Inkbit

Name

Inkbit

Legal name

Inkbit Corporation

Website

https://inkbit3d.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Medford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital Manufacturing / Part Services: Primary revenue stream — Inkbit manufactures customer parts on demand using the Vista platform via "Request a Quote" / "Submit a Part" workflow, spanning prototype through low-volume production. Quote-based, transactional revenue per part.
2. Direct E-commerce Sales of Standard Products: Direct online purchase of standard configured products such as Luneburg Lens kits (LUN-D-62-2, LUN-D-100-2, LUN-G-62-5, LUN-G-100-5) and matching Radomes via Stripe checkout. Transactional per-unit hardware sales.
3. Channel / Contract Manufacturing via Stratasys Direct: Inkbit TEPU elastomer parts fulfilled through Stratasys Direct's contract manufacturing service, providing Inkbit access to Stratasys Direct's customer base for production volume orders.
4. Pack Studio Software Licensing: Software platform (Pack Studio) sold/accessed by operations and supply-chain engineers for packaging optimization, with demos, webinars, and downloadable brochures (e.g., automotive brochure) as GTM.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Inkbit operates an industrial additive manufacturing platform built on its proprietary Vision-Controlled Jetting (VCJ) process, which combines AI-enabled 3D computer vision with multi-material material jetting and closed-loop feedback control. The company sells the Inkbit Vista industrial 3D printer, the Inkbit Construct build-preparation software, the Pack Studio packaging-optimization software, a proprietary materials line (TEPU elastomers, Titan epoxies, and COT low-loss dielectrics), standard GRIN Luneburg lenses and radomes, and a quote-based Digital Manufacturing service that prints customer parts on demand in as fast as two business days.

Product overview

Inkbit offers an integrated platform-plus-services portfolio built around its proprietary Vision-Controlled Jetting (VCJ) technology. The flagship hardware product, the Inkbit Vista industrial 3D printer, is paired with the Inkbit Construct build preparation software and the Pack Studio packaging design module (launched October 2025), which together handle design optimization, lattice generation, and 3D packing. The company also operates an Inkbit Digital Manufacturing Service for customers who need parts without owning a printer, supplies a proprietary materials portfolio (TEPU 30A and 50A elastomers, Titan Tough and Titan Chem epoxies, and the RF-grade Cyclic Olefin Thermosets / COT introduced June 2025), and sells finished 3D-printed GRIN Luneburg Lenses directly to RF/antenna customers via Stripe-powered checkout. As of April 2026, TEPU elastomers are also distributed through Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, extending the materials into a third-party production channel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Inkbit Vista: Industrial 3D printer / production system at the heart of Inkbit's Digital Factory, powered by Vision-Controlled Jetting (VCJ).
• TEPU
• Titan Epoxies (Titan Tough Epoxy / Titan Chem Epoxy)
• Cyclic Olefin Thermoset (COT)
• Pack Studio
• Construct
• Digital Factory

