What BotFactory does

BotFactory Inc. is a privately held US hardware company founded in 2013 and based in Long Island City that develops desktop-scale 3D printing systems for the fabrication of complete printed circuit boards (PCBs) in a few hours. The company's stated value proposition is to compress traditional multi-day PCB prototyping cycles into a same-day, on-desk workflow, enabling faster iteration, greater design flexibility (including non-planar geometries), and lower upfront cost for small-batch electronics production relative to outsourced or conventional subtractive PCB manufacturing. The technology stack centers on additive manufacturing of conductive and dielectric materials for electronic circuits, competing in a niche of the broader 3D PCB market alongside Nano Dimension, Voltera, and LPKF.

The company targets consumer electronics OEMs and product development teams as its primary vertical, consistent with the segment's 42.5% revenue share of the global 3D PCB market (projected at $2.8B in 2025, growing to $9.4B by 2034 at 14.2% CAGR). BotFactory has raised approximately $1.3M in disclosed equity funding (lead investor New York Angels, with Alpine Meridian, Firstrock Capital, Liebenthal Ventures, and Sand Hill Angels participating) in October 2016 and an undisclosed follow-on from Sand Hill Angels in 2018; no subsequent financing activity is publicly documented. The company is founder-led, with Carlos Ospina serving as Founder, CTO and CMO, Michael Knox as Co-Founder and CINO, Anny Ying as CFO, Georgios Kyriakou as COO, and Nicolas Vansnick as Director.

Notably, the company's public-facing website (botfactory.co) currently displays only a default WordPress installation with no product specifications, pricing, customer references, or active content, and the firmographic record contains no customers, distribution channels, marketing channels, or recent product launches. This absence of commercial signals, combined with no disclosed funding activity since 2018, is a material data point for any prospective investor: it suggests BotFactory may be operating at minimal scale, in a maintenance or dormancy phase, or undergoing a strategic reset. Further diligence on current revenue, customer pipeline, and operational status would be required before any investment decision.

Name

BotFactory

Legal name

BotFactory Inc.

Website

https://botfactory.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BotFactory Inc. is a privately held US hardware company that builds desktop 3D printers for fabricating complete printed circuit boards within hours, targeting electronics prototyping and small-batch production for consumer electronics and product development teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Desktop 3D PCB Printers

NAICS

Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (334412), Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing (334418), Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (334)

SIC

Printed Circuit Boards (3672), Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronics/Additive Electronics Printers (Printed Circuit & Functional Materials) (IMAAAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

3D Printers (Additive Manufacturing) (HDACAEAH), Industrial PCB & Substrate Components (Bare PCBs, rigid-flex, ceramic substrates, thick-film) (IMAGAJAM)

Keywords

• 3D printed circuit boards
• Desktop PCB printers
• Additive PCB manufacturing
• Rapid PCB prototyping
• Multi-layer 3D printers

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Island City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

BotFactory designs and sells desktop, enterprise-grade 3D printers that fabricate complete functional printed circuit boards — including conductive traces and vias on multi-layer substrates — in a few hours. The systems are intended for in-house use by electronics design and prototyping teams that need faster iteration cycles and short-run PCB production without outsourced fabrication.

Product overview

BotFactory is a company involved in 3D-printed circuit board (PCB) technology for electronics manufacturing. The company's website (botfactory.co) currently displays only a default WordPress template with no substantive product information, pricing, documentation, or company content available for extraction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Formlabs: Leading desktop SLA 3D printer manufacturer serving professional and enterprise engineering customers. Comparable desktop form factor and customer base, though focused on general prototyping rather than PCB electronics.
• Stratasys: One of the largest industrial 3D printing companies globally, offering polymer and metal additive manufacturing systems. While not focused on PCBs, it competes for the same engineering and prototyping budgets at enterprise customers.
• Markforged: Publicly traded industrial 3D printing company with a broad portfolio including metal and composite printers. Adjacent competitor in desktop/professional 3D printing for engineering customers, though not specialized in PCB electronics.

Emerging players

• Optomec: Specializes in aerosol jet printing for additive electronics, including 3D-printed antennas, sensors, and circuit structures. Comparable in additive electronics process technology and target applications, though more focused on micro-scale deposition.
• nScrypt: Manufacturer of precision 3D printing systems for electronics manufacturing, including direct-printed circuit boards and embedded components. Overlaps with BotFactory's additive electronics focus, serving defense and aerospace customers.

Direct peers

• Nano Dimension: Publicly traded leader in additive electronics and 3D printed circuit boards via its DragonFly system, directly competing with BotFactory in the desktop/in-house 3D PCB market for prototyping and low-volume production.
• Voltera: Maker of the V-One desktop PCB printer, offering rapid PCB prototyping with conductive ink deposition. Directly comparable product category, target customer (electronics engineers/R&D labs), and form factor to BotFactory.
• LPKF Laser & Electronics: Long-standing German manufacturer of PCB prototyping and structuring equipment, including laser-based and additive systems. Comparable as an incumbent in PCB prototyping hardware serving electronics R&D customers.

Others

• JLCPCB: Major low-cost PCB fabrication and assembly service provider serving the maker and prototyping market. Competes with BotFactory's value proposition of fast, affordable PCB access, but through centralized manufacturing rather than in-house printing.
• BotFactory (Saxion / PCBWay): Largest PCB prototyping and low-volume manufacturing services company globally, representing the traditional service-based alternative to BotFactory's printer-based model. Comparable as a competing solution for fast-turn PCB prototyping.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/botfactory
• Facebookfacebook.com/BotFactory

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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