Peachy Printer
Stereolithography (SLA) 3D printer designed for consumer affordability at $100 price point, using photosensitive liquid resin and low-power laser technology to print layer-by-layer.
- CEO / Founder
- Rylan Grayston
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Defunct
- Total Funding
- $650K
- Latest Round
- Crowdfunding
- Key Investors
- David Boe (co-founder, initial investor); 4, 420 Kickstarter backers; Personal $50, 000 loan from family member (Rylan Grayston, 2016)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Peachy Printer Kit V1.0 (beta testing kit, limited production); Peachy Printer Pro (planned, higher-refinement variant, not completed); Peachy Scanner attachment (planned, not completed)
Technological Advantage
Claimed advantage: proprietary low-cost SLA architecture vs. existing industrial stereolithography vendors (3D Systems, Formlabs). Verification status: Prototype only—never manufacturably validated. Advantage was claimed but not defensible at scale; no patents found. Design files released open-source on GitHub after project collapse.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
First sub-$100 stereolithography 3D printer, designed to democratize access to SLA technology for home users and inventors by eliminating the $2,000+ barrier of industrial SLA systems.
How They Differentiate
Claimed 10–20x cost advantage over incumbent SLA printers (Formlabs, 3D Systems) at $100 vs. $3,000–$10,000+. However, differentiation was never validated in mass production—prototype only achieved rudimentary performance.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
DIY makers, hobbyists, aspiring inventors seeking affordable 3D printing
Industry Verticals
Consumer/Maker 3D printing; DIY prototyping
Competitors
Formlabs Form 1 (SLA printer, ~$3,000 price, launched 2012–2013 era); 3D Systems Stereolithography systems (industrial, $10,000+); MakerBot Replicator (FDM-based competitor in maker segment, $1,000–$2,000)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Kickstarter campaign raised $650,000–$750,000 CAD in 1 month (September 2013); 4,420 individual backer pledges; 160 beta testing kits shipped; project declared defunct 2017; no revenue reported.
Major Milestones
Fall 2012: Prototype development initiated; September 2013: Kickstarter campaign launched; October 2013: Raised $650,000 in 1 month; 2014–2015: Beta testing kit production and shipment (160 units); May 2016: Embezzlement scandal disclosed ($324,716 CAD misappropriated by David Boe); 2017: Project officially declared defunct
Notable Customers
160 Kickstarter/Indiegogo backers received beta testing kits (V1.0, 2015–2016); No commercial customers—all funders were crowdfunding pledgers