Munich/Landshut — Bayern Kapital invests in All3DP, operator of a leading global internet platform for 3D printing, in a series A2 closing. Bayern Kapital had already invested in the Series A1 financing round around two years ago and now played a key role in structuring the current round. The existing investors HTGF and Deutsche Balaton AG are still on board. New additions are two business angels from the BayStartUP investor network. All3DP operates the online magazine All3DP.com, which provides information about 3D printing opportunities in the consumer and small business segments. The number of users is over 800,000 monthly, as All3DP founders Stefan Schwarz-Ulrich, Anatol Locker, Mathias Plica (photo from left to right) explained. All3DP also connects its users to 3D printing service providers via its own price comparison platform.
With the successful, English-language online magazine All3DP.com, the Munich-based start-up informs a broad target group from the consumer and small-business segment about the possibilities of 3D printing. In addition, users are referred directly to 3D printing service providers. This makes All3DP the international market leader in this segment. More than 800,000 users visit the All3DP.com website each month, of which about 40 percent are from North America.
The 3D printing market is growing at a rapid pace, with the number of desktop 3D printers sold doubling every year. All3DP’s customers come from all over the world, with a focus on North America and Europe. The financing round now closed will enable the company to keep pace with the strong growth of the market and expand its market-leading position.
Dr. Georg Ried, Managing Director of Bayern Kapital, says: “All3DP has developed excellently, the user numbers are impressive. Therefore, we have participated in this round again with full conviction. Because All3DP combines important aspects: Market leadership with a convincing and scalable business model in a highly interesting market that offers exceptional future prospects.
About Bayern Kapital
Bayern Kapital GmbH, based in Landshut, was founded in 1995 as a wholly owned subsidiary of LfA Förderbank Bayern on the initiative of the Bavarian state government. As the venture capital company of the Free State of Bavaria, Bayern Kapital provides equity capital to the founders of innovative high-tech companies and young, innovative technology companies in Bavaria. Bayern Kapital currently manages eleven investment funds with an investment volume of around 325 million euros. To date, Bayern Kapital has invested around 273 million euros of equity capital in around 260 innovative technology-oriented companies from a wide range of sectors, including life sciences, software & IT, materials & new materials, nanotechnology and environmental technology. As a result, more than 5,000 jobs have been permanently created in Bavaria in sustainable companies. www.bayernkapital.de