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MakerBot
Founded 2009 · 89 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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MakerBot designs and sells 3D printers and educational solutions for K-12 classrooms, used in over 10,000 schools, along with accompanying software, curriculum, and teacher training resources.
Founders & leadership
MakerBot was founded in 2009 by Adam Mayer, Bre Pettis, and Zach Smith.
Investors · 5
How we know: open dataset · 500 Global portfolio 2026-08 · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Founder Collective's portfolio page · funding news · Not right? Tell us
How we know: RRE Ventures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: True Ventures's portfolio page · funding news · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
How we know: funding news · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
Founder mafia
9 people who came through MakerBot went on to found or lead other companies.
Related companies · 3
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Frequently asked questions
- What does MakerBot do?
- MakerBot designs and sells 3D printers and educational solutions for K-12 classrooms, used in over 10,000 schools, along with accompanying software, curriculum, and teacher training resources.
- Who founded MakerBot?
- MakerBot was founded by Adam Mayer, Bre Pettis, Zach Smith in 2009.
- Who are MakerBot's investors?
- MakerBot's investors include 500 Global, Founder Collective, RRE Ventures, True Ventures, Foundry.