Above: The Aqua 2 Printer Head/Image Credit: AREVO
AREVO, a Silicon Valley-based company known for transforming composites production through digitalization and automation announced the introduction of its newest system, Aqua 2, which is the world’s first high-speed additive manufacturing system for large continuous carbon fiber composite structures. In addition to higher quality, the Aqua 2 is able to print 4x faster than its predecessor. This enables the rapid, on-demand production of large (up to one cubic meter) custom composite parts.
The company also announced that it has closed its Series B financing round, led by Defy Partners and GGV Capital with participation from Khosla Ventures, Alabaster, and others. This will bring their total funding to $60m. Defy appointed Brian Shin, an accomplished serial entrepreneur, investor, and Defy Scout, to join Arevo’s Board which includes Hemant Bheda (Co-Founder), Sonny Vu (CEO), and Bruce Armstrong (Khosla).
Thrilled to be working with the company and by its impactful technology, Trae Vassallo, Founding Partner at Defy said, “Arevo’s new platform enables fabrication of high strength, low weight carbon fiber parts, currently not possible with today’s standard techniques. We are thrilled to be working with the team to help scale up this incredibly impactful technology.”
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“Arevo is a compelling opportunity for us as it combines our three main investment foci: consumer internet, enterprise, and smart tech. We see fantastic potential in this market and have backed Sonny before at Misfit. Arevo is led by an experienced team with solid technological foundation and 3D printing manufacturing know-how at scale – to offer breakthrough products at competitive prices,” said Hans Tung, a Managing Partner at GGVC.
“We are excited to have Defy and GGVC on board to bring not only capital but a vast amount of strategic experience. The strong interests in the company despite tough market conditions really reaffirm our vision,” said Hemant Bheda, Arevo’s Co-founder and Chairman.
Above: The Superstrata Terra/Image Credit: Superstrata
These announcements come on the heels of Arevo’s crowdfunding campaign to make their first direct-to-consumer products, the recently launched Superstrata bicycle and e-bicycle, which is also the world’s first true unibody custom 3D printed carbon fiber bikes.
The campaign hit its goal of $100k in under 3 minutes after launch and is now on track to surpass $5m from over 3000 backers.
“We are looking for additional mechanical engineering and process/materials science talent, especially people who are skilled with composites,” continued Bheda.
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