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Printing Cash Episode 20: Additive Manufacturing M&A and Extra, with Rajeev Kulkarni – 3DPrint.com


One other month, one other episode of Printing Cash. For Episode 20, Danny is joined by Rajeev Kulkarni. Rajeev labored at 3D Methods for greater than twenty-five years, the final variety of which noticed him on the forefront of a plethora of asset gross sales and acquisitions. Now, Rajeev is on his personal and works with three 3D printing startups: Axtra3D, Caracol, and Ackuretta.  We’re grateful to have Rajeev for this episode and we’re positive you the listener will respect it too.

The earlier episode featured Cantor’s Troy Jensen and due to this fact centered on quarterly earnings experiences. The episode previous to that, we had Mark Burnham from the Additive Manufacturing Coalition to debate their DC fly-in.  So, it’s been a while since we’ve targeted on offers and market exercise, and this episode had loads to cowl.

In Episode 20 of Printing Cash Danny and Rajeev focus on: Nano Dimension’s (NNDM) introduced acquisition of Desktop Metallic (DM) BASF’s spin out of Ahead AM,  Formlabs shopping for an organization mid-Kickstarter marketing campaign, VC raises together with  Mantle, Fast Liquid Print, and Inkbit, monetary doings from Divergent, the loss of life of Shapeways, and lots extra. Please take pleasure in Episode 20!

Timestamps:

00:22 – Welcome to our visitor, Rajeev Kulkarni

01:15 – Rajeev’s profession historical past: From 25 years at 3D Methods

03:55 – An organization of many platforms

06:40 – M&A at 3D Methods

09:02 – Is consolidation the reply?

12:56 – The composites trade as analog for the 3DP/AM trade

16:03 – Scalability, market penetration, and (ensuing) profitability

18:43 – Nano Dimension (NNDM) to accumulate Desktop Metallic (DM)

25:48 – Extra consolidation footwear to drop?  Or collaboration? Or closure?

28:27 – Twenty-seven 3D printing startups in eight international locations

31:54 – BASF spins out Ahead AM

37:07 – Formlabs acquires Micronics mid-Kickstarter marketing campaign

39:07 – Sinterit raises $1.85M bridge spherical

40:00 – Tech Tender 3D acquires Actify

41:45 – NSL Analytical acquired by PE agency Levine Leichtman

41:58 – Indurate Alloys acquired by Wall Colmonoy

42:22 – Materialise acquires FEops

43:42 – Mantle raises $20M Collection C

45:59 – Inkbit raises $19M spherical together with strategic Ingersoll Rand

48:14 – Fast Liquid Print raises $7M led by HZG and BMW Ventures

49:30 – Quantica raises EUR 20M

50:57 – Scrona raises $5M spherical

52:13 – Divergent3D receives $47M time period mortgage from Bridge Financial institution

54:32 – Stratasys invests in AM Craft

56:42 – Solideon raises $5M

57:22 – Craft Well being raises $1M bridge spherical

57:42 – Sanofi invests in CTIBiotech

57:55 – RIP Shapeways

1:01:22 – AM Analysis publishes Q1 2024 3DP/AM market information; 8% 12 months over 12 months progress

1:03:01 – Thanks to Rajeev, and shutting remarks

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