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Velo3D plans to go public in second half of 2021 via SPAC acquisition, aiming at $1.6 billion valuation
News Commentary | April 14, 2021
Velo3D has made strong progress in new product launch and business development in the past 12 months. It joins a surge of 3D printing startups going public through merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), alongside Desktop Metal, Markforged, and Rocket Lab. SPACs may make corporate... Not part of subscription
TDK Ventures closes $150 million VC fund to build on the success of its first fund
News Commentary | April 19, 2021
TDK Ventures will continue to focus on cleantech, advanced materials, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and healthcare. Since 2019, the fund has been involved in approximately $500 million in deals across 14 startups (based on publicly disclosed deals), including GenCell, Origin, and SLD Laser, which ... Not part of subscription
Desktop Metal acquires Aerosint, its fourth acquisition in 2021
News Commentary | July 13, 2021
Desktop Metal (DM) announced the Aerosint acquisition shortly after acquiring EnvisionTEC, Adaptive3D, and Forust. Lux Research has expected this move from DM, as it has been aggressively expanding its product portfolio. It continues to burn all its SPAC funding on acquisitions rather than focusing ... Not part of subscription
by Xiao Zhong
With the IPOs of Desktop Metal, Markforged, Shapeways, Rocket Labs, Velo3D, Rokit, Massvit 3D, and MeaTech 3D, SPAC seems to have become the new norm in the 3DP space. As we said before, the SPAC craze creates much noise in the market, and not all of these companies should go public – some do so simply because they can't raise enough money from private investors. Formlabs, which has consistently rolled out new products with more than $100 million annual revenue, has proven again that its sustainable business model is appreciated by private investors. Clients should expect more product updates from the company, but an IPO is not on the horizon, though Carbon may go public this year.
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