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Layer By Layer (YC S13) — Acquired by MakerBot in february 2014. A marketplace for 3D…

Layer By Layer is an online marketplace for the buying, selling, and sharing of printable 3D designs. We're going to make it possible to get the things you need and want by printing them yourself, from your own home.

Layer By Layer is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2013 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Acquired by MakerBot in February 2014. A marketplace for 3D…. The founders listed are Jon Miller Schwartz (Founder/CEO), Max Friefeld (Founder), Oliver Ortlieb (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, May 2, 2013).

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Layer By Layer

New accelerator entry · 2013-05-02 · the record

Summer 2013
batch
2
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchSummer 2013
Announced2013-05-02
StageEarly
StatusAcquired
Team size2
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Home and Personal
SectorsMarketplace, 3D Printing
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco
HiringNo
Sitehttp://layerbylayer.com

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Layer By Layer is an online marketplace for the buying, selling, and sharing of printable 3D designs. We're going to make it possible to get the things you need and want by printing them yourself, from your own home. We want to allow anyone, technologist or amateur, to be able to use a personal 3D printer - so we decided to create an easy way for people to find and print great products.

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