Manifest Technologies

HardwareBoulder, Colorado, USAFounded 2020· One of 1725 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

Commercializing a volumetric 3D printing technology, Parallax Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (P-VAM), that solidifies entire objects from photoreactive resin in seconds.

CEO / Founder: Camila Uzcategui
Team Size: 1-10
Stage: Active
Total Funding: $6.35M
Latest Round: Series A
Key Investors: Buff Gold Ventures, Rockies Venture Club, Caruso Ventures, The Deming Center Venture Fund, NextCorps Luminate, Endless Frontier Labs, BlueSky Capital, Luminate NY

Technology & Products

Key Products

Parallax Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (P-VAM) Evaluation Kit, Volumetric 3D Printers (in development)

Technological Advantage

The primary advantage is a dramatic reduction in print time (from many hours to under a minute for complex parts), which enables high-throughput production and point-of-care manufacturing. This speed also allows for the printing of delicate and complex geometries, such as scaffolds for tissue engineering, that are challenging for layer-based methods.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

To provide unprecedented speed in 3D printing, enabling the production of complex, high-resolution, and customized parts in seconds, which is ideal for point-of-care medical applications and rapid innovation cycles.

How They Differentiate

Manifest Technologies differentiates itself from other volumetric printing companies through its specific P-VAM optical system. Compared to high-speed layer-based competitors like Carbon, its key differentiator is the truly volumetric (layer-less) approach, which eliminates layer lines and can be significantly faster for certain geometries. The company has a strong initial focus on medical and dental applications like clear aligners and biocompatible scaffolds.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Medical and dental device manufacturers, life science researchers, and companies requiring rapid prototyping of complex polymer parts.

Industry Verticals

Medical, Dental, Life Sciences, Research

Competitors

Xolo; Readily3D; Carbon

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Not publicly available.

Major Milestones

Founded in 2020 as a spin-out from the University of Colorado Boulder., Closed a $1.3M seed round in November 2022., Winner of the Formnext Start-Up Challenge in 2023., Rebranded from Vitro3D to Manifest Technologies in early 2024., Launched the P-VAM Evaluation Kit in Q2 2024., Closed a $3.85M venture round in May 2024., Selected for Luminate NY accelerator cohort (Round 9) in March 2026.

Notable Customers

Not publicly available, currently engaging with partners through its P-VAM Evaluation Kit.

https://manifest.tech

Why this company matters

AMPulse analysis, not a company disclosure

Manifest Technologies is an early-stage venture developing Parallax Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (P-VAM), a process that solidifies objects from photoreactive resin in seconds rather than hours. Unlike conventional LPBF or SLA methods that build parts layer by layer, P-VAM uses a proprietary light engine to project patterns into a rotating vial of resin, curing the entire geometry simultaneously. This eliminates layer lines and enables delicate structures such as tissue engineering scaffolds that are difficult to produce with layer-based approaches.

The company targets medical and dental device manufacturers, life science researchers, and rapid prototyping teams. Its primary value proposition is speed: complex polymer parts can be produced in under a minute, making the technology suitable for point-of-care manufacturing of clear aligners, biocompatible scaffolds, and custom surgical guides. Manifest currently offers a P-VAM Evaluation Kit for partner engagement, with full volumetric printers in development.

Manifest competes with other volumetric printing firms such as Xolo and Readily3D, as well as high-speed layer-based systems from Carbon. Its differentiation lies in the truly layer-less P-VAM optical system, which can be significantly faster for certain geometries and avoids the surface artifacts typical of layer-by-layer curing. The company holds patents licensed from the University of Colorado Boulder, where the technology was invented by co-founders including CEO Camila Uzcategui.

Founded in 2020 as a spin-out from the University of Colorado Boulder, Manifest rebranded from Vitro3D in early 2024. It has raised $5.35M in venture funding from investors including Buff Gold Ventures, Rockies Venture Club, and Caruso Ventures. The company won the Formnext Start-Up Challenge in 2023 and closed a $3.85M round in May 2024. Its small team of 1-10 employees is focused on scaling the P-VAM platform for medical and dental applications.