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Digital manufacturing service provider

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1001+ employees
  • B2B
  • Manufacturing
  • Deep Tech
  • Internet of Things
  • Supply Chain
  • SaaS
Maple Plain, MN

Company mission

To shape the future by bringing customer ideas to life across every stage of the product life cycle.

Top investors

27% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Digital manufacturing uses digital technologies like artificial intelligence and data analytics to automate and accelerate the manufacturing process. Protolabs helps manufacturing companies speed up the production of their products by producing components via its automated quoting and manufacturing system.

Focussing on commercial-grade plastic, metal and liquid silicone rubber, Protolabs operates across the entire manufacturing pipeline. In the first instance of development, its data analysis tools can highlight any potential problems that could arise in production, before they do. Automated manufacturing quotes are processed within hours and the parts required within days, backing up Protolabs’ claim to be the “world's fastest digital manufacturing service”.

The proof is in the pudding, but Protolabs' stats certainly back up this claim. Serving 60 countries and with 12 manufacturing facilities across the world, its clients include Google X and Paralympic-grade prosthetic limb company BioDapt. Its diverse range of clients speaks volumes about Protolab’s adaptability and efficiency in the digital manufacturing sector.

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Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Mar 2019

$18m

SERIES C

Aug 2016

$7m

SERIES B

Total funding: $29.5m

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Leadership

Suresh Krishna

(CEO & President)

Prior to joining Protolas in 2025, Suresh was the CEO and President at Northern Tool + Equipment.