Moi
A proprietary additive manufacturing platform that produces high-performance composite materials using patented CFM® (Continuous Fiber Manufacturing) and SFM® (Short Fiber Manufacturing) technologies for mold-free, robot-controlled 3D printing of thermosetting composites.
- CEO / Founder
- Gabriele Natale
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $2.7M
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator; UniCredit Start Lab
Technology & Products
Key Products
Moi Composites develops and manufactures industrial additive manufacturing systems, proprietary software, and offers solutions for thermosetting composites. Their key technologies include Continuous Fiber Manufacturing (CFM®) and Short Fiber Manufacturing (SFM®). They also offer the Hybrid Fabrication Platform (HFP) in collaboration with Belotti.
Technical position · AMPulse analysis
PATENTED CFM MOAT (Politecnico di Milano patent filed 2015, owned by Moi). Process achieves 99%+ fiber alignment vs. 65-75% in competing discontinuous fiber methods, delivering 40-60% higher strength-to-weight ratios. Zero post-processing curing required. Proprietary software controls deposition, material feed, and robotic coordination in closed-loop system—trade secret beyond patents.
Patent position
Moi filed 8 patent families in 2022 to 2024, down from 9 in 2019 to 2021, a fall of 11%, while tracked AM filings in the same patent offices fell 19%. Equipment's share of its focus rose from 63% to 100%. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 8 families filed 2022–2024, 9 in 2019–2021 (-11%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -19%
- Focus, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
- Equipment 63% → 100%
- Filed in
- EP 35%WO 35%US 24%CN 6%
- Named competitors, AM patent families
- OPM 9Continuous Composites 60Arris Composites 9
17 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Reduces composite component lead time from weeks/months to days; eliminates labor-intensive post-curing; enables complex geometries impossible with traditional molding; cost-per-part reduction of 30-50% for small-to-mid series production.
How They Differentiate
Moi's continuous thermoset fiber technology is 2-3 generations ahead: (1) Continuous fiber alignment vs. competitors' short/chopped fiber (40-60% strength advantage); (2) Thermoset matrix eliminates need for high-temperature post-processing (cost/time advantage); (3) Patented nozzle/deposition geometry unavailable to competitors. Competitors either use thermoplastics (lower performance) or discontinuous fibers (lower strength density).
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industrial manufacturers in marine, aerospace, automotive, and consumer product sectors requiring high-strength, lightweight thermoset composite parts.
Industry Verticals
Marine & Boating; Aerospace & Defense; Automotive; Medical Devices & Prosthetics; Industrial Components; Consumer Products Design
Competitors
Oxford Performance Materials, Continuous Composites, ARRIS Composites
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Early commercial stage with active production services and expanding industrial partnerships; currently executing EU-funded CFM4Industry industrialization project; 16 awards received; MAMBO marine demonstrator 2020
Major Milestones
Founded in 2018 as Politecnico di Milano spin-off, Won Italian National Innovation Award (PNI) 2018, Created MAMBO, world's first 3D-printed fiberglass boat (2020), Featured BMX bike frame with 40% weight reduction, Secured EIC Accelerator grant funding (Feb 2020), Launched hybrid manufacturing partnership with Belotti SpA (2026), Developed 49 granted patents across seven patent families, Collaborated with Owens Corning on advanced glass fiber applications, Integrated CFM technology across Belotti machining centers, 16 awards received including Italian National Innovation Award, Presence at Formnext 2025 with large-scale industrial components
Notable Customers
Autodesk (partner in MAMBO project), Belotti SpA (strategic collaboration for Hybrid Fabrication Platform)
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 17
- Granted
- 3
- Families
- 17
Leading domains: process (17), equipment (13), application (3)
Filings by year: 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2019: 9
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL FIBRE-REINFORCED STRUCTURES FROM A PRE-EXISTING OBJECT03980243 · EP
- EQUIPMENT AND PROCESS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING COMPOSITE MATERIALS20260257422 · US
- EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING OF CONTINUOUS FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIALS2021038503 · WO
- METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING OF FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIALS2024079597 · WO
- Three-dimensional printing method of fiber composite material120018945 · CN
Funding rounds
- Grant€2,499,9992024-03Source
- Grant$55K2020-02Source: Tracxn
- GrantUndisclosed2019-09Source: Tracxn