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Photosynthetic

HardwareAmsterdam, NetherlandsFounded 2018· One of 1636 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

Microfabrication technology for advanced 3D printing applications

CEO / Founder
Alexander Kostenko
Team Size
1-10
Stage
Active
Total Funding
$2.7M
Latest Round
Grant
Key Investors
Luminate

Technology & Products

Key Products

Volumetric Micro-Lithography

Technical position · AMPulse analysis

Ability to produce complex 3D geometries at high speeds with precision.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Mass production of intricate microstructures at unprecedented speeds

How They Differentiate

Unique 3D lithography technology

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Industries requiring microfabrication solutions

Industry Verticals

Microfabrication, 3D Printing

Competitors

Boston Microfabrication (BMF); Nanoscribe; Exaddon

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Lab prototype completed, functional prototype recently done, fundraising for industrial machine and serial MVP, finalist in Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge, winner of Formnext Start-Up Challenge, offering in-house printing services to R&D groups with plans to sell instruments starting 2024

Major Milestones

Finalist in the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge, Winner of Formnext Start-Up Challenge

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
7
Granted
1
Families
5

Leading domains: process (7), equipment (6)

Filings by year: 2022: 4 · 2019: 3

  1. Method and apparatus for high-resolution fast layer-by-layer 3D printing20260249553 · US
  2. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION FAST LAYER-BY-LAYER 3D PRINTING04504493 · EP
  3. VOLUMETRIC MICROLITHOGRAPHY04073590 · EP
  4. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION FAST LAYER-BY-LAYER 3D PRINTING04257340 · EP
  5. Volumetric microlithography12558849 · US

Funding rounds

  • Grant€2.5M2025-10-22Lead: European Innovation Council
  • Seed$0.3M2020-01-01Lead: Innovation Fund North Holland