Tagged: bre pettis

Glowforge Raises $9 Million During Series A Funding Round to Bring 3D Laser Printer to Consumers

May 21, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst |

Glowforge announced a $9 million Series A funding round to bring their 3D Laser Printer to market this year. The round was led by Foundry Group and True Ventures, with participation from Bre Pettis, cofounder and former CEO of MakerBot, and Jenny Lawton, former CEO… Read More

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On DonorsChoose: Crowdfund A MakerBot For A Classroom

November 13, 2013 @ 10:21 am By Charles Luzar |

DonorsChoose is a crowdfunding platform focused on closing a funding gap for teachers and their classrooms in the United States. MakerBot has now teamed with DonorsChoose in order to afford teachers the opportunity to request a crowdfunded “MakerBot Academy Bundle,” which includes a MakerBot Replicator… Read More

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