Shenzhen Metal AM Startup Guangyi Precision Raises Angel Round from Qirong VC and Leaguer Capital

Shenzhen-based metal additive manufacturing startup Guangyi Precision has completed an angel financing round from Qirong Venture Capital and Leaguer Capital. Founded in November 2025, the company develops, manufactures, and builds software for selective laser melting (SLM/LPBF) metal 3D printers. Its founding team comes from listed-company ecosystems: the CEO brings seven years of laser weapons experience plus seven years as chief technology officer at Guangyunda 3D Printing, and participated in the 2025 X-Day Xili Lake Roadshow startup competition. No specific funding amount or valuation was disclosed.

This early-stage investment lands in a rapidly expanding Chinese AM equipment market. Shenzhen's first-quarter 2026 3D printer output surged 71.8% year-over-year, while national output grew 54% and exports jumped 119%. Guangyi Precision enters a crowded domestic LPBF hardware segment already occupied by Farsoon Technologies, BLT (Bright Laser Technologies), and Eplus3D, plus international players like EOS and SLM Solutions. The company's differentiation claim rests on its CEO's dual-domain technical background — laser weapons and production-scale LPBF — rather than on a novel process or material. This is a classic Chinese localization arc (P2): a new entrant betting on supply-chain proximity, lower cost structure, and founder pedigree to carve out share in a fast-growing but increasingly price-competitive metal AM equipment market.

For Guangyi Precision, the immediate execution challenge is converting founder expertise into a differentiated product that can win customer references beyond the founding team's existing network. The angel round provides runway for prototype development and initial beta placements, but the company will need to demonstrate reliable machine uptime, material qualification, and service support to compete against established domestic and international LPBF vendors. The broader Shenzhen production boom benefits all local hardware makers, but it also raises the bar for new entrants to stand out on performance rather than price alone.