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Carbon

1089 Mills Way, Redwood City, California, 94063, United States

Overview

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Carbon offers an integrated platform of Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) 3D printers, proprietary resins, and design/automation software that lets customers manufacture end-use polymer components at scale. The company’s technology is deployed across multiple industries, evidenced by millions of 3D-printed adidas footwear components, football helmet pads that have topped NFL/NFLPA safety tests for six consecutive years, and hundreds of thousands of cycling saddles for brands such as Fizik and Trek. In the dental market, customers print millions of custom parts per week, and Carbon printers have been ranked the most reliable by the National Association of Dental Laboratories for the past six years. Carbon continues to launch new hardware, materials, and flexible software tools, including a recently released flexible partial denture material. Management reports rising production volumes and efficiency gains that have the business on the verge of cash-flow-positive operations. The fresh capital will be used to expand manufacturing capacity and accelerate its product roadmap, reinforcing its position as a leader in digital manufacturing.

Total raised
$711M
Funding rounds
6
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Nov 2025

Industries

  • 3D Printing
  • 3D Technology
  • Hardware
  • Manufacturing
  • Product Design
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Nov 2025

    $60M

  2. Series E

    Jun 2019

    $260M

  3. Series D

    Dec 2017

    $200M

  4. Series C

    Sep 2016

    $81M

  5. Series C

    Aug 2015

    $100M

Team

  • Philip DeSimone

    Co-Founder, Chief Product & Business Development Officer

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  • Joseph M. DeSimone

    Executive Chairman and Co-Founder

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  • Maya Apolinario

    Business Systems Manager

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  • Luke Kelly

    SVP, Operations

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