What it sells
Additive Manufacturing with advanced materials
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedEngineering/manufacturing leads at aerospace and defense and industrial manufacturers buying production 3D printers.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Published manufacturing applications include validating a process before production, creating custom jigs and replacing physical inventory with digital models for on-demand manufacture.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Basis simulates part/slicer/polymer behaviour, optimizes local print settings, executes on Hylo and uses sensor-derived digital twins for qualification. It manages projects, users and revisions; quality claims are vendor claims.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Cloud subscription fees can be paid directly or through authorized reseller; fees may change at renewal and no prior-cycle refund follows cancellation. Actual contract governs; costs/margins unverified.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Direct quote/demo requests and a Become a Reseller link; public reseller commission and territory conditions unverified.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2017 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.