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Xolo

HardwareBerlin, GermanyFounded 2020· One of 1733 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

Xolo develops volumetric 3D printing technology that creates entire objects in seconds using tomographic light projection.

CEO / Founder
Dirk Radzinski
Team Size
11-50
Stage
Active
Total Funding
$11.3M
Latest Round
Series A
Key Investors
DeepTech & Climate Fonds, HZG Group, Onsight Ventures, SquareOne, BMWK

Technology & Products

Key Products

Xolo offers three distinct volumetric 3D printing solutions: Xell, Xube², and Custom Xube. Their initial product was THE XUBE. They also focus on materials specifically engineered for MedTech, Bio, and Optical applications.

Technological Advantage

Tomographic light projection technology enables smooth surfaces without layer lines; dramatically faster production

Patent position

Xolo filed 38 patent families across all years, below 3D Systems’ 300, Anycubic’s 119, and Formlabs’ 114. AMPulse analysis

Filing momentum
26 families filed 2022–2024, 8 in 2019–2021
Process mix, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
Vat photopolymerization 100% → 96%
Focus, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
Equipment 100% → 100%
Filed in
EP 50%US 39%WO 26%CN 3%
Named competitors, AM patent families
3D Systems 300Anycubic 119Formlabs 114

38 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Revolutionary volumetric printing creates smooth, high-resolution parts 10-100x faster than layer-by-layer methods.

How They Differentiate

Volumetric approach eliminates layer lines and support structures while dramatically reducing print time

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Medical device companies, dental labs, research institutions, industrial manufacturers

Industry Verticals

Medical Devices, Dental, Research, Industrial Design

Competitors

3D Systems Corporation, ANYCUBIC, Formlabs

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

$11.6M total funding raised; Launched Xube2 commercial product in September 2024; Swarovski partnership October 2024; Growing customer base in academic and industrial research

Major Milestones

2019: Founded in Berlin; 2021-05: Raised €2.5M seed round; 2023-02: Raised €8M Series A; 2024-09: Launched Xube2 volumetric 3D printer; 2024-10: Swarovski partnership for crystal 3D printing; 2024: Hired Stephan Kuehr as CCO

Notable Customers

Swarovski, Rousselot

https://xolo3d.com

Official records

Filings, certifications, and programme counts AMPulse can show for this company.

  • [F] Horizon / CORDIS · 1 AM awardProject records derived from CORDIS, the European Union research results portal, CC BY 4.0.
  • [F] Training Experts in Light-Based Additive Manufacturing · 2027

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
54
Granted
8
Families
38

Leading domains: process (54), equipment (48), application (2)

Filings by year: 2025: 4 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 20 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 14

  1. METHOD FOR VOLUMETRIC PRINTING A DENTAL COMPONENT BY PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION OF A PHOTOCURABLE RESIN20260249548 · US
  2. LIGHT SHEET FORMING ARRANGEMENT20250306387 · US
  3. A METHOD FOR VOLUMETRIC PRINTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT BY MULTI-COLOR PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION OF A PHOTOCURABLE RESIN04663384 · EP
  4. PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR LOCALLY POLYMERIZING STARTING MATERIAL BY DUAL COLOR PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION AND METHOD FOR VOLUMETRIC PRINTING OF SHAPED BODY113993906 · CN
  5. COMPOSITION COMPRISING NAPHTHOPYRAN PHOTOSWITCHABLE PHOTOINITIATORS AND THIOLS FOR LOCALLY POLYMERIZING A STARTING MATERIAL BY DUAL COLOR PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION20250179222 · US

Funding rounds

  • Series A€8M2023-02Lead: DeepTech & Climate Fonds / HZG Group · Source: Tech.eu
  • Seed€2.5M2021-05Source: Crunchbase

Why this company matters

AMPulse analysis, not a company disclosure

Xolo is a Berlin-based hardware company that commercialized the first volumetric 3D printer, a category that departs from conventional layer-by-layer methods. Its tomographic light projection technology cures an entire volume of photopolymer resin simultaneously, producing smooth, high-resolution parts 10 to 100 times faster than LPBF or SLA systems. This approach removes layer lines and support structures, addressing two persistent limitations of traditional additive manufacturing.

The company offers three volumetric printing solutions: Xell, Xube², and Custom Xube. The Xube², launched in September 2024, is its flagship commercial system. Xolo also develops materials engineered specifically for MedTech, Bio, and Optical applications, positioning its platform for use cases where surface finish, speed, and material purity are critical.

Target customers include medical device companies, dental labs, research institutions, and industrial manufacturers. Notable named customers include Swarovski, which partnered with Xolo in October 2024 for crystal 3D printing, and Rousselot. The company has raised approximately €10.5 million from investors including DeepTech & Climate Fonds, HZG Group, Onsight Ventures, SquareOne, and BMWK.

Xolo competes indirectly with established SLA and DLP vendors such as 3D Systems, Formlabs, and ANYCUBIC, but its volumetric process occupies a distinct niche. The key open question is whether the technology can scale beyond photopolymer resins into engineering-grade materials and larger build volumes, which would determine its relevance for production-grade medical and industrial applications.