NVIDIA Backs Freeform with $67M to Bring AI to Metal 3D Printing Factory Scale

NVIDIA's venture arm has joined a $67 million Series B funding round for Freeform, a startup developing AI-native metal additive manufacturing systems that could transform how metal parts are produced at scale.

From 18 to Hundreds of Lasers

Freeform's current GoldenEye system uses 18 synchronized lasers to fuse metal powders into high-precision components. The company's planned successor, Skyfall, is designed to deploy hundreds of lasers working in concert, with targeted output in the thousands of kilograms of finished parts per day.

The funding round was led by Apandion, AE Ventures (Boeing), Founders Fund, Linse Capital, with participation from NVIDIA's NVentures, Threshold Ventures, and Two Sigma Ventures. The company reportedly has a valuation around $179 million.

Physical AI Factories

Freeform describes its approach as building "Physical AI" factories that combine proprietary robotics, sensing, simulation, machine learning, control systems, and verification technologies into a single integrated platform.

"Demand for our platform now consistently exceeds available capacity," the company stated. "We've shifted from validating the technology to rapidly scaling production."

Skyfall is expected to increase production throughput by more than 25 times while expanding material capabilities by over 10 times compared to current systems, according to Freeform.

Why NVIDIA Is Interested

The involvement of NVIDIA's NVentures signals that AI and high-performance computing are becoming central to advancing metal additive manufacturing. The company uses GPU-based compute to enable real-time sensing, simulation, and control across physical manufacturing processes.

TechCrunch noted that investors haven't given up on the dream of making physical products with the same speed and ease as coding software — and Freeform's approach of combining AI with multi-laser metal 3D printing could be a significant step in that direction.

The Series B will support the launch of Skyfall, expected to go live in the first half of 2026, and help expand Freeform's workforce and production capacity.