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Shapeways
3D printing as a service
- 201-500 employees
- B2B
- Marketplace
- Manufacturing
- Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
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Company mission
Shapeways' mission is to offer accessibility and excellence in manufacturing.
0% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
The rapid development of 3D printing technology in the past decade has transformed manufacturing processes, enabling prototypes to be created faster and more cheaply than ever before.
Shapeways provides a user-driven marketplace focused on providing rapid turnaround for 3D printed products. The online marketplace offers opportunities for customers to share and produce 3D printed objects at a large scale and rapid speed, resulting in large variety and rapid turnaround. They also work with global enterprises to build high quality prototypes, counting businesses like Google, Target and Kespry amongst their clients.
Shapeways holds a strong industry position following a merger with Galileo Acquisition Corp, which supplied the international and domestic expertise to help expand Shapeways' global reach. In 2023 the company announced it would be doubling its US manufacturing footprint with the addition of two Michigan facilities (in Livonia and Charlotte) that it aims to have up and running in 2024.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- 20% employee discount; and each quarter, employees will earn a $100 credit in their Shapeways account - that’s $400 a year!
- Continued education/mentorship on the job plus LinkedIn Learning
- 401(k) with employer match
- Ownership - Every Shapeways employee will be granted equity in the company
- 20 PTO days plus additional days off when you’re not feeling well, to observe holidays, or just to destress
- Wellness - Commuter benefits to FSAs to a platform to promote financial well-being to gym reimbursement to standing desks to a partnership with One Medical... we’ve got you covered
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision plan options that provide coverage to employees and dependents
- Robust paid time off for new parents (both primary and secondary leave)
Company values
- One Team - Together We Go Far
- Innovate - Fail Fast, Learn Faster
- Think Critically - Be inquisitive
- Drive Results - Move the Needle
- Be Passionate - Believe in the Mission
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2018
$25.3m
SERIES E
Jun 2015
$30.5m
SERIES D
Total funding: $103.1m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Gregory Kress
(CEO)Studied Mechanical Engineering at Penn State. Worked at GE's Early Identification Program between 2000 and 2005. Moved to GE Transportation and was promoted to Corporate Leadership Staff in 2010. Worked in Business Transformation & Sales at Office Depot before taking a Strategy role at Open English, an online learning platform. Was made COO and then President of Open English. Left to become an Executive Board Member at NYC Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Council. Joined Shapeways as CEO in 2018.
People progressing
Joined in 2016 as a 3D Printing Engineer. Was promoted to 3D Model Fixer in 2018, and then to User Application Design Specialist in March 2021.