Products and services

• Inkbit Vista Industrial 3D Printer Industrial-grade 3D printer based on Vision-Controlled Jetting (VCJ) technology that uses AI-enabled 3D computer vision to inspect each layer in real time and autonomously correct dispensing errors, enabling multi-material, end-use production of elastomeric, rigid, and low-loss dielectric parts. Targeted at enterprise engineering teams in aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, and RF/microwave.
• Inkbit Digital Manufacturing Service Quote-based contract manufacturing service that prints customer parts on demand using VCJ technology on Inkbit Vista systems, from prototype through low-volume production. Customers submit CAD, receive design-for-manufacture consultation from Application Engineering, and receive parts in as fast as two business days.
• Inkbit Construct Build-preparation and design software that processes 3D models for printing on the Inkbit Vista system, with auto-generation of optimized lattice structures (including GRIN profiles for Luneburg lenses) and support for multi-material layouts. Targeted at engineering and design teams using the Vista platform.
• Inkbit Pack Studio Cloud/desktop 3D packing and packaging design software that uses Inkbit's 3D packing algorithms to generate near-instant box, pallet, and truckload layouts with real-time landed-cost analysis and shareable PDF reports. Targeted at operations and supply-chain engineers, with demos and webinars as GTM.
• TEPU 30A Elastomer Production-grade 3D-printable UV-stable thiol-ene elastomer with low compression set, designed for multi-material builds with rigid epoxies on the Inkbit Vista platform; used for seals, gaskets, lattices, vascular phantoms, and compliant structures.
• TEPU 50A Elastomer Higher-durometer (Shore 50A) production-grade UV-stable thiol-ene elastomer complementing TEPU 30A, for multi-material builds requiring stiffer rubber-like behavior on the Inkbit Vista platform.
• Titan Tough Epoxy Rigid, tough engineering epoxy photopolymer for the Inkbit Vista platform, providing a durable structural material option within VCJ's multi-material capability. Used for parts such as fluid manifolds, connectors, and split sprockets.
• Titan Chem Epoxy Chemically resistant rigid epoxy photopolymer for the Inkbit Vista platform, suited to parts requiring resistance to solvents and chemicals.
• Cyclic Olefin Thermosets (COT) Additively manufacturable, low-loss dielectric polymer with loss tangent as low as 0.0018 at 100 GHz, high thermal stability, low moisture absorption (0.04% in 7 days), and -40 to 105°C operating window; REACH and TSCA listed. Engineered for mmWave and RF applications such as Luneburg lenses.
• Luneburg Lenses (GRIN Lenses) and Radomes Standard catalog gradient-index (GRIN) Luneburg lenses 3D-printed from COT polymer using Inkbit's VCJ process, plus matching radomes, sold directly via the Inkbit website with Stripe checkout for radio-frequency and antenna applications. Demonstrated operation up to 100 GHz with apertures exceeding 30 wavelengths and realized gains above 34 dBi.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% reduction in power loss, 75% reduction in cost, 90% reduction in weight for a fluid manifold vs. industrial aluminum baseline
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• Cheshir IndustriesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 June 2026Co-presenter at IMS 2026 Inkbit Partner Summit (June 10, 2026). Cheshir Industries (CEO Nicolas Garcia, PhD) demonstrated real-world RF/mmWave applications on Inkbit's VCJ platform, including the Cheshir GRIN antenna platform for defense, SATCOM, and next-generation commercial wireless.
• Golden DevicesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 June 2026Co-presenter at IMS 2026 Inkbit Partner Summit (June 10, 2026). Golden Devices (Head of Sales Jacob Griese) presented on RF testing solutions and 3D-printed mmWave components.
• University of Delaware (Prof. Mark Mirotznik and collaborators)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026Joint research collaboration resulting in the publication "Fabrication and analysis of electrically large Luneburg lenses using vision-controlled material jetting" in Optical Engineering (SPIE), demonstrating GRIN lenses operating up to 100 GHz. Co-authors include Colin Bonner, Zachary Nelson, Desai Chen, Liam Schwartz, Scott Twiddy, Batuhan Alasahin, Michael Richards, and Mark Mirotznik.
• SHAP3D / UMass Lowell (NSF I/UCRC)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 April 2026Co-hosted "Inkbit x SHAP3D: An Evening of Additive Manufacturing Innovation" during Rapid+TCT 2026 at Inkbit's Medford facility. Featured keynote from Dr. Christopher Hansen (UMass Lowell, SHAP3D Site Director) and Digital Factory tour. SHAP3D is an NSF-funded Industry-University Cooperative Research Center.
• Stratasys DirectflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 April 2026Inkbit's production-grade TEPU 30A and TEPU 50A elastomers are now available through Stratasys Direct, integrating Inkbit's Vision-Controlled Jetting technology into one of the industry's most established digital manufacturing service environments. Customers can source TEPU elastomer parts through Stratasys Direct for soft-touch/compliant interfaces, seals, gaskets, airtight components, energy-absorbing lattices and cushioning components. Demonstrated together at RAPID + TCT at the Stratasys booth (#1601).
• Ford Motor Company (via Henry Ford III)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2024Henry Ford III (Director at the Ford Motor Company and Trustee at the Ford Foundation, great-great-grandson of Henry Ford) joined Inkbit's Board of Directors as Independent Director as part of the May 2024 financing. Cited the historical connection between the Ford assembly line and Inkbit's vision of reinventing the assembly line for additive manufacturing.
• MIT (CSAIL)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023Inkbit originated as a spinout from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), where VCJ was originally conceived. Ongoing collaboration with ETH Zurich Soft Robotics Lab (Prof. Robert Katzschmann, Thomas Buchner et al.) led to the 2023 Nature paper on printing composite systems and robots in a single build.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Stratasys: Largest public material-jetting 3D printing OEM (PolyJet) and parent of Stratasys Direct contract manufacturing. Directly comparable on material jetting technology and inkjet-based multi-material 3D printing, and is also a distribution partner (TEPU elastomers) and investor in Inkbit.
• Formlabs: Industrial/professional SLA and SLS 3D printing vendor with broad material portfolio including elastomers (Flexible 80A, Elastic 50A) and engineering resins. Comparable on multi-material prototyping, especially in dental/medical where Inkbit is also active.
• Desktop Metal: Public industrial 3D printing vendor spanning binder jetting, metal, and polymer systems (including the EnvisionTEC/ETEC material jetting acquisition). Directly comparable as a multi-process industrial AM peer with similar end-customers.
• 3D Systems: Long-standing industrial 3D printing OEM with material jetting, SLA, and metals platforms. Competes head-to-head with Inkbit in multi-material prototyping and production parts for aerospace, medical, and industrial customers.
• Carbon (Carbon3D): Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) provider of high-speed, production-grade polymer 3D printing. Closely comparable on multi-material elastomers (EPU, EPX, RPU) and end-use production positioning in automotive, medical, and consumer goods.
• Markforged: Industrial 3D printing platform combining continuous fiber reinforcement with metal and polymer systems. Comparable on enterprise go-to-market into aerospace, automotive, and industrial customers seeking production-grade parts.

Emerging players

• Axtra3D: Emerging player in hybrid material jetting 3D printing combining SLA-style accuracy with multi-material throughput. Most directly comparable emerging challenger to VCJ's positioning in multi-material, high-accuracy printing.
• Arris Composites: Additive-molding startup producing multi-material composite parts (continuous fiber + thermoplastic) for consumer electronics and aerospace. Comparable on the multi-material monolithic-part thesis that displaces assemblies.

Broad incumbents

• HP (Multi Jet Fusion): Incumbent with Multi Jet Fusion powder-bed 3D printing platform serving industrial production. Adjacent in industrial AM but not a direct material-jetting competitor; offers overlapping customer base in automotive, industrial, and consumer.
• Materialise: Public 3D printing software and services incumbent (Magics, Streamics, CO-AM). Comparable on the software/build-prep layer (Inkbit Construct, Pack Studio) and contract manufacturing services (analogous to Inkbit Digital Factory).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors17 records

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M&A

Investments

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