Structo, a Singapore-headquartered dental 3D printing solutions startup, has closed a new round of funding from EDBI, GGV Capital, Wavemaker Partners, and Pavilion Capital.
Structo said in a statement that it will use the money to develop digital additive manufacturing solutions specifically for the dental industry. It will also launch new products that focus on leveraging automation to enable mass production of custom patient-specific products.
Founded in 2014 as a project out of the National University of Singapore (NUS), Structo designs, develops and builds 3D printers tailored for dental applications using its proprietary mask stereolithography (MSLA) technology. According to the startup, this tech enables 3D printers to achieve speeds higher than conventional SLA printers.
Structo has its printers installed across five continents and produces hundreds of thousands of dental appliances per month.
Besides this, Structo also builds control systems and software and formulates its photopolymer materials tailored specifically to each use-case in a range of dental 3D printing applications.
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Structo also has operations in the US, Canada and the UK. However, all its engineering and development take place in Singapore.
The startup has partnered with different firms in the dental industry and developed a series of application-specific solutions across hardware, software and photopolymer resin.
Huub van Esbroeck, Co-founder and CEO of Structo, said: “At Structo, we believe there is no one-size-fits-all solution for any specific end-use, in particular for an industry that is as diverse in size and requirements as dental.”
“EDBI’s investment will help us continue to fulfil the dental industry’s need for novel solutions for mass customisation through digital manufacturing,” Esbroeck added.
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