According to statistics from the resource library, in 2022, the 3D printing industry of my country experienced 33 funding, with a total amount of 6.336 billion yuan;
This is the current situation of industry financing in the past three years.
So, are there any institutions that continue to pay attention to the 3D printing industry and choose to develop with industry? Thanks to the statistical analysis of financing events of the national 3D printing industry from 2022 to 2024, we sorted the best best institutions with the most investment and their layout orientations, and have revealed the preference of the capital for industry segments.
Here are the ten best institutions that actively invest in the 3D printing industry(Note: data statistics are derived from information publicly disclosed in the past three years)：
1. Investment of Hi-Tech Shenzhen
Organization profile:Shenzhen State Financial Services Group, created in 1994, focuses on financing guarantee, venture capital and financial services for technological companies and helps develop high-tech industries.
Number of investments:5 times
Development Directorate:Equipment (metal 3D printer, 3D photocury DLP printer), materials (metal powder, plastic wire)
Invested companies:Sanlu technology (3D print plastic material), Yunyao Shenwei (SLM Metal 3D Printing), Rhesai Intelligence (DLP 3D Printing), Zhongyuan New Materials (3D printed metal powder), Guangfu (SLM Metal 3D Printing)
As a local state-owned financial services group, Shenzhen Hi-Tech investments can be considered to be focused on the entire 3D printing area. From metallic 3D printing equipment, including 3D printing equipment photocuction, metal materials with plastic materials, the investment of Shenzhen Hi-Tech Investment covers all the links of the 3D printing industry chain. If someone will be the target of Shenzhen Hi-Tech’s attention, anyone may be. However, we also hope that it will be able to focus on certain manufacturers of consumer quality 3D printing equipment, such as magic technology.
2. Heshi family
Organization profile:Investment establishments focusing on upgrading consumption and industrial integration, focusing on investment in mid-term projects in the fields of consumer services, health care and innovative technologies
Number of investments:4 times
Development Directorate:Equipment (3D metal printer, 3D DLP 3D printer, 3D fiber 3D printer)
Invested in the company：Easy technology (LIAN Metal 3D printing), RHSAI Intelligence (3D DLP printing), BEFENG Intelligence (SLM 3D Printing of Metal), 3D (3D printing continuous fiber))
As an investment capital fund (PE), Heshijia focuses on mid-term investment and late in consumer and technology areas. Judging by the four investments above, Heshijia covered four main 3D printing processes of industrial quality, and the companies invested are at the top of each field. According to these investment trends, the next investment objectives are likely to remain focused on the field of equipment, and potential investment orientations include 3D ARC (like Inigma), SLS 3D printing (like YingPu 3D).
3. IDG Capital
Organization profile:One of the first Chinese international investment institutions, covering the entire VC / PE scene, focusing on investment in high growth industries such as TMT, medical care and health and new energy.
Number of investments:4 times
Development Directorate:Equipment (3D scanner)
Invested in the company：First look at 3D (3D scanner, 2 investments), polymaker (3D printing house plastic materials), Tuozhu technology (3D printing equipment)
Unlike other investment establishments, IDG Capital first gave its two investments to 3D scanner manufacturers to manufacture in three dimensions. Xianlin 3D focuses on the research and development and production of 3D scanners and has become an important company in the industry. Another investment was given in Polymaker, the company founded in 2012, focusing on 3D printing materials, especially in the field of high performance printing materials. In addition, it is understood that IDG Capital has also invested 150 million yuan in Tuozhu.
4. become really an investment
Organization profile:Start funds for growth with technology and consumption as main track, focusing on innovative companies in hard technology, corporate services and new consumer areas
Number of investments:3 times
Development Directorate:Equipment (3D metal printer)
Invested in the company：Deep Blue Aerospace (3D Printing Rocket), Chenglian Technology (SLM Metal 3D Printing, 2 investments)
As an early VC establishment, Zhencheng Investment is mainly betting on the 3D metal printing area, in particular in the 3D dentistry printing field. Zhencheng Investment has invested in Chenglian Technology, a supplier of digital solutions focused twice on 3D printing of dentistry. If you want to guess the next real investment investment department, it is very likely that it will always be based on the vertical track of dentistry. Then, the 3D 3D printing company RHSAI Intelligent has a high probability of becoming the next target.
5. Guotou Venture Partners
Organization profile:Market national funds, with a management scale of more than 100 billion yuan, focusing on strategic emerging industries such as biomedicine, information technologies and advanced manufacturing.
Number of investments:3 times
Development Directorate:Equipment (3D metal printer)
Invested companies:Easy 3D printing in play (SLM Metal 3D printing, 2 investments), Yuding Additive (Metal 3D Printing Service)
As a parental fund focused on the national market, Guotou Chuanghe also focuses on the Metal 3D printing track and has invested in leading companies twice, including Yijia 3D. In addition, we have also invested in Yuding Additive, which is also located in Beijing, a 3D printing services company as part of the academician Wang Huaming. If we look at the investment region and the track, companies linked to metallic 3D printing around Beijing can become potential investment objectives of Guotou Venture. Avic has been a good choice.
