Black Ship

What Black Ship does

Black Ship (黑船科技) is a Shanghai-based technology company founded in 2015 that builds 3D printing solutions and proprietary 3D software for four target sectors: intelligent manufacturing, high-end industry, digital healthcare, and creative lifestyle. The company is named after the 1853 "Black Ship Incident" in which American steamships opened Japan's borders and triggered the Meiji Restoration — a metaphor for the founders' intent to drive technological transformation. Operationally, Black Ship has self-developed multiple web platforms serving medical applications, online jewelry customization, and 3D rapid prototyping, and operates three affiliated sub-brands — Black Shine (黑玥时尚) for fashion, Black Flame (黑焰医疗) for medical, and Black Dragon (黑龙工业) for industrial — that share the underlying 3D printing/software platform while addressing distinct vertical end-markets.

The company's core technology stack combines 3D printing hardware integration with 3D software tools and process development, delivered through B2B self-serve web platforms. Its revenue mechanics span two models: subscription/recurring revenue from 3D printing solutions and services, and transaction-based fees from the online jewelry customization platform. Distribution is primarily direct via proprietary web platforms, with cross-promotion across the sister-brand ecosystem. The go-to-market motion is product-led growth, leveraging "internet thinking" to reach customers digitally rather than through traditional industrial sales channels.

Black Ship is privately held and registered as Black Ship Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (黑船科技（上海）有限公司), with a small team of 11–50 employees. The founding team comprises a CEIBS-trained CEO with 14 years across luxury retail, marketing, supply chain, internet operations, and 3D printing; a co-founder with Japan Chuo University legal training and prior experience at Japan Fuji Technology Research Institute in automotive and high-end industrial R&D; and a team member with Fudan biomedical electronics and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics economics training plus PMP certification and medical-industry experience. The company has raised approximately $1.5M in disclosed funding (June 2016), has no public listing, and operates exclusively in a China-domestic market.

Name

Black Ship

Legal name

黑船科技（上海）有限公司

Website

https://blackship.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Black Ship (黑船科技) is a Shanghai-based 3D printing and 3D software company serving intelligent manufacturing, high-end industry, digital healthcare, and creative lifestyle verticals through proprietary web platforms and affiliated sub-brands. Founded 2015, 11–50 employees, China-domestic B2B focus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Printing Technology Solutions

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAAADAG

Medical & Dental 3D Printing Services (patient-specific devices, dental labs)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/3D Printing/3D Printing Services (On-Demand Manufacturing & Service Bureaus)

Keywords

• 3D printing services
• 3D software platforms
• Digital healthcare solutions
• Jewelry customization
• Rapid prototyping

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 3D Printing Solutions and Services: Provides personalized solutions for intelligent manufacturing, high-end industry, digital healthcare, and creative lifestyle through 3D printing technology and 3D software
2. Jewelry Customization Platform: Online jewelry customization platform service

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Black Ship provides personalized 3D printing and 3D software solutions that integrate software, hardware, and process development. Its self-developed web platforms serve digital healthcare, online jewelry customization, and 3D rapid prototyping, targeting intelligent manufacturing, high-end industry, digital medical, and creative lifestyle customers.

Product overview

Black Ship (黑船科技) is a technology company founded in 2015, centered on 3D printing technology and 3D software development. The company provides personalized solutions across four main sectors: smart manufacturing, high-end industry, digital medical, and creative life. It has developed multiple self-developed web platforms serving medical services, jewelry customization (online platform), and 3D rapid prototyping applications. The company operates affiliated sub-brands including Black Yue Fashion (黑玥时尚/blackshine.cn), Black Flame Medical (黑焰医疗/blackflame.cn), and Black Dragon Industrial (黑龙工业/black-dragon.cn), each focusing on different vertical markets while sharing the core 3D printing and software technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 黑玥时尚 (Black Shine): Fashion brand link listed as friend link.
• 黑焰医疗 (Black Flame)
• 黑龙工业 (Black Dragon)

Products and services

• 3D Printing Solutions Platform Integrated 3D printing solution platform that combines software, hardware, and process development to deliver personalized 3D printing services for intelligent manufacturing, high-end industry, digital healthcare, and creative lifestyle customers.
• Digital Healthcare 3D Printing Platform Self-developed web platform providing 3D-printed medical device solutions and digital healthcare services, targeting medical industry customers needing customized medical products.
• Online Jewelry Customization Platform Online platform enabling bespoke jewelry design and custom manufacturing for individual consumers and small jewelry retailers seeking personalized creative lifestyle products.
• 3D Rapid Prototyping Services 3D rapid prototyping services delivered through a self-developed web platform, supporting fast product development cycles and prototype manufacturing across multiple industries.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Black Moon Fashion (黑玥时尚)minorOthersAffiliated brand under the Black Ship ecosystem, cross-promotional relationship between sister companies serving different market segments

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• 3D Systems: 3D Systems is an established 3D printing solutions provider with significant healthcare, dental, and industrial prototyping offerings, comparable to Black Ship's breadth of vertical applications.
• Stratasys: Stratasys is a global incumbent offering 3D printers, materials, and services across aerospace, automotive, healthcare, and dental — overlapping with Black Ship's multi-vertical 3D printing solutions portfolio.

Direct peers

• Materialise: Materialise is a Belgium-based 3D printing software and services company with strong medical and industrial verticals — directly comparable to Black Ship's integrated software-plus-services model across healthcare and manufacturing.
• Protolabs: Protolabs provides on-demand rapid prototyping and low-volume manufacturing services via a digital platform — directly comparable to Black Ship's 3D rapid prototyping and intelligent manufacturing offerings.
• Shapeways: Shapeways runs an online marketplace and on-demand 3D printing services with strong jewelry, art, and prototyping verticals — directly analogous to Black Ship's jewelry customization platform and prototyping focus.
• Hubs (formerly 3D Hubs): Hubs operates a digital manufacturing marketplace offering on-demand 3D printing, CNC, and injection molding — closely comparable to Black Ship's internet-native, web-platform-led model for rapid prototyping.
• Sculpteo: Sculpteo offers online 3D printing services across prototyping, jewelry, and industrial applications via a web platform — closely comparable to Black Ship's multi-domain web platform model.

Regional players

• Shining 3D (先临三维): Shining 3D is a Chinese 3D scanning and printing company with strong dental and industrial applications — comparable to Black Ship's digital healthcare and industrial 3D printing focus within China.
• Bright Laser Technologies (铂力特): Bright Laser Technologies is a leading Chinese metal 3D printing company serving aerospace, medical, and industrial customers — a relevant China-based comparable for Black Ship's high-end industrial 3D printing ambitions.
• Farsoon Technologies (华曙高科): Farsoon is a Chinese industrial 3D printing solutions provider serving aerospace, automotive, medical, and dental verticals — comparable to Black Ship as a domestic competitor in China's industrial 3D printing market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/blackshipcorp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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