# Shapeways funding: rounds and investors

> Shapeways has raised $109M across 7 rounds since 2010. Investors include Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/shapeways (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Shapeways*

7 rounds we have observed, with the 9 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$109M** raised across 7 rounds since 2010, from 7 sources

**$6.0M** Series A **$5.1M** Series B **$6.2M** Series B **$1.2M** Debt **$30M** Series C **$30M** Series D **$30M** Series E

- **Latest round:** Series E, $30M Apr 2018
- **Investors:** 9

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2012 2014 2016 2018

**$6.0M** Series A

**$5.1M** Series B

**$6.2M** Series B

**$1.2M** Debt

**$30M** Series C

**$30M** Series D

**$30M** Series E

- **First round:** Series A, $6.0M
- **Biggest round:** $30M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months

## The rounds

- **Apr 2018** Series E **$30M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Inkef](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inkef-capital) Lux Capital/ Union Square Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Apr 2018
- **Jun 2015** Series D **$30M** *3 new* *2 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Presidio Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/presidio-ventures) [Inkef](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inkef-capital) [Hewlett Packard Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $31M sold, first sale Jun 2015
- **Apr 2013** Series C **$30M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Apr 2013
- **Mar 2013** Debt **$1.2M** *1 new* [New York City Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-city-investment-fund) Reported by shapeways.com SEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Apr 2013
- **Jun 2012** Series B **$6.2M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Nov 2011** Series B **$5.1M** *2 returning* [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Sept 2010** Series A **$6.0M** *2 new* [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Reported by venturebeat.com

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Gregory Kress** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Michael Weinberg** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Albert Wenger* *Josh Wolfe* *Peter Weijmarshausen* *Robert Jan Galema*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2010 **Series B** 2011 **Series B** 2012 **Debt** 2013 **Series C** 2013 **Series D** 2015 **Series E** 2018 [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Inkef](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inkef-capital) [Presidio Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/presidio-ventures) [New York City Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-city-investment-fund) [Hewlett Packard Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard-ventures) Lux Capital/ Union Square

## Everyone who backed them

[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) VC firm **5** rounds

[Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds

[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **3** rounds

[Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Inkef](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inkef-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Presidio Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/presidio-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[New York City Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-city-investment-fund) Growth equity **1** round

[Hewlett Packard Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard-ventures) Growth equity **1** round

Lux Capital/ Union Square no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Shapeways

### Who invested in Shapeways?

Shapeways's investors include Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Lux Capital and Inkef, and 4 more on record.

### How much has Shapeways raised?

Shapeways has raised $109M across 7 rounds since 2010.

### When did Shapeways last raise?

Shapeways's most recent round was a Series E of $30M in Apr 2018.

### What was Shapeways's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $30M in Apr 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Shapeways first?

Shapeways's first round on record, in Sept 2010, was backed by Index Ventures and Union Square Ventures.

### What stage is Shapeways at?

Shapeways's latest named round is a Series E, in Apr 2018.

### Where is Shapeways based?

Shapeways is based in the United States.

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