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Novenda Technologies

PlatformEindhoven, North Brabant, The NetherlandsFounded 2019· One of 203 Platform companies tracked by AMPulse

Multi-material 3D printing platform for automated, high-precision manufacturing of dental products such as night guards and dentures.

CEO / Founder
Klaas Wiertzema
Team Size
11-50
Stage
Active
Total Funding
$6.1M
Latest Round
Series A
Key Investors
Brightlands Venture Partners, KBC Focus Fund, Borski Fund, Limburg Business Development Fund (LIOF), Angel Investors, RVO (Innovation Credit)

Technology & Products

Key Products

Novenda Technologies offers a multi-material 3D printing platform for automated, high-precision manufacturing of dental products like night guards and dentures. Their full-stack technology enables the creation of more comfortable, natural-looking dental products that combine hard and soft materials.

Technological Advantage

Enables fully automated, scalable production of complex dental products with reduced labor costs and minimal waste.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Scalable, high-precision manufacturing solution that integrates multiple materials and colors with minimal post-processing, addressing the shortage of skilled dental technicians.

How They Differentiate

Focused exclusively on the dental market with a specialized multi-material process and water-soluble support that streamlines post-processing.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Mid-size to large dental labs and large dental groups

Industry Verticals

["Dental","Healthcare"]

Competitors

PERFI Technologies, Protect3d, Xilloc

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Platform can produce up to 15 night guards or 8 dentures per hour, with a proof-of-concept validated in 2023.

Major Milestones

["Secured $6.1M Series A funding in 2024","Established proof of concept for night guards and dentures in 2023","Targeting commercialization of the LD100 printer by 2025"]

Notable Customers

No specific notable customers were identified in the search results. The company website mentions delivering "unprecedented quality, consistency, and efficiency to our customers in the dental and other markets," but does not name specific clients.

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Why this company matters

Novenda Technologies targets the digital dental manufacturing gap between manual technician work and scalable automation. Its platform combines material jetting (MJT) with DLP-based vat photopolymerization (VPP-DLP) to produce multi-material, multi-color dental appliances such as night guards and dentures in a single build cycle. The company's water-soluble support material eliminates manual support removal, addressing the shortage of skilled dental technicians.

The core product is the LD100 printer, which can produce up to 15 night guards or 8 dentures per hour. The full-stack system integrates hard and soft materials to create more comfortable, natural-looking devices with minimal waste. A proof of concept was validated in 2023, and commercialization of the LD100 is targeted for 2025.

Novenda serves mid-size to large dental labs and dental groups, positioning itself as a specialized alternative to general-purpose polymer AM systems. Its focus on dental applications differentiates it from competitors such as PERFI Technologies, Protect3d, and Xilloc. The company raised $6.1M in Series A funding in 2024 from Brightlands Venture Partners, KBC Focus Fund, Borski Fund, and others, with support from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

The key strategic moat lies in the combination of multi-material jetting and water-soluble supports tailored for dental workflows. A pending European patent (EP-4539774-A1) covers 3D printing of mouthpieces including deformation simulation. The open question is whether the platform can scale beyond night guards and dentures into adjacent dental or healthcare applications without diluting its specialized value proposition.