3D Printing Startup Kabuku raises $6.1M

What does Kabuku do?

Kabuku, is a Tokyo based start up which explores new uses for 3D printing. The company with its core digital fabrication technology, develops products and service which fuse hardware, design and software. The company is led by a group of passionate specialists with a lot of experience and a vision of  delivering cutting edge services to the digital fabrication ecosystem. The company with 3 service platforms Rinak Factory, Rinak Business and Rinak Marketplace, provides solution to enterprises, supports digital creators for their worldwide activities, develops cloud based manufacturing management service for 3D printing factories. It is one of the biggest global 3D printing networks in 30 countries, its 3D printing is top tier marketplace in Asia. The company over the last couple of years worked with top brands and agencies including Loft, Toyota, Dentsu, Calpis, the Conran shop, TBS, Fuji TV and Hajuhodo.

How much Kabuku was funded?

Kabuku raised $6.1M in Series A on November 25, 2015 from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Global Brain Corporation and Dentsu Digital Holdings.

Previous funding

$2M in undisclosed on June 6, 2014 from CyberAgent Ventures

$3.3M on August 28, 2015 from Global Brain Corporation

What is next for Kabuku?

Kabuku, which explores new uses for 3D printing has plans for expanding around the world after its latest funding. The company’s goal is finding new methods and applications for 3D printing in different industries. The company’s initiatives have included the Open Road Project, which is a partnership for creating customized components for the Toyota i Road vehicles and also a service which prints interchangeable parts of Olympus Air cameras. The company plans to use the funding for expanding its sales and marketing into new countries.

More about Kabuku

Kabuku was founded on January 23, 2013 by Masahiko Inada and Masahiko Adachi. It has its headquarters in Tokyo, Tokyo.