PERFI Technologies
Develops desktop volumetric additive manufacturing (VAM) technology using patented dynamic light projection into rotating photosensitive resin vats, solidifying entire objects in seconds without layers or supports—ideal for biocompatible personalized medical devices, hearing aids, and dental applications.
- CEO / Founder
- Kasper Ingeman Beck, PhD
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- Undisclosed
- Latest Round
- Pre-Seed
- Key Investors
- Rockstart Emerging Tech fund; Allan Junge Hyldal; Consortium of 23 angel investors with expertise in audiology, dental, hardware, 3D printing, material science & regulation, entrepreneurship & scale-up, and international business
Technology & Products
Key Products
Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (VAM) technology for instant production of personalized earmolds for hearing aids, hearing protection, and communication devices.
Technological Advantage
CLAIMED: Ultrafast print speeds (seconds vs. hours for traditional SLA/DLP), no supports required, zero-waste closed-loop resin recovery, biocompatibility validation for audiology and dental applications, scalability via virtual stitching research. VERIFIED: VAM/tomographic volumetric printing approach documented in ResearchGate publication (2024+); patented VAM technology per company profile; Formnext 2025 exhibitor status confirms active commercialization. DEFENSIBILITY: Patented process (specific filings not found); trade secret in proprietary resin formulations.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Enables point-of-care, on-demand production of personalized biocompatible devices (hearing aids, earmolds, dental objects) in seconds rather than hours, with integrated solvent-free closed-loop post-processing that recovers resin waste and eliminates support structures—dramatically reducing turnaround time and consumable cost for high-mix, low-volume medical manufacturing.
How They Differentiate
PERFI operates in the nascent desktop VAM/volumetric printing segment, which has no identified direct commercial competitors at the same value chain position (desktop hardware + integrated post-processing for medical/audiology). Broader competitive context: traditional SLA/DLP desktop printers (e.g., Formlabs Form series) serve the dental/audiology market but require layer-by-layer printing (minutes to hours), manual support removal, and separate post-processing. PERFI's VAM approach claims orders-of-magnitude speed advantage and no supports, though volumetric printing technology remains pre-mass-market.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Audiology clinics and hearing aid manufacturers (earmolds, earplugs), dental care providers (chairside printing), biomedical device makers requiring patient-specific customized parts.
Industry Verticals
Medical Devices; Audiology; Dental; Consumer Personalization
Competitors
Xolo; Readily3D
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Printed hearing aid earmold in seconds (live demo); developed desktop VAM printer to working prototype stage; research on upscaling via virtual stitching published 2024+; exhibited at Formnext 2025.
Major Milestones
Developed desktop VAM printer with integrated automated post-processing; Demonstrated hearing aid earmold printing in seconds; Secured investment from Rockstart Emerging Tech fund and business angel Allan Junge Hyldal (former 3Shape VP), approximately 2023-2024; Published research on VAM upscaling via virtual stitching (ResearchGate, 2024+); Exhibited at Formnext 2025