Best 3D Printing Companies in Australia
The 55 best 3D Printing companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Inventia Life Science.
Australia's 3D Printing sector has 55 companies tracked, $111M in disclosed funding, and zero unicorns yet — but the trajectory here is hard to ignore. The global market sat at $22.9B in 2022 and is forecast to hit $186.4B by 2032 at a 21.0% CAGR, and Australian founders are clearly positioning ahead of that curve. Inventia Life Science leads the local pack at $50M raised, which is a meaningful outlier given the field's median. Conflux Technology ($17M) and Aurora Labs ($14M) round out the upper tier, with Artesian and the Government of Australia among the most active backers. The capital is concentrated, but the coverage is widening fast.
So what's driving momentum right now? Metal additive manufacturing and additive layer manufacturing are the hottest themes in the sector this quarter, and the applications are getting genuinely surprising — reconstructive surgery cases in the UK showed years ago how far the technology could stretch, and a 2025 overview of the field tracks that arc from prototyping into bioprinting and beyond. I'd watch the medical and defence verticals closely if you're mapping where Australian 3D printing funding flows next.
- 3D printing market to reach a US$148.4 billion by 2032
- Research: 60 percent of enterprises are using or evaluating 3D printin
Ranked: Best 3D Printing companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inventia Life Science Developer of 3D bio-printers | $50M | 49 mo ago | Series B | Aidan O'Mahony Co-Founder & CTO | 2013 | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | 43 patents 3D bioprinting hardware and processes for fabricating tissue constructs | — |
| 2 | Conflux Technology Provider of on-demand industrial 3D metal printing services 42Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 42%Moat top 48% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 42% Moattop 48% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 32% Newsbottom 24% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $17M | 20 mo ago | Series B | Michael Fuller Founder | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Aurora Labs Developing and manufacturing multi-mode metal 3D Printers | $14M | 70 mo ago | Public | Jessica Snelling Co-Founder | 2014 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+21 | 68 patents Advanced metal additive manufacturing processes and certified digital part file generation. | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 4 | Titomic Provider of industrial grade 3D printers, powders, and prototyping services | $11M | 42 mo ago | Public | — | 2014 | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+28 | 10 patents Advanced multi-material heat exchangers and downhole power/data transmission systems | 1 launch |
| 5 | Amaero Online on demand metal manufacturing and 3d printing solutions | $9M | 67 mo ago | Public | — | 2013 | SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+12 | — | — |
| 6 | Additive Assurance Provider of AI and cloud-based bed levelling systems for 3D printers | $6M | 43 mo ago | Series A | Andrey Molotnikov Co-Founder | 2019 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 7 | LUYTEN Provider of construction site lights | $3M | 36 mo ago | Funding Raised | Ahmed Mieaust Co-Founder & CEO | 2020 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+16 | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | Me3D Manufacturer of 3D printers for education | $500K | 108 mo ago | Seed | — | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 9 | iOrthotics Developer of 3d printed orthotic products for patients suffering from orthopedic disorders | $195K | 97 mo ago | Seed | Dean Hartley Co-Founder & Managing Director | 2009 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — |
Top 12 3D Printing companies in Australia
#1
Series B · Waurn Ponds, Victoria · founded 2014 · 23 employees$17.4Mraised▾
Provider of on-demand industrial 3D metal printing services. It uses metal 3D printing technology to print heat exchangers and fluid flow products. The company offers production and post-processing using direct metal are technology. It also provides additive manufacturing thermal and fluid engineering systems.
- Oct 2024Series B$11M
- Oct 2021Series A$6.4M
- Jul 2017Seed—
#2
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 90 employees$50Mraised▾
Operator of a bioprinting platform intended to help accelerate cancer research, drug discovery, and develop regenerative medicine. The company's digital 3D bioprinting technology allows rapid fabrication of living biological structures to accelerate the discovery of drugs for cancer and other diseases, enabling biomedical companies with an efficient bioprinting tool of 3D cell-based assays for research.
#3
Public · Mount Waverley, Victoria · founded 2014 · 60 employees$11Mraised▾
Titomic provides industrial-grade 3D printers, powders, and prototyping services. It uses its proprietary technology co-developed with CSIRO for additive manufacturing (3D printing) of metals to manufacture complex parts. It claims to develop world's largest 3D metal printer with a build envelope of 9m x 3m x 1.5m. It also provides metal/alloy powders and titanium alloy powders for additive manufacturing applications. Additionally, the company provides surface engineering, finishing, end to end production support, equipment, software, product testing, modeling, and technical support services to its customers.
