Top 3D Printing and Advanced Manufacturing Capital Raises in the U.S. – June 1st to 15th, 2025
Several interesting transactions closed in the 3D Printing and Advanced Manufacturing sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
Later Stage VC
- Accelus, medical implants designed to focus on expandable interbody technology for spine surgery, raised $6.08 million of venture funding in a deal led by Concord Health Partners on June 6, 2025.
- Gecko Robotics, intelligence (AI)-driven robotics systems designed for infrastructure inspection and predictive maintenance, raised $121.54 million through a combination of Series D and Series D-1 venture funding in a deal led by Cox Enterprises on June 12, 2025, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $1.50 billion.
- Giatec, testing devices designed to monitor, detect, and evaluate concrete quality and strength, raised venture funding from Sika Group on June 4, 2025.
Early Stage VC
- Almond, AI-powered robot designed to automate the loading or unloading of any machine, raised venture funding from Rebel Fund in June 2025.
- Dirac Labs, developer of quantum sensing technology designed for detecting underground resources, raised $410,000 of venture funding from gradCapital on June 12, 2025.
- Figure AI, humanoid robots designed to address drastic labor shortages and reduce the number of workers in unsafe jobs, raised venture funding from Beyond Capital in June 2025.
Seed Round
- NavaFlex, battery technology designed to enable power integration into wearable electronics, smart textiles, and connected devices, raised seed funding in the form of convertible debt in a deal led by Abyro Capital on June 11, 2025.
- Volley Boast, industrial-grade wireless data transmitters designed for connecting sensors to the Industrial Internet of Things, raised $958,848 of seed funding from investors on June 10, 2025.
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John Silvestri
Managing Director
Finance, strategy and capital markets executive. Originated structured and executed, as principal, agent and underwriter, over $4 billion of public and private, structured and project finance transactions. Industry expertise includes Energy and Power, Technology/Fintech/Digital, Sponsor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Consumer, Industrials and Agriculture, Banking, and Specialty Finance. Companies ranging from small to large, leveraged, high grade, venture, SPV’s and project finance. Transaction expertise across capital structure includes public and private bonds, equity, structured and direct investments, and unitranche. Leveraged finance includes senior/sub, bridge, acquisition, mezzanine, equity co-investment, and re-capitalizations. Previously, founder of an advisory and a direct investment business, Managing Director and Co-head of Investment Banking at Altamar Capital, and Director and Head of High Yield Capital Markets in New York for Barclays Capital. BS in Management from SUNY Buffalo. MBA from Fordham Gabelli Business School. FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
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