Montréal, Sept. 2, 2021 — AON3D, a 3D printer manufacturer of high-quality, end-use parts, today announced its $11.5 million Series A funding and a partnership with Astrobotic for their historic Peregrine Moon Lander (PM1) mission.
This brings the company’s total funding to $14.2 million. SineWave Ventures led the round with participation from AlleyCorp, Y Combinator Continuity, BDC Capital, EDC, Panache Ventures, MANA Ventures, top social-media influencers Josh Richards & Griffin Johnson, and leading Silicon Valley angels.
The funding will be used to invest in 3D printing R&D, continue onboarding talent to support a growing enterprise, and provide clients with best-in-class support to achieve their 3D printing needs.
The Astrobotic mission is set to become the first US lunar lander to soft-land on the moon since Apollo 17.
Onboard, there are hundreds of 3D printed parts from the industrial AON3D M2+, which are poised to be the first additively manufactured end-use parts to successfully touch the moon.
The Lunar hardware includes 3D printed essential bracketry components, including fixtures within integral avionics boxes, which perform all mission-critical command and data handling for the lander. AON3D technology also created the capsules within DHL MoonBox: a lightweight vessel used to transport space-freight payloads for private citizens.
The MoonBox is designed to withstand the harsh extremes of space and keep items safe on the lunar surface. AON3D currently supplies printers for 250+ customers in 25 countries around the world, including clients like Blue Origin, NASA, and the United States Air Force.
“Our printers' ability to 3D print the lightest and strongest end-use parts—from virtually any of the highest grade available thermoplastics—is what makes AON3D able to manufacture critical components for the most extreme use cases,” said AON3D CEO and founder, Kevin Han. “We believe the 3D printing future is more open source and financially accessible so all businesses have access to the same hardware as top firms. That’s exactly how we modeled AON3D and constructed our AON M2+ printer. We have investors that believe in our vision, and partners like Astrobotic that place the highest trust in our hardware.”
AON3D helps businesses achieve their 3D printed needs by manufacturing 3D printers that boast the largest sub-$50k build volume—exemplified by the company’s AON M2+. The AON M2+ offers ungated access to thousands of material options—over 50x more than other leading 3D printers. With unlimited end-use printing opportunities, this makes AON3D an ideal partner for business of all sizes and needs—including Astrobotic’s stringent moon-lander requirements.
“There is no environment as demanding as the vacuum of space, and we need parts that are able to withstand the immense challenges of launch and spaceflight,” said Astrobotic Mechanical Engineer Clay Inman. “Being able to go from full-scale, economical prototypes to space-ready parts—using PEEK, PEKK, and ULTEM on one machine—was huge for achieving our ambitious goals. Now, we can rigorously test our parts, create custom tooling, and then go right into printing proprietary, mission-ready components with engineering-grade materials.”
“AON3D is on a mission to 3D print the future by creating solutions that positively affect more business while addressing the pain points in global manufacturing,” said SineWave Ventures General Partner Vivek Ladsariya. “With their printers' ability to use the best available materials, the sky’s the limit for AON3D—exemplified by their 3D parts going to the moon. We look forward to watching AON3D continue to make history.”
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