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$276.2K
- Oct 2021Post IPO$9M
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$1.7M
#4
Funding Raised · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2020 · 6 employees$3Mraised▾
Provider of construction site lights
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$3M
#5
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019 · 11 employees$5.7Mraised▾
Provider of AI and cloud-based bed leveling systems for 3D printers. It offers a suite of optical sensors for laser-powered bed fusion metal additive manufacturing systems, as well as cloud-based software for remote access and management. It can track multiple sensors simultaneously, and also monitor laser-overlapped areas. It offers machine learning-enabled process monitoring and quality assurance solutions for 3D printers.
- Dec 2022Series A$4.1M
- Jul 2020Seed$1.6M
#6
Public · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2014 · 19 employees$14.5Mraised▾
Aurora Labs develops and manufactures multi-mode metal 3D printers. Their printers can print metal by various technologies such as Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Selective Laser Melting (SLM) and, Directed Energy Deposition (DED). Their products include S-Titanium with build volume 150 ×150 ×500 mm and S-Titanium Pro with build volume 200 ×200 ×500 mm. They support .STL files and various materials such as Stainless Steel 316, Stainless Steel 420, Inconel 625, Inconel 718, Hastelloy C276, Stellite 1, Stellite 6, Stellite 21, NiBSi + WC60%, Iron and more new materials.
- Aug 2020Post IPO$2.5M
- Feb 2019Post IPO$5M
- Feb 2017Post IPO$7M
#7
Public · Notting Hill, Victoria · founded 2013 · 16 employees$9Mraised▾
Online on demand metal manufacturing and 3d printing solutions. It manufactures complex components in metal with laser-based additive manufacturing processes that also include research, design, prototyping, manufacturing, and materials. It provides solutions for contract manufacturing, designing, prototyping, material planning, tooling, engineering consultancy, and more. The offering sectors include aerospace, defense, and tooling.
- Dec 2020Post IPO$9M
- Jan 2016Grant (prize money)—
#8
Seed · Wollongong, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 7 employees$500Kraised▾
Me3D is a manufacturer of 3D printers for education. It has developed the Me2 which is a purpose-built 3D printer for educational purposes. It allows students to learn and gain experience in 3D printing. It also provides industrial printers including Me4 and Me5 which are suitable for small engineering teams and design houses. It also has a Me-BIO series for bioprinting. It also provides its own materials including PLA, wood, TPU, etc.
- Jul 2017Seed$500K
#9
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2009$195.2Kraised▾
Developer of 3d printed orthotic products for patients suffering from orthopedic disorders. The company develops customized orthotic products for the patients foot. The company uses 3D printing technology to create the customized orthotic products made of EnviroPoly material.
- Jun 2018Seed$195.2K
#10
Seed · Bondi, New South Wales · founded 2014$40Kraised▾
Disrupt Sports is an online customization platform for sports gear. The product catalog includes surfboards, snowboards, skateboards, yoga mats and other sports products. Users can get the products customized based on their preferences on the platform. The company claims that it provides free shipping.
- Oct 2014Seed$40K
#11
Funding Raised · Waurn Ponds, Victoria · founded 2019$10Kraised▾
Provider of 3D printing extruder. The company offers a 3D printer pellet extruder that provides passive and active cooling systems, swap adapter, bespoke extrusion screw, heater for temperature printing, adaptive hopper for remote feeding, and geared motor for concise torque.
- Jun 2019Grant (prize money)$10K
#12
Funding Raised · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2014 · 41 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of metal parts using cold spray additive manufacturing technology. The company provides equipment for producing metal parts on-site and on-demand. It offers solutions for various industries, including defense, manufacturing, and maritime. The company’s technology enables the production of metal parts with reliable material properties.
- 2018Grant (prize money)—
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How research on Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,299 Australia-affiliated papers.
- University College London152
- Deakin University126
- RMIT University111
- UNSW Sydney104
- Queensland University of Technology101
- Nanotechnology3→35
- 3d printed7→34
- Composite material2→22
- Polymer1→12
- Microstructure3→13
- Composite material14→78
- 3d printed17→71
- Nanotechnology17→43
- Biomedical engineering3→29
- Extrusion5→27
- 3d printed3→19
- Mechanical engineering3→16
- Nanotechnology5→17
- Fused deposition modeling1→10
- Composite material4→12
Where additive manufacturing is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.