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Carbon

3D printing technology company

Carbon logo
501-1000 employees
  • B2B
  • Manufacturing
  • Robotics
Redwood Village, Redwood City, CA

Company mission

To help businesses to create better hardware products more quickly, offering 3D as it's meant to be.

Top investors

-10% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Initially, 3D printing struggled to find its way into manufacturing because it was hard to scale. However, Carbon's proprietary system (Digital Light Synthesis technology) helped bridge the gap and massively speed up the 3D printing adoption process. It has built custom sneakers for Adidas, and proven that light-cured materials can be suitable for end-use parts. Previously, they were not considered durable enough.

Carbon has also already touched base in the automotive industry, working with Lamborghini and Ford, and the medical industry, with Johnson & Johnson. The applications of its technology are very broad, and should help companies reduce waste and energy usage, as well as make their processes more efficient. Any manufacturing industry can benefit from its offerings.

As 3D printing has grown in mainstream popularity, a range of companies, such as Protolabs and Dynamical 3D, have launched their own DLS 3D printed products fast and durable enough for end-use. However, with such a vast amount of manufactured products that could be converted to a suitable 3D printing process, Carbon has great potential for innovation and growth.

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Benefits

  • Our comprehensive health benefits in the U.S. include medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, as well as stand-alone mental health resources and family-forming benefits that include infertility, adoption assistance, and surrogacy. For our global employees, we offer company paid disability and life insurance coverage to provide you with financial stability when you are unable to wor.
  • We offer a flexible time off policy with paid holidays and a year-end closure, and are proud of our parent-friendly culture that provides generous paid bonding leave for new parents. We also provide subsidies for your fitness/wellness memberships and your commuting costs.

Company values

  • WE ARE AMBITIOUS - Be bold. Take risks
  • WE ARE COLLABORATIVE - Building together makes us better
  • WE ARE INNOVATIVE - Innovate from diverse perspectives
  • WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE - Take ownership. Make it happen
  • WE HAVE INTEGRITY - Do what’s right

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2019

$260m

SERIES E

Dec 2017

$200m

SERIES D

Total funding: $682m

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Leadership

Joseph DeSimone

(Chairman)

They were a Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University for 25 years and University of North Carolina Chemistry Professor for 30. Having founded Liquidia in 2004, they co-founded Carbon in 2013, serving initially as CEO and Chairman since 2019.

Philip DeSimone

(Office of the CEO)

Previously VP of Business Development at BUYSTAND before co-founding Carbon.