HZG Group has raised €60 million for its HZG Additive Manufacturing Tech Fund, which will support early-stage start-ups across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Digital manufacturing firm Prototek has completed the acquisition of 3D printing service provider ProtoCAM, which will be merged into Midwest Prototyping.
Spanish additive manufacturing firm Triditive has closed a €5 million pre-series A funding round, with an ‘important Spanish industrial group’ leading the investment.
Altair is expanding its additive manufacturing design capabilities with the acquisition of Gen3D, whose generative design technology will be integrated into Altair Inspire.
Digital manufacturing firm Fictiv has closed a Series E funding round totalling $100m, with Activate Capital leading the investments and Bill Gates contributing once again.
Fortify has secured a strategic investment agreement with In-Q-Tel, Inc. (IQT), a not-for-profit strategic investor that aims to accelerate technology developments in support of US intelligence and defence agencies.
Divergent Technologies has announced the closing of a Series C funding totalling $160 million, which will help the company to industrialise its platform of generative design, additive manufacturing and automated assembly.
Hyperganic has announced the acquisition of fellow Munich-based software company DirectFEM for an undisclosed amount, incorporating advanced physical simulation capabilities into its Hyperganic Core platform.
The company believes Callanan’s ‘vast operational experience and business understanding’ will help continue its growth in what it views as a ‘rapidly developing sector.’