AM Ventures, a venture capital firm that specializes in Additive Manufacturing, has just closed an oversubscribed €100 million venture capital fund. While no specific name has been announced as part of the investors, it should be noted that it is the second time that the serial investor in AM announced it secured 100 million € to further boost industrial 3D printing activities from companies; the first one involving German asset manager KGAL that joined the LANGER GROUP as shareholders.
Besides multi-million investments from well-established family offices, asset managers, SMEs and multinational corporations, startup founders who have already been supported by AM Ventures also join the strong investor lineup, AM Ventures says.
“The fact that portfolio company founders are now investing in our fund is a great validation of our exceptional effort. We are proud of the high-level commitment and trust from prime investors that support us on our mission to leading sustainable additive revolutions”, says Johann Oberhofer, co-founder and managing partner at AM Ventures
With a portfolio of 17 companies from various fields of activities in the AM industry – on three continents -, AM Ventures is one of the VC firms that increasingly sees opportunities raised by companies that focus on AM applications.
In 2021 alone, the venture capitalist not only led three investment rounds in Germany-based companies MetShape and Headmade Materials as well as Switzerland-based Scrona, but also participated in four follow-on financing rounds with existing portfolio companies, including a USD 50m Series C investment in US-based Lightforce Orthodontics and an AUD 8.5m Series A round for Australia-based Conflux Technology, the company recalls.
“The additive manufacturing industry has shown steady and strong growth over the last decade and startups have played a crucial role during this time. We are convinced that startups will continue to be key in providing the innovation required to finally bring the digital world to the real world, and that they will help to produce industrial goods in a sustainable manner and thus strengthen supply chains and tackle climate change”, Arno Held – Co-managing partner concludes.
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