Electroloom
Develops a desktop 3D printer using electrospinning (Field Guided Fabrication) to create seamless, non-woven fabrics and garments directly from liquid polymer solutions, enabling on-demand clothing production with basic CAD skills.
- CEO / Founder
- Aaron Rowley
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Defunct
- Total Funding
- $90K
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- Kickstarter backers; National Science Foundation (NSF); Alternative Apparel
Technology & Products
Key Products
Electroloom 3D fabric printer prototype; Developer Kit for custom 3D fabrics
Technological Advantage
Patented automation of electrospun textile production (filed 2015) for direct conversion of liquid to finished fabric, but limited by material elasticity and scalability; advantage was defensible via IP but replicable by others in electrospinning.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Enables rapid, on-demand creation of seamless fabric items without sewing, reducing traditional garment production time from weeks to under 20 minutes per piece and lowering barriers to custom fashion design.
How They Differentiate
Focused on electrospinning for seamless fabric creation vs. competitors using traditional 3D printing or textile methods; offered desktop accessibility but lacked material elasticity and scalability compared to industrial alternatives.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Hobbyists, designers, and consumers interested in custom clothing and textile design
Industry Verticals
Fashion; Textiles; Consumer Goods
Competitors
Natural Fiber Welding; Kintra; Continuum Fashion
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Raised $82,300-$82,344 via Kickstarter in 2015 (exceeding $50,000 goal); received Phase I NSF SBIR grant in February 2016.
Major Milestones
Launched Kickstarter campaign in 2015 raising $82,344; Received NSF SBIR Phase I grant in February 2016; Filed patent in August 2015; Ceased operations in August 2016 due to lack of funding