Startup · $1.2m raised · Manufacturing · 3D printing
3D metal printers for on-demand part production
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round SPEE3D raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Government | Grant | - |
| Modern Manufacturing Initiative | Grant | $1,250,000 |
| National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) | Grant | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list SPEE3D, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
Companies SPEE3D acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Byron Kennedy | Co-founder and CEO | @AuManufacturing (Thu 20 Jun 2024), @AuManufacturing (Wed 9 Nov 2022), @AuManufacturing (Fri 10 Sep 2021), @AuManufacturing (Thu 17 Dec 2020), SmartCompany, SPEE3D team page |
| Gary Owen | Chief Space Officer | @AuManufacturing |
| Pierre Devaux | Senior Director, Worldwide Education Sales | @AuManufacturing |
| Steve Camilleri | Co-founder and CTO | @AuManufacturing (Fri 18 Oct 2024), @AuManufacturing (Wed 9 Nov 2022), @AuManufacturing (Fri 10 Sep 2021), SmartCompany, SPEE3D team page |
Stories naming SPEE3D. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Podcast conversation marking ten years of cold-spray printer maker SPEE3D, its technology chief discussing the TitanSPEE3D printer for US defence needs, roughly 100 units shipped, and ambitions for off-world manufacturing.
Metal 3D printer maker SPEE3D has launched its first US manufacturing and applications facility at the University of New Hampshire, keeping its Melbourne headquarters as it serves American defence clients.
Eight named Victorian manufacturers, including medical device maker PolyNovo, receive state government grants for new research facilities under a $15 million program, supporting work in health, energy, defence and advanced technology.
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The Northern Territory government and Darwin firm Paspalis have launched a $20m co-investment fund, each committing $10m, to back businesses expanding into the Territory; applications are open.
Roundup of manufacturing news: Namoi Cotton agrees a takeover scheme with Louis Dreyfus, Bio-Gene receives an R&D tax payment, SPEE3D and NIOA appoint executives, and Cicada opens workshop applications.
Year-end review of Australian additive manufacturing in 2021: MMI grants for Romar, Titomic and SPEE3D, Titomic's raises and acquisitions, Conflux's Series A, Aurora Labs' capital raise and leadership changes, and AML3D's listing anniversary.
Four Australian space manufacturers won federal grants nearing $14 million via the Modern Manufacturing Initiative, funding quantum sensing, rocket engines, titanium printing and fluid control products for domestic and export markets.
Year-end review of Australian additive manufacturing covering listings by AML3D and Amaero, capital raises at several firms, GoProto's acquisitions, defence sector engagements, and the author's own 2020 activities.
Printer maker SPEE3D teams with NERA, Charles Darwin University and Santos to develop an industrial 3D printer for remote oil and gas sites, backed by NERA project funding.
SPEE3D found copper coatings from its printers kill coronavirus, developed ACTIVAT3D copper installed at universities, recalls founders' earlier motor firm sold to Regal Beloit, and a recent $1.5 million Australian Army pilot investment.
Ten Australian energy-sector projects, half from Western Australia, have received NERA COVID-19 pivot grants totalling $227,500, including iSOL8's contact-tracing app Radius and nine other companies' adaptations.
Also Startup News (WA)
A manufacturing research centre's annual report describes government funding for collaborative industry projects and ten new company partnerships, including five named firms working on additive manufacturing, orthopaedics, vaccines and building products.