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| File:3D-Hubs-logo-vertical.png | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | 3D printing, Social networking service |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Bram de Zwart Brian Garret |
| Headquarters | |
Number of employees | 45 |
| Website | www.3dhubs.com |
3D Hubs is an online 3D printing service platform. It operates a network of 6,370 3D printing services in over 150 countries, providing over 1 billion people access to a 3D printer within 10 miles (16km) of their home.[1][2] The company facilitates transactions between 3D printing services (Hubs) and engineering/product designers that want to make 3D prints.[3] Service bureaus can join the platform to offer 3D printing services while customers can locate them based on geography to get their 3D models printed nearby.
Company
3D Hubs facilitates transactions between 3D printer owners (Hubs) and people who want to make 3D prints. The company was founded in April 2013 by Bram de Zwart and Brian Garret. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the company opened its second office in New York City in August, 2014.
3D Hubs is a privately held company backed by EQT ventures, Balderton Capital and Dutch investors DOEN and Zeeburg. The company raised $4.5 million in its Series A round of funding in September, 2014.[4][5] As part of the financial deal, Mark Evans, General Partner at Balderton Capital, joined the two founders on the company board. On July, 2016 the company raised Series B funding led by EQT ventures, as part of the financial deal, Ted Persson, Design Partner at EQT ventures joined the board. [6]
The company has formed partnerships with Autodesk and Fairphone and Uber. The recent partnership with Uber rush allows users to have prints shipped within NYC using Uber's rush service with discounted rates
Trend report
The company releases a quarterly trend report on the state of the 3D printing industry, including print quality ratings, 3D printer model popularity, print categories, material and colour choices. The report is based on data from the 30,000 3D printers listed on the 3D Hubs platform.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Park, Rachel (3 September 2014). "A Cash Injection for 3D Hubs' 3D Printing Model Will Accelerate Growth Even More". 3D Printing Industry. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Sher, Davide (4 March 2015). "Vibrant 3D Hubs Community Grows by 20% in Post-Holiday Period". 3D Printing Industry. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Horn, Leslie (27 October 2013). "3D Hubs: Like Airbnb For 3D Printers". Gizmodo. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ PitchBook Data Inc. (3 Feb 2015). "Is Europe at the heart of 3D printing innovation? Here's why it may be". Hot Topics. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ Biggs, John (2 Sep 2014). "3DHubs Raises $4.5 Million To Make Local 3D Printing Global". TechCrunch. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ O'Hear, Steve. "Mr". Techcrunch. Techcrunch. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Molitch-Hou, Michael (26 September 2014). "3D Hubs Tracks Big Crowdfunding Growth for 3D Printing Industry in October Trend Report". 3D Printing Industry. Retrieved 16 October 2014.