Freeform
Metal 3D printing factories
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Manufacturing
- Printing
- Hawthorne, CA
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Company mission
To make the transformative power of 3D printing available to all industries at scale and unlock the future of innovation.
57% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
In future-focused industries such as rocketry and vehicle manufacturing, there is high demand for precision metal fabrication. But legacy production techniques are too slow and inflexible to meet the requirements of rapidly changing designs in the most innovative firms. Enter Freeform, a company which builds metal 3D printing factories to allow manufacturers to swiftly and efficiently go from idea to mass production.
Founded by engineers with extensive experience at SpaceX, Freeform seeks to replace existing metal fabrication works with 3D printers and automated software technologies. Rather than needing to train a large workforce on production techniques, Freeform will be able to print almost any metal item at production scale on demand, with a turnaround time of days rather than weeks.
Though it only emerged from stealth in 2023, Freeform has some large-scale customers, including autonomous trucking firm Embark and rocket part manufacturer Ursa Major. The company is well-funded and scaling up to meet growing demand. Its latest round of investment supports the development and launch of "Skyfall", a next-generation factory platform.
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Benefits
- Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
- Generous Paid Parental Leave and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent
- Significant stock option packages
- 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)
- Life insurance
- Traditional and Roth 401(k)
- Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building events
- Relocation assistance provided
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Feb 2026
$67m
SERIES B
Oct 2024
$14m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $126m
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Leadership
Erik Palitsch
(CEO & Founder)Previously was Propulsion Development Manager at SpaceX. Before that was a Solid Propulsion Systems Engineer for NASA.
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