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Nexa3D

HardwareVentura, California, USAFounded 2016· One of 1708 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

Nexa3D offers high-speed 3D printing solutions employing stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) technologies, aimed at significantly reducing production times.

CEO / Founder
Samantha Snabes
Team Size
51-200
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$55M
Latest Round
Acquired
Key Investors
OurCrowd, Aramco Ventures, Happiness Capital, XponentialWorks, Gammite Ventures

Technology & Products

Key Products

High-speed 3D printing solutions employing stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) technologies.

Technological Advantage

Offers significant reduction in printing time compared to traditional 3D printing systems, providing a competitive edge in production speed and efficiency.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

High-speed, precision 3D printing solutions that enhance productivity by drastically reducing print times.

How They Differentiate

Differentiates itself with unparalleled speed and operational efficiency in its SLA-based 3D printing solutions.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Industries such as aerospace, automotive, healthcare, and consumer products

Industry Verticals

["Aerospace","Automotive","Healthcare","Consumer products"]

Competitors

Formlabs; 3D Systems; Carbon

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Annual revenue reached $5 million in 2024. Total funding stands at $55.6 million, with the most recent round at $55 million across 4 funding rounds. In 2021, Nexa3D expanded leadership by hiring Nina Swienton (Chief Marketing Officer), Melissa Hanson (VP, Product Marketing and Management), Mehdi Mojdeh (VP of Engineering), and Michael Currie (VP, General Manager Desktop Business Unit), as part of a summer recruitment campaign led by CEO Avi Reichental.

Major Milestones

["Acquisition of Essentium","Surpassed 1000 ultrafast 3D printers in its third year of commercial activity","2025 Jul: Acquired by Stratasys for $4.2M"]

Notable Customers

Toyota; PepsiCo; French Police Cars

https://www.nexa3d.com

Why this company matters

Nexa3D addresses a persistent bottleneck in polymer additive manufacturing: throughput. While SLA and SLS systems from Formlabs, 3D Systems, and Carbon offer precision, cycle times often limit their use to prototyping or low-volume production. Nexa3D's proprietary Lubricant Sublayer Photo-curing (LSPc) technology is designed to reduce layer-cure times, enabling print speeds that the company claims are significantly faster than conventional vat photopolymerization systems.

The company's hardware portfolio spans both SLA (VPP) and SLS (PBF-LB) polymer platforms, covering a range of part sizes and material properties. On the SLA side, LSPc is the core differentiator; for SLS, Nexa3D competes on build volume and cost per part. Materials include standard photopolymer resins and engineering thermoplastics, supported by partnerships with Henkel and DyeMansion for post-processing and material development.

Target customers include aerospace, automotive, healthcare, and consumer goods manufacturers. Named customers such as Toyota and PepsiCo suggest adoption in functional prototyping and end-use part production, though specific applications are not detailed. The acquisition of Essentium in 2021 expanded Nexa3D's technology base and market reach, particularly in industrial-grade extrusion and high-speed sintering.

Nexa3D has raised $55 million from investors including OurCrowd, Aramco Ventures, and XponentialWorks. With annual revenue reported at $5 million in 2024, the company remains a relatively small player in a market dominated by larger competitors. The key open question is whether its speed advantage can translate into sustained commercial traction beyond early adopters, especially as Carbon and Formlabs continue to improve their own throughput and material ecosystems.