6. Jiyuan capital
Organization profile:Global Venture Capital Fund, deeply rooted in Chinese and American markets, focusing on high -growth cross -border areas such as business services, consumer internet and smart technology.
Number of investments:3 times
Development Directorate:Application (3D food print)
Invested in the company：Moodles MODOUSHI (3D printed foods, 3 investments)
As a complete / cross -border VC, Jiyuan Capital chose Moodles Modoushi in the three investments. The reason for which Moodles can draw the continuous attention to the capital of Jiyuan is mainly due to its unique innovative model. The company combines 3D printing technology with modern nutrition, molecular cuisine and other disciplines to launch healthier 3D printed foods, such as rice, noodles, etc.
7. Capital of wind materials
Organization profile:The venture capital institutions at an early stage are focused on technological innovation and new consumption tracks, and support advanced starting projects with disruptive technologies or commercial models.
Number of investments:3 times
Development Directorate:Application (3D food print)
Invested in the company：Moodles MODOUSHI (3D printed foods, 3 investments)
Like Jiyuan Capital, Fengwu Capital has also invested in Moodles Trois Tours. As an early VC establishment focused on investment in advanced startup projects, Fengwu Capital obviously had the uniqueness of moodles. In addition, the company has already had mature products and its 3D printed beef noodles were sold in a HEMA workshop. With hindsight, there are not many companies engaged in 3D food printing in the industry.
8. Capital of Zhongshi
Organization profile:Focus on average and early investment in the fields of technology and the Internet, and focus on technological innovation projects such as artificial intelligence, megadata and industrial digitization.
Number of investments:3 times
Development Directorate:Material (3D metal print material)
Invested in the company：Willari (3D printed metal powder, 2 investments), Dingyi technology (3D printed titanium alloy material)
The capital of Zhongshi is mainly concentrated in the field of 3D printing materials, in particular powders and metal stems. He has invested twice in Willari and with the support of capital, Willari has become a leading company in the 3D metal materials industry. Dingyi technology focuses on titanium alloy materials. We will temporarily consider the capital of Zhongshi as a “professional” investment in metallic 3D printing materials. Based on its investment trajectory, we are very likely to believe that its next investment could always focus on the track of metal 3D printing materials.
9. Capital shunwei
Organization profile:The investment fund founded jointly by Lei Jun is based on the resources of the Xiaomi ecological chain to focus on early investments in the fields of intelligent equipment, internet and technological innovation.
Number of investments:3 times
Development Directorate:Equipment (3D consumer printing)
Invested in the company：Shengma Youchuang (3D printing of consumer quality, 2 investments), Zhongti New materials (3D printing metal powder)
As a representative of industrial capital, Shunwei Capital is based on the ecosystem chain of Xiaomi and focuses on intelligent equipment and technological innovation. Shunwei Capital has invested in Shengma Youchuang twice, which was once the producer of 3D Xiaomi printers, so the investment of Shunwei Capital is not surprising. Although Magic Technology has 3D crowdfunding printers at Xiaomi Youpin, she has not received direct investment. Zhongti New Materials focuses on metal powder materials.
10. Citic Tivety
Organization profile:The main complete brokerage companies in China provide full chain services such as investment in shares, mergers and acquisitions, and dominate capital operations in the fields of technology, finance, energy, etc.
Number of investments:2 times
Development Directorate:Equipment (3D metal printer)
Invested in the company：Hanbang technology (SLM Metal 3D Printing), easy to add in three dimensions (SLM Metal 3D Printing)
As a complete financial institution, Cititic Securities is obviously optimistic about the development of metallic 3D printing, in particular in equipment manufacturers. He successively invested in Hanbang Technology and Yijia 3D, which are the main companies in technology and market share. In addition, Citic Securities has also published a certain number of research reports, stressing that the 3D printing industry should be deeply applied in the fields of manufacture of aerospace, consumer electronics, medical care, mussels, etc., and promote the manufacturing industry to enter the “high period of production”.
Finally, from the point of view of these investment establishments, it includes not only institutions with public / government history (Shenzhen Hi-Tech Investment, Guotou Chuanghe), but also covers venture capital funds (Capital IDG, etc.), private financial funds (Heshijia), industrial capital (Shunwei Capital) and complete financial institutions (Its Citic Securities). Each institution plays its own unique role according to its different investment strategies and sources of financing, promoting the growth and technological breakthroughs of companies related to 3D printing.
From the point of view of investment,The most popular equipment field. Among the ten main investment establishments, 70% focus on fields of equipment, in particular 3D Metal printing (SLM), which reflects the high demand for high precision equipment of industrial quality. Second,The field of materials has also received a lot of attentionIn particular 3D printing materials such as metal powders and plastic wires show the integrity and development potential of related industrial channels. Overall, equipment and materials, as a basis for the development of 3D printing technology, have attracted intensive capital investments.
Supplement: If time is not limited, Red Shirt Capital is also on the list.
