YOKOITO
Japanese additive manufacturing company providing resin AM solutions including 3D printing services, equipment sales, DfAM consulting, and post-processing, operating the Yokoito Additive Manufacturing Center (YAMC) in Kyoto.
- CEO / Founder
- Yutaro Nakajima
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Growth Stage
- Total Funding
- $835K
- Latest Round
- Venture Round
- Key Investors
- Individual investors (2024 round); Japan Finance Corporation (2022 loan)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Yokoito Additive Manufacturing (YAM) brand; 3D printing service bureau (prototyping to low-volume production); AM equipment sales (Formlabs, HP, DyeMansion); DfAM consulting and design services; post-processing services (vapor smoothing, dyeing); YAM Center research and factory facility
Differentiation
Value Proposition
End-to-end resin AM solutions provider — from design (DfAM) through production and post-processing — operating a resin AM factory with 40+ machines, serving as both equipment reseller and service bureau to support Japanese manufacturers adopting AM.
How They Differentiate
Combines equipment reseller and service bureau roles with hands-on AM expertise. Operates their own production facility (YAMC) with 40+ machines including 12 production-grade PBF printers, enabling validation of AM workflows before recommending solutions. Top Formlabs reseller in Japan and official HP 3D printing solution reseller.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Japanese manufacturers in automotive, medical, consumer goods, aerospace, and industrial sectors; universities and research institutions; companies transitioning from prototyping to low-volume production using AM
Industry Verticals
Automotive; Medical/Healthcare; Consumer Goods; Aerospace; Industrial Manufacturing; Art/Design; Education/Research
Competitors
SOLIZE (Japan); DMM.make 3DPRINT (Japan); ExtraBold (Japan)
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
2014: Company founded; 2016: Became Formlabs authorized reseller in Japan; 2020: Yutaro Nakajima becomes CEO; 2021-10: Yokoito Additive Manufacturing Center (YAMC) opens; 2022: ¥50M loan from Japan Finance Corporation; 2024: ¥60M funding from individual investors on 10th anniversary; 2024-07: YAMC expansion — production printers from 3 to 12, total machines 20→40, ¥100M investment; 2025: Became official HP 3D printing solution reseller in Japan
Notable Customers
1,200+ customers including automotive manufacturers, home appliance companies, consumer product makers, and national universities/research institutions in Japan (per company PR)