VulcanForms
An industrial-scale digital manufacturing platform utilizing high-power laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) to mass-produce complex metal components for critical industries.
- CEO / Founder
- Kevin Kassekert
- Team Size
- 201-500
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $575.0M
- Latest Round
- Series D
- Key Investors
- Eclipse Ventures; Stata Venture Partners; D1 Capital Partners; Standard Investments; Fontinalis Partners; Industry Ventures; Atlas Innovate; Boston Seed Capital; Altimeter Capital; Maor Investments; Ten Eleven Ventures; Eclipse; 1789 Capital; Washington Harbour; IEQ Capital
Technology & Products
Key Products
["VulcanOne Digital Foundry (Integrated production service)","Proprietary LPBF Systems (Gen 3 systems featuring 40kW-100kW laser power)","Automated Precision Machining & Finishing","Digital Thread Software (Simulation, real-time sensing, and closed-loop control)"]
Technological Advantage
Full-stack 'Digital Foundry' model that integrates additive manufacturing, subtractive machining, and post-processing into a single digital thread, eliminating the need for multi-vendor outsourcing.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Delivers the speed and cost-efficiency of traditional mass production (casting/forging) with the design flexibility of 3D printing, while ensuring a secure, U.S.-based digital supply chain.
How They Differentiate
Unlike competitors who primarily sell 3D printing hardware, VulcanForms operates as an integrated 'Digital Foundry.' They combine proprietary 100-kilowatt class laser systems with automated post-processing and machining. Their technology delivers up to 250x the laser power of standard systems, allowing them to compete directly with traditional industrial casting and forging on speed and cost while maintaining additive design flexibility.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs in highly regulated sectors requiring high-performance, flight-critical, or medical-grade metal parts.
Industry Verticals
["Aerospace & Defense","Medical Devices (e.g., orthopedic implants)","Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment","Automotive & E-Mobility","Energy & Space (e.g., rocket thrusters)"]
Competitors
Velo3D; Seurat Technologies; Relativity Space; SLM Solutions (Nikon SLM Solutions)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Scaled from a research-driven startup to operating 'VulcanOne,' the world's highest-throughput metal additive manufacturing facility; expanded leadership team in 2024 with former Tesla and Redwood Materials executives to drive high-volume commercialization.
Major Milestones
["Founded in 2015 by MIT Professor A. John Hart and Martin Feldmann","Launched VulcanOne digital foundry in Devens, MA (2022)","Secured $355M in total funding to scale industrial capacity (2022)","Achieved $1B valuation","Appointed former Tesla VP Kevin Kassekert as CEO to lead high-volume production phase (2024)","Acquired Arwood Machine Corp to integrate high-precision machining capabilities","Raised Series D round; plans for world's most productive metal AM plant"]
Notable Customers
GE Aviation; Raytheon Technologies; Honeywell Aerospace; U.S. Department of Defense; major aerospace & defense OEMs; medical device manufacturers; semiconductor equipment manufacturers
Recent coverage of VulcanForms
- VulcanForms showcases scalable metal additive manufacturing at RAPID + TCT 2026 in Boston.
- VulcanForms has closed a 220 million dollar Series D funding round led by Eclipse and 1789 Capital, bringing total investment to 575 million dollars.
- VulcanForms secured 220 million dollars in funding led by Eclipse and 1789 Capital to scale its US-based metal production.