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Threedy

Darmstadt, DE · Founded 2020 · 51 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors

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Threedy develops instant3Dhub, a technology for scalable 3D data automation that lets enterprises use their 3D data across various application scenarios. Originating from research at Fraunhofer IGD, the company targets industrial and enterprise environments with support for secure deployments and complex data.

Also known as instant3Dhub · Threedy GmbH

Founders & leadership

CSChristian Stein
Christian SteininCEO
MLMarkus Lindemann
Markus LindemanninCCOMarkus Lindemann has held C-level and managing director positions in enterprise software across Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, and the US, with expertise in building go-to-market organizations, AI integration, and leading commercial teams in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. He now serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Threedy.
MTMaik Thöner
Maik ThönerinCTOCTO and co-founder of Threedy, which develops instant3Dhub for scalable 3D data automation in enterprise and industrial environments. Thöner has background in translating complex 3D and engineering data into interfaces for AI systems.
JBJohannes Behr
Johannes BehrinChief Strategist
SRSascha Räsch
Sascha RäschinVP Customer Success & Operations
AAAylin Aygut
Aylin AygutinHead of HRAylin Aygut brings over 14 years of HR experience across technology, e-commerce, and creative sectors. Since May 2023, she has served as Head of HR at Threedy GmbH, overseeing recruitment, onboarding, leadership development, and organizational culture.
AHAndreas Holz
Andreas HolzVP Finance

Investors · 6

Also in the syndicate · 1

Fraunhofer

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$10.4M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2020–2024

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Threedy is a German software company that develops instant3Dhub, a platform for visualizing and streaming industrial 3D and CAD data to users across an organization. The product is positioned for enterprise-scale data sets, offering spatial streaming of large models without local installation, live links to existing source systems, task-specific user interface generation, integrated collaboration and extended-reality (XR) support. Threedy markets solution bundles around collaborative design reviews, 3D technical documentation, and interactive spare-parts identification, plus an "Agentic 3D" offering.

The company frames instant3Dhub as connective infrastructure rather than a standalone viewer: it integrates non-invasively via APIs and standard interfaces with PLM, PDM, CAD repositories, ERP and other enterprise data sources, so no data duplication or file export is required and the customer's existing system of record remains authoritative. Deployment is cloud-native with on-premises or private-cloud options, and security features include SSO and role-based access, encrypted data transfer, and no uncontrolled file downloads by default. According to the company, instant3Dhub was developed in collaboration with automotive manufacturers and refined over 15 years to meet German OEM IT security requirements.

Published customer scenarios include enterprise-wide browser access to massive CAD assemblies (cited as roughly a 99% reduction in 3D loading times), collaborative 3D across the product lifecycle for industrial-metaverse and digital-twin use cases, AR-enabled visualization served directly from PDM/PLM systems as "viewing as a service," digital machine files covering up to 150,000 machines, web-based visualization for global R&D teams and suppliers without client installs or server GPUs, and AR-supported workflows using original CAD data on the workshop floor.

Business model

Threedy licenses instant3Dhub to enterprises on a usage-based pricing model, where customers pay when the system is actively in use. Software is delivered for customer-controlled deployment, generally on-premises or in a private cloud, with the vendor's operations specialists working alongside customer IT and security teams during implementation.

Usage-based software pricing; customers commonly begin with a focused use case and expand across teams and departments over time.

Traction

The website cites use by leading engineering enterprises and publishes customer cases reporting approximately 99% faster 3D loading, 3D access for up to 150,000 machines in a digital machine file deployment, and scaled visualization for global R&D teams and suppliers. Each case is accompanied by a publication reference.

Latest developments

Current product scope includes an "Agentic 3D" offering alongside instant3Dhub's 3D streaming and collaboration capabilities, AI-powered configuration tools for building task-specific 3D applications, and integration of live 3D scenes into collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams. The company lists open roles and states it is hiring.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

The company emphasizes handling any data, any size, on any device without file duplication or downloads; keeping the customer's existing systems as the authority; delivering 3D visualization as a service without local installs or server GPUs; and security requirements shaped by 15 years of work with German automotive OEMs.

Technology

instant3Dhub provides spatial streaming of very large 3D models to browsers and multiple device types without heavy installation or client-side GPUs, rendering from linked source data rather than duplicated copies. It supports linked data connections to PLM, CAD and IT systems via APIs and standard interfaces, AI-assisted configuration for building task-specific 3D applications, embedding of live 3D scenes into tools such as Microsoft Teams, AR tracking and validation on the shop floor, and enterprise XR deployment using live CAD data without lengthy data preparation. Security capabilities include secure authentication and authorization (SSO, role-based access) and encrypted data transfer.

Go-to-market

Direct enterprise sales following a structured process: a discovery call covering use cases, data landscape and stakeholders; a live demo; a one-month no-cost trial of instant3Dhub; optional support for internal evaluation workshops or a four- to six-week proof-of-concept, including a paid data-integration PoC in the customer's own infrastructure; then commercial negotiation and contract setup. The website drives demo bookings and pricing sign-ups, and publishes customer success stories, blogs and news.

Large engineering and industrial enterprises, including automotive OEMs, and their internal engineering, sales, service, production and training functions, as well as suppliers and external partners who need access to 3D data.

Geography

Headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, with customer scenarios spanning global R&D organizations and worldwide machine fleets.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Machines covered by digital machine file deployment (customer case)Jan 2025150,000 machines
Reduction in 3D loading times (customer case)Jan 2025~99% reduction in 3D loading times

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Competitors · 6

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In the news

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

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Frequently asked questions

What does Threedy do?
Threedy builds instant3Dhub, browser-based software that streams enterprise CAD and 3D data to engineering, sales and service teams.
Who are Threedy's investors?
Threedy's investors include LBBW Venture Capital GmbH, Matterwave Ventures, EquityPitcher Ventures, Futury Capital, TRUMPF Venture.
How much funding has Threedy raised?
Threedy has disclosed $10.4M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Threedy headquartered?
Threedy is headquartered in Darmstadt, DE.