Oral3D
Plug-and-play 3D printing hardware + software solution enabling dentists to create intra-oral 3D models from CT scans, CBCT, or intraoral scans without technical expertise, processing scans to print in minutes.
- CEO / Founder
- Martina Ferracane
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Defunct
- Total Funding
- $160K
- Latest Round
- Debt
- Key Investors
- LVenture Group, FABulous, Luiss Enlabs
Technology & Products
Key Products
Oral3D 3D Printer (dental-specific hardware); Oral3D Software (scan-to-print workflow automation)
Technological Advantage
Proprietary software abstraction layer (claim-based) converting raw imaging directly to optimal dental model geometry; hardware optimized for dental material properties; user experience design eliminating operator variability
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Eliminates complexity barrier for dental 3D printing adoption—single unified system (hardware + software) requires no technical knowledge, converts patient imaging directly to 3D-printed oral models in minutes, enabling on-demand diagnostic/surgical model production.
How They Differentiate
Oral3D differentiated on simplicity-of-use and hardware+software integration, targeting practitioners intimidated by traditional CAD workflows; direct competitor to 3Shape's software-first approach through superior plug-and-play experience
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Dental practices, dental laboratories, dentists
Industry Verticals
Dentistry; Dental labs; Oral & maxillofacial surgery
Competitors
3Shape (3D imaging + printing ecosystem for dentistry, Denmark-based, well-capitalized); Stratasys Dental (multi-technology 3D printing systems, established player); EnvisionTEC (polymer 3D printing systems for dental, acquired by Desktop Metal)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Seed round >$230K from 3 institutional investors (LUISS EnLabs, LVenture Group, FABulous); co-founder Giuseppe Cicero recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 medical field Europe category within 15 months of company founding
Major Milestones
2015: Martina Ferracane founds FabLab Western Sicily; 2017: Oral3D co-founded by Martina Ferracane and Giuseppe Cicero; 2018: Both co-founders selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe (Science & Healthcare); 2020: Oral3D presented at AMS (Additive Manufacturing Strategies) conference