Matter.io
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Matter.io was a 3D-printing startup founded in 2013 by MIT alumni and led by CEO Dylan Reid. It built software - the Matter Remix API and the Matter.io platform - that let e-commerce merchants add product customization powered by 3D printing to their online stores, plus its own DYO ('design your own') personalized-jewelry store with Shapeways. The company raised about $3 million in seed funding and was acquired by Junction in December 2016.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
MIT alumni founded Matter.io as a 3D-printing customization startup, led by CEO Dylan Reid.
- Seed and launch
Matter.io raised a $700,000 seed round and launched DYO ('design your own') with Shapeways, a customizable 3D-printed jewelry store.
- Second seed
The company raised a $2.3 million seed round and moved from Brooklyn's Dumbo to expand, focusing on small-scale manufacturing for independent makers.
- Acquired
Matter.io was acquired by Junction in December 2016 for an undisclosed amount.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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