Participated · Equity · Aug 2026

LightMake develops desktop-grade additive-manufacturing equipment designed for distributed and localized production, led by founder Wang Zhiyu, formerly head of 3D printing at Anker. Its flagship L4 is a four-head workstation with independent parallel print heads intended to quadruple throughput in the same build volume and eliminate material purge waste in multi-color/multi-material jobs. The company uses linear motors instead of stepper-plus-belt architectures to target industrial-level precision and reliability, and offers a desktop pellet extruder to halve consumables cost and generate recurring revenue through materials, additives, and color concentrates. LightMake outlines a scalable architecture that can grow from 4 to 16, 64, and 256 heads and plans to expand its product line into desktop lasers, CNCs, and new composite/metal/ceramic materials. Its commercial model is equipment sales plus consumables and a platform for cluster/production management, positioning itself for nearshoring and distributed mini-factory use cases.