What 3DHEALS does

3DHEALS is a privately held LLC founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco that operates a community-driven innovation platform focused on healthcare 3D printing, bioprinting, and additive manufacturing. The company functions as a multi-sided ecosystem hub for healthcare professionals, researchers, startups, and enterprises, providing a curated Company Directory of 707+ ecosystem players across 38+ categories, editorial content (Expert's Corner, Influencer Interviews, Guides), a podcast distributed via Buzzsprout, on-demand educational courses, and a startup showcase program called Pitch3D. The platform also organizes themed industry events such as Physical AI + Medicine, Biomaterials Frontier, and Next-Gen 3D Printed Orthotics and Prosthetics, with paid speaking and sponsorship opportunities.

The business runs on a tiered membership model with three tiers: Free (limited access), Premium (individual monthly subscription for personal use), and Enterprise (multi-seat annual business plan with invoice/PO billing, prorated seat additions, and logo placement on the 3DHEALS site and promotional materials). Additional revenue streams include event sponsorship, individual course purchases, and merchandise sales through the 3DHEALS Store. Distribution is primarily digital self-serve via 3dheals.com, with Enterprise sales supported by invoice-based billing. The company claims a global footprint and is structured as an LLC with no disclosed parent, no subsidiaries, and no venture funding rounds.

3DHEALS is a micro-organization of 1-10 employees led by founder Jenny Chen, M.D., who personally authors the majority of editorial content and conducts most expert interviews. Named Enterprise Members visible on the site include HP, Materialise, Cellink/BICO, Poly-Med, Bezwada Biomedical, Himed, and Puredyne, with media partners 3DPrint.com and Medical Goes Additive (MGA). The company has no M&A history, no leadership changes, no patents or certifications, and no public API or AI/ML product surface. Its competitive position rests on being the most established dedicated community and content platform in a fragmented niche, with a decade of accumulated editorial and event IP and a growing directory of ecosystem participants.

Name

3DHEALS

Legal name

3DHEALS LLC

Website

https://3dheals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

3DHEALS is a community-driven platform for healthcare 3D printing and bioprinting, offering a 707+ company directory, tiered memberships, educational courses, industry events, a podcast, and a startup showcase serving researchers, startups, and enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare 3D Printing Ecosystem Platform

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Creator Course Marketplaces (Multi-Instructor Catalogs) (MPACALAA), Creator Tools & Monetization Platforms (Podcasts/Audio) (MPAIADAG)

Keywords

• Healthcare 3D printing
• Bioprinting community
• Additive manufacturing directory
• Medical 3D printing events
• Bioprinting education

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: 3DHEALS generates revenue primarily through tiered membership subscriptions. The Free Membership provides limited access, Premium Membership (Individual Plan) offers personal subscription access to on-demand videos, blogs, and Company Directory, and Enterprise Membership (Business Plan) provides multi-seat corporate access with additional features including publicity rights to display company name and logo on the site and promotional materials.
2. Course Fees: The platform offers on-demand educational courses that can be purchased separately or as part of membership. Course fees are charged at purchase with pricing presented at checkout.
3. Store Products: 3DHEALS operates a store selling merchandise and potentially other products to community members.
4. Event Sponsorships: The company organizes events (e.g., Physical AI + Medicine, Biomaterials Frontier, Next-Gen 3D Printed Orthotics) and charges for speaking and sponsorship opportunities, with contact at [email protected].

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

3DHEALS operates a community-driven healthcare 3D printing and bioprinting ecosystem platform that aggregates a curated directory of 707+ companies, delivers on-demand educational courses, organizes industry conferences and webinars, and produces expert interview content via podcast and blog. The platform monetizes primarily through tiered membership subscriptions (Free, Premium Individual, Enterprise Business), individual course purchases, and event sponsorships.

Product overview

3DHEALS is a healthcare 3D printing and bioprinting innovation platform operating as a multi-sided ecosystem. The core offerings include a Company Directory (a database of 700+ companies and organizations in the healthcare 3D printing ecosystem), On-Demand Courses for education, Events (conferences and webinars), a Podcast featuring expert interviews, and Pitch3D for startup visibility. The platform operates on a tiered membership model: Free Membership for limited access, Premium Membership (Individual Plan) for personal subscriptions, and Enterprise Membership (Business Plan) for organizations with multiple seats. Content is also distributed via a Blog covering industry topics. The Company Directory and certain premium features are accessible only to Premium and Enterprise members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Company Directory

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Poly-MedminorOthersEnterprise member of 3DHEALS directory, featured on the Enterprise Members section of the website. Poly-Med is a company in the healthcare 3D printing/materials space.
• HPminorOthersEnterprise member of 3DHEALS directory. HP is featured as a partner in the healthcare 3D printing ecosystem, specifically their 3D printing division.
• MaterialiseminorOthersEnterprise member of 3DHEALS directory. Materialise, a leading 3D printing software and services company, is featured as a partner in the healthcare 3D printing ecosystem.
• Cellink/BICOminorOthersEnterprise member of 3DHEALS directory. Cellink (now BICO) is a global leader in bioprinting technologies, featured as a partner in the ecosystem.
• 3DPrint.comminorOthersMedia partner of 3DHEALS. 3DPrint.com is a leading 3D printing news outlet that collaborates with 3DHEALS as a media partner for events and content.
• MGA (Medical Goes Additive)minorOthersMedia partner of 3DHEALS. MGA (Medical Goes Additive) is a medical 3D printing working group/network that partners with 3DHEALS for media coverage and industry collaboration.
• Bezwada BiomedicalminorOthersFeatured enterprise member. Bezwada Biomedical specializes in absorbable polymers for biomedical applications including bioinks for 3D printing. CEO: Rao Bezwada PhD, FRSC. Located in Hillsborough, NJ.
• PuredyneminorOthersFeatured enterprise member in the healthcare 3D printing ecosystem directory.
• HimedminorOthersFeatured enterprise member in the healthcare 3D printing ecosystem directory. HIMED is a materials company for healthcare applications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• 3DPrint.com: Leading 3D printing media outlet already partnered with 3DHEALS. Operates as a content/news destination across the broader additive manufacturing space, overlapping heavily with 3DHEALS' blog and event content in the healthcare segment.
• Wohlers Associates / AMPOWER: Specialist market intelligence and consulting firm in additive manufacturing. Comparable as a B2B content/research/events business monetizing deep 3D printing expertise — similar authority-driven model to 3DHEALS.
• Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG): User community and event organization for additive manufacturing professionals. Directly analogous to 3DHEALS in operating a member-driven community with annual conferences, sponsorships, and education, albeit broader than healthcare.
• MD+DI (Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry): Long-running media and community brand serving medical device manufacturers. Closely parallels 3DHEALS' role of convening the medical device ecosystem via content, events, and digital community.
• BioSpace: Online community and content destination for the biotech and biopharma workforce. Comparable as a niche healthcare vertical community leveraging directory listings, news, and events to monetize audience attention.

Broad incumbents

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME): Established professional society for manufacturing with events, certifications, and content. A scaled analog of 3DHEALS' community/membership/event model covering a much broader manufacturing audience.
• ASME: Large engineering professional society with conferences, publications, and continuing education. Models the same B2B content+community+membership+events playbook 3DHEALS uses, at much larger scale.
• HIMSS: Massive healthcare information and technology community with global conferences, media, and memberships. A scaled analog of 3DHEALS' content+events+membership model, applied to broader digital health rather than 3D printing specifically.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/3dheals
• Xx.com/3dheals
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samantha-lindsay-70977175

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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