Startup Digest - 3D Printing - Studies, Companies & Hydroprinting - June 30th

3D Printing June 30, 2017 Hey you. Today's digest is light. We'll be covering: 1.) A study on the potential dangerous of home 3D Printers 2.) On demand 3D Printing company raising money 3.) Makerbot's attempt at refocusing 4.) 3D Printing with electronics 5.) A 3D Printing CEO starting a crowdfunding platform That's it! Until next time, my friend, Dilanka Contemplation: "..However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.." - Winston Churchill Startup Digest 3D Printing is curated by: Dilanka - Growth @ AstroPrint Contact Dilanka at dilanka.wettewa@startupdigestmail.com What Techstars Gave Me Sometimes the most brilliant things start with a simple idea. To nurture it, you need a network, people, culture and experienced entrepreneurs that empower you. It's about becoming a part of something that is bigger than yourself, finding validation in your company and your team, and giving back. Over the past 10 years, Techstars has helped entrepreneurs succeed, working with founders around the world starting great companies. Listen to these founder stories about how they started and their Techstars experience. go.techstars.com/founderstories [STUDY] - 3D Printing Air Pollution Study UL - ulchemicalsafety.org Last year, I mentioned that UL was conducting a study analyzing potential safety issues with consumer (and desktop) 3D printers. Well, here are the results from that study. It's quite good.  [COMPANY] - On Demand 3D Printing Platform Xometry Secures $15M Funding Business Wire - businesswire.com Xometry is a on demand manufacturing platform for 3D Printing/Manufacturing. I haven't heard much about these guys until now, but apparently they've raised $15M. [COMPANY] - MakerBot's Market Strategy Now Seems Much More Certain General Fabb - fabbaloo.com A quick analysis on Makerbot's new focus on the educational sector.  [ARTICLE] - Hydroprinting, a Method for Printing Conductive Patterns Hilmiyati Kusnadi - sculpteo.com Oh how wonderful would it be if I could 3D Print conductive / electronic components on my prints. [ARTICLE] - 3D Printing CEO Starts His Own Crowdfunding Platform Stephen Babcock - technical.ly Essentially, the folks from M3D (who had a successful Kickstarter for their 3D Printer) has started their own crowdfunding platform with the main benefit of having hand vetted, guaranteed delivery of projects.  Not sure how this is going to play out, but it's nevertheless interesting.  Manage Subscription Submit Event Submit Resource View in Browser You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Techstars Startup Digest, © 2009-2017 by Techstars Central LLC. All rights reserved. Techstars Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Techstars Central, LLC. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

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