3D Printing
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Venture Scanner Innovation Quadrants
Our Innovation Quadrants act as a framework to guide you in the startup scouting process. The Innovation Quadrant organizes categories into four states of innovation by plotting the sector categories on two axes. One axis uses average age to show maturity. The other uses average funding to give a sense of traction. Knowing which quadrant each category sits will help in developing your scouting strategy.
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Venture Scanner Sector Maps
Our sector maps are snapshots of our emerging technology reports. We show the categories that make up a sector and how many startups are within each category. We also present a random sampling of the startups that are innovating in each category.
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3D Printing Sector Overview - Q3 2019 Update
In this post we examine the different components of the 3D printing ecosystem. We will illustrate what the categories of innovation are and how they compare to one another.
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3D Printing Report Highlights – Q3 2019
Here is our Q3 2019 summary report on the 3D printing startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
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3D Printing Funding in 2019 Projected To Have a Record Year
How is the funding environment shaping up for 3D printing in 2019? As we pass the mid-year mark, let's see how the year-to-date metrics compare to the historical trends. The graph below shows 3D printing total funding by year, stacked by quarters.
3D Printing Exit Activity in 2019 Projected To Decrease From 2018
How has the exit activity for 3D printing developed in the first half of 2019? This blog post explores 3D printing exit metrics through Q2 2019 and compares them to previous years. The graph below shows the number of 3D printing exits by year, stacked by quarters.
3D Printing Investor Activity Is On A Downward Trend
How has investor appetite in 3D printing evolved throughout the years? In this blog post we examine the total investments by year into this sector to help answer that question. The graph below shows the total number of investors in all deals stacked by quarters.
3D Printing Report Highlights – Q2 2019
Here is our Q2 2019 summary report on the 3D printing startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
3D Printing Average Funding Experiences Exponential Growth
For this quarter's funding analysis, let's examine how average funding in the 3D printing sector is evolving. The graphic below shows the 3D printing average funding across all deals over time by quarter.
3D Printer Manufacturers Leads 3D Printing In Number of Investors
The 3D printing industry has seen 412 investors and $3B total all time funding. Let's analyze which 3D printing categories have the most number of investors actively financing the startups. The graphic below highlights 3D printing categories based on the number of investors in each category.