Factory fleet management, designed for classroom environments.

Summary

MakerBot is a 3D Printing company based in New York, United States, founded in 2009. It has raised $10.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $10.0M Series A round in Aug 2011. Investors include Foundry Group, RRE Ventures and Bezos Expeditions.

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Funding History

Series ASeries AAug 2011
$10.0M

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