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==Overview==
==Overview==
Diamond Foundry was founded in 2013 by [[Martin Roscheisen]], Jeremy Scholz, and Kyle Gazay. The company manufactures diamond by placing a small piece of a natural diamond in a high-temperature plasma reactor for a few weeks. The resulting man-made diamonds are the same atomically as natural diamonds, but with fewer costs and hazards and a reduced [[Environmental impact of mining|environmental impact]] compared to diamonds produced exclusively through [[diamond mining]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/4607781946001/?#sp=show-clips |title=Company claims it can 'grow' diamonds in a lab |work=Fox News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/science/borrowing-from-solar-and-chip-tech-to-make-diamonds-faster-and-cheaper.html|title=Borrowing From Solar and Chip Tech to Make Diamonds|website=The New York Times|access-date=2016-11-01}}</ref>
Diamond Foundry was founded in 2013 by [[Martin Roscheisen]], Jeremy Scholz, and Kyle Gazay. The company "grows" diamond by placing a small piece of a [[Diamond|natural diamond]] in a [[plasma (physics)|plasma]] reactor for a few weeks. The resulting manmade diamond is the same atomically as a natural diamond but without the [[Deep sea mining#Resources mined|costs, hazards]], and [[Environmental impact of mining|environmental hazards]] with occur in [[diamond mining]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/4607781946001/?#sp=show-clips
|title=Company claims it can 'grow' diamonds in a lab
|website=Fox News}}</ref>


The company has raised $100 million in funding, including from [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/15/diamond-foundry-makes-high-end-diamonds-in-a-lab.html|title=Leo DiCaprio invested in this unlikely Silicon Valley start-up|last=Pettitt|first=Jeniece|date=2015-12-15|website=CNBC|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref> Investors include [[Andy Bechtolsheim]], [[Jean Pigozzi]], [[Jeff Skoll]], [[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)|Evan Williams]], [[Andrew McCollum]], and [[Ziyavudin Magomedov]].<ref name=":0" />
The company has raised $100 million in funding from numerous billionaires and individuals including spokesperson [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/15/diamond-foundry-makes-high-end-diamonds-in-a-lab.html|title=Leo DiCaprio invested in this unlikely Silicon Valley start-up|last=Pettitt|first=Jeniece|date=2015-12-15|website=CNBC|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref> Investors include Google founding investor [[Andy Bechtolsheim]], iPod inventor [[Tony Fadell]], eBay founding President [[Jeff Skoll]], Twitter founder [[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)|Evan Williams]], Facebook co-founder [[Andrew McCollum]], [[Jean Pigozzi]], Leonardo DiCaprio, Bono, and others.<ref name=":0" />


== Technology ==


The company iterated five generations of plasma reactor designs using tens of thousands software simulations of plasma physics, resulting in its current technology that is capable of stably managing a much higher density plasma for diamond growth at very high temperatures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/science/borrowing-from-solar-and-chip-tech-to-make-diamonds-faster-and-cheaper.html|title=Borrowing From Solar and Chip Tech to Make Diamonds|website=The New York Times|access-date=2016-11-01}}</ref>
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== References ==


== Awards ==
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Fast Company named Diamond Foundry #45 of the 50 most innovative companies in the world in a list headed up by Apple, Netflix, and Amazon;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2018
|title=The World's Most Innovative Companies: #45 Diamond Foundry
|website=CNBC}}</ref> and the #2 most innovative company in style after Gucci in the #1 spot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2018/sectors/style
|title=The World's Most Innovative Companies in Art & Style: #2 Diamond Foundry
|website=CNBC}}</ref>

Diamond Foundry has received numerous further awards including Top 50 Disruptor by CNBC<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/07/2016-cnbcs-disruptor-50.html
|title=Meet the 2016 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies: #33 Diamond Foundry
|website=CNBC}}</ref>, one of the "25 hottest startups that launched in 2015" by Business Insider <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/best-startups-that-launched-in-2015-2015-5/16/
|title=The 25 hottest startups that launched in 2015
|website=Business Insider}}</ref>, Inc. Magazine's Top 25 Disruptor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/disruptive-25
|title=Inc. Magazine Top 25 Disruptors |website=Inc. Magazine}}</ref>.

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== References ==
https://www.forbes.com.mx/el-mundo-del-lujo-adopta-los-diamantes-de-cultivo/
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== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 04:28, 14 March 2018

Diamond Foundry
Company typePrivate
IndustryDiamonds
Founded2013
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
,
United States
ProductsManmade Diamonds
Number of employees
200
Websitewww.diamondfoundry.com

Diamond Foundry produces manmade diamonds in San Francisco, California.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Overview

Diamond Foundry was founded in 2013 by Martin Roscheisen, Jeremy Scholz, and Kyle Gazay. The company "grows" diamond by placing a small piece of a natural diamond in a plasma reactor for a few weeks. The resulting manmade diamond is the same atomically as a natural diamond but without the costs, hazards, and environmental hazards with occur in diamond mining.[8]

The company has raised $100 million in funding from numerous billionaires and individuals including spokesperson Leonardo DiCaprio.[9] Investors include Google founding investor Andy Bechtolsheim, iPod inventor Tony Fadell, eBay founding President Jeff Skoll, Twitter founder Evan Williams, Facebook co-founder Andrew McCollum, Jean Pigozzi, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bono, and others.[1]

Technology

The company iterated five generations of plasma reactor designs using tens of thousands software simulations of plasma physics, resulting in its current technology that is capable of stably managing a much higher density plasma for diamond growth at very high temperatures.[10]

Awards

Fast Company named Diamond Foundry #45 of the 50 most innovative companies in the world in a list headed up by Apple, Netflix, and Amazon;[11] and the #2 most innovative company in style after Gucci in the #1 spot.[12]

Diamond Foundry has received numerous further awards including Top 50 Disruptor by CNBC[13], one of the "25 hottest startups that launched in 2015" by Business Insider [14], Inc. Magazine's Top 25 Disruptor[15].

References

https://www.forbes.com.mx/el-mundo-del-lujo-adopta-los-diamantes-de-cultivo/

  1. ^ a b "Business Insider: 10 billionaires and Leonardo DiCaprio invest in a diamond company". Business Insider.
  2. ^ "Can These Silicon Valley Lab-Grown Diamonds Change the Way We Say "I Do"?". Vogue. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  3. ^ "This Startup Has Raised $100 Million to Sell You Lab-Grown Diamonds". Inc.com. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  4. ^ "This Startup's Plasma Reactors Create Conflict-Free Diamonds For The Millennial Market". Fast Company. 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  5. ^ "Subscribe to read". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2017-05-17. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  6. ^ "Will Lab-Grown Stones Save or Sink the Troubled Diamond Market?". The Business of Fashion. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  7. ^ "This Is Your New Source for Conflict-Free, Ethical (And Gorgeous!) Engagement Rings". Vogue. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  8. ^ "Company claims it can 'grow' diamonds in a lab". Fox News.
  9. ^ Pettitt, Jeniece (2015-12-15). "Leo DiCaprio invested in this unlikely Silicon Valley start-up". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  10. ^ "Borrowing From Solar and Chip Tech to Make Diamonds". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  11. ^ "The World's Most Innovative Companies: #45 Diamond Foundry". CNBC.
  12. ^ "The World's Most Innovative Companies in Art & Style: #2 Diamond Foundry". CNBC.
  13. ^ "Meet the 2016 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies: #33 Diamond Foundry". CNBC.
  14. ^ "The 25 hottest startups that launched in 2015". Business Insider.
  15. ^ "Inc. Magazine Top 25 Disruptors". Inc. Magazine.

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