I Can Make

Name

I Can Make

Website

https://icanmake.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

I Can Make Ltd., founded in 2014 in London by Chris Thorpe, designs and distributes online entertaining and educational three-dimensional printable kits for children, families, and hobbyist 3D-printing users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Printable Educational Kits

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (541420)

SIC

Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles) (3944)

akta.pro primary industry

3D Printing, CAD & Digital Fabrication Programs (EDAMADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

3D Design & CAD for Additive Manufacturing (IMAAACAA)

Keywords

• 3D printable kits
• Educational craft kits
• Digital design downloads
• Maker education
• Children's craft kits

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Core offering

I Can Make Ltd. designs and provides online entertaining and educational three-dimensional printable kits. The company creates digital kit designs that consumers can download and 3D print, combining entertainment with educational value for makers, children, and hobbyists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3D Printable Educational Kits Online three-dimensional printable kit designs that are entertaining and educational, intended for consumers (parents, children, educators, hobbyists) to download and 3D print at home or in classrooms.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Printables: Maker-focused 3D model repository run by Prusa Research, with strong community and free content. Comparable to I Can Make as a destination for downloadable 3D printable designs, with a more hardware-aligned ecosystem.
• Cults3D: Global marketplace where designers sell or share downloadable 3D print files for both paid and free use. Direct peer as it operates in the same paid-downloadable 3D model category that I Can Make targets.
• Thingiverse: One of the largest free repositories of user-uploaded 3D printable models, owned by Stratasys. Direct peer in the downloadable 3D model space, providing the primary free alternative that I Can Make's paid kits must differentiate against.
• TurboSquid: Long-standing 3D model marketplace (now part of Shutterstock) with both free and paid assets including 3D printable models. Peer in the paid 3D model distribution space, with broader professional CG focus.
• CGTrader: Marketplace for 3D models serving both 3D printing and broader CG/animation needs. Comparable as a paid marketplace where designers monetize downloadable 3D assets, including printable models relevant to I Can Make's audience.
• Threeding: Marketplace for 3D printable models with categories including toys, games, and educational items. Direct peer in offering downloadable 3D kits to consumer and educational buyers, with overlapping audience to I Can Make.
• MyMiniFactory: Online marketplace and community for downloadable 3D printable models with a curated approach. Direct competitor to I Can Make in distributing 3D printable designs to consumers and hobbyists, with overlapping value proposition of curated, designer-vetted content.

Broad incumbents

• MakerBot Industries: Stratasys-owned desktop 3D printer manufacturer and operator of Thingiverse. Broad incumbent in the consumer 3D printing ecosystem whose hardware, software, and content platform shape the market I Can Make serves.
• Prusa Research: Major desktop 3D printer manufacturer operating the Printables content platform. Broad incumbent that influences both the hardware installed base and the free content alternatives competing with I Can Make's paid kits.
• Shapeways: On-demand 3D printing service and marketplace where designers upload and sell 3D models that Shapeways prints and ships. Comparable as a third-party distribution and monetization channel for 3D printable designs aimed at consumers and small businesses.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/icanmakehq

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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