Carbon
PrivateSilicon Valley resin printing company built on CLIP, a continuous light-and-oxygen process, with production programmes for customers such as Adidas and Riddell. Private; valued at about 2.4 billion dollars in 2019.
- Status
- Private
- Headquarters
- Redwood City, California
- Founded
- 2013
- Ownership
- Privately held, venture-backed
- Technologies
- Resin printing (Digital Light Synthesis)
Timeline
- 2015Mar 2015
Unveils CLIP at TED
Came out of stealth on 16 March 2015 with Continuous Liquid Interface Production, published the same week on the cover of Science.
- 2019Jun 2019
Raises 260 million dollars at a 2.4 billion valuation
Took total funding past 680 million dollars.
- Nov 2019
Ellen Kullman becomes CEO
The former DuPont chief executive replaced co-founder Joseph DeSimone, who became executive chairman.
- 2022
- 2025Nov 2025
Raises 60 million dollars
Existing investors including Sequoia Capital, Silver Lake and Adidas put in the money, and the company said it was close to cash-flow positive operations.
- 2026Sep 2026
Dual-cure patent EP 3158400 upheld on appeal
An EPO Board of Appeal heard the case on 24 September 2026 and rejected a competitor's challenge, keeping claim 1 and restoring dependent claims struck out in the original opposition. Dual cure is the chemistry behind Digital Light Synthesis; the application claims priority to 2014 and the patent was granted in 2022.
Posts about Carbon
Arkema and Carbon extend 13-year elastomer partnership for 3D printed footwear
Industry newsCarbon passes 1 million DLS-printed bike saddles across 11 brands
Industry newsEPO Board of Appeal upholds Carbon's dual-cure patent EP 3158400
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