Glowforge

Meet Glowforge, the 3D laser printer that makes magical things at the push of a button.

Robotics and hardware Manufacturing and industrial

Latest funding

$20M Series B+ · May 1, 2023

Led by DFJ Growth · Source: startupintros.com

Latest round on record: Series B+, June 2023, amount undisclosed.

Total raised: $95M across 5 sourced rounds

All 6 rounds ↓

Website: glowforge.com.

X: @glowforge · 11,454 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Categories: Robotics and hardware Manufacturing and industrial.

Sectors: 3D Printing, Hardware, Manufacturing, Robotics, Sensor.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: Seattle, United States.

Founded: 2014.

Total raised: $95M in 5 sourced rounds.

Last round: Jun 19, 2023 · 1,242 days ago.

Headcount: 51–100 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Nov 8, 2026.

Signals

X account@glowforge · created Jul 21, 2014 (12 years old) · 11,454 followers

Website registeredMar 18, 2014 (12 years old)

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Glowforge | 320 days from website to first raise on record

@glowforge·Raised $95M in 5 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

June 19, 2023
Series B+ · amount undisclosed
Source: fundraisingfox.com
May 1, 2023
Series B+ · $20M
DDFJ Growth (lead), FFoundry Group (lead), RRevolution Growth, TTrue Ventures
Source: startupintros.com
June 1, 2022
Series B+ · $43M
DDFJ Growth (lead), FFoundry Group, RRevolution Growth, TTrue Ventures
Source: startupintros.com
August 1, 2016
Series B+ · $22M
FFoundry Group (lead), TTrue Ventures (lead)
Source: startupintros.com
May 1, 2015
Series A · $9M
FFoundry Group (lead), TTrue Ventures (lead), BBre Pettis, JJennifer "Jenny" Lawton, VVault Capital
Source: startupintros.com
February 1, 2015
Seed · $1M
Source: startupintros.com
July 21, 2014
X account created
March 18, 2014
Website created

Founders and team

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Dan Shapiro Founder

@danshapiro
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Mark Gosselin Founder

LinkedIn
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Tony Wright Founder

@webwright
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Dean Putney Software Engineering Manager
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Kevin McVey Senior Software Engineer
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Megan Lutes General Counsel/CHRO
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Michael Natkin Senior Vice President Of Software Engineering
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Scott Haug Software Architect
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Therese Seldon Chief Of Staff

Investors

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Sources and API

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