Nov 12, 2025 - Business

Exclusive: 3D printing company Carbon raises $60 million

Dan Primack

Illustration of a golden football helmet with a front grill shaped like a dollar bill sign — Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios

Carbon, a Redwood City, Calif.-based 3D printing company whose tech is used to make NFL helmets, tells Axios that it's raised $60 million led by existing investors Sequoia Capital and Silver Lake.

Why it matters: This is one of the largest additive manufacturing deals in years, as the once-hot sector was cooled by Desktop Metal's bankruptcy and Markforged's fire sale.

It also highlights how reindustrialization has taken hold in both the U.S. and Europe.
Carbon makes its resin materials in three continents, to reduce the impact of tariffs or geopolitical strife, and its tech is being used to make everything from dentures to sneakers.

Other investors include Adidas, Baillie Gifford, Madrone, and Northgate.

The company previously raised over $700 million.

Look ahead: Carbon cofounder Phil DeSimone says the company is now cash-flow breakeven and expects to IPO in 12 to 24 months.

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Exclusive: 3D printing company Carbon raises $60 million

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