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🚀 Startup Spotlight 🚀 Koobz - US-based on-demand footwear manufacturer using 3D printing to produce shoes domestically with zero minimum order quantities 🔍 Company Overview - CEO: Kuba Graczyk - Year Founded: 2023 - Location: Ventura, California, United States - Team Size: 11-50 - Webpage: https://koo.bz/ 🎯 What They Do - One-line Description: US-based on-demand footwear manufacturer using 3D printing to produce shoes domestically with zero minimum order quantities - Target Customers: Footwear brands, e-commerce entrepreneurs, influencers, and content creators looking to launch their own footwear lines without inventory risk or overseas supply chains - Industry Verticals: Application 🚀 Achievements & Status - Current Stage/Status: Growth Stage - Major Milestones: Seed - Key Investors: Founded 2023; Raised $1.2M seed (Fall 2024); Raised additional $6M seed led by Uncork Capital (June 2025); Opened Factory805 in Ventura, CA; Published case study with Bambu Lab (June 2026); Featured in Forbes, Sourcing Journal, Designboom, 3D Printing Industry - Basic Growth Metrics: Scaling from ~50 to 100 printers (2025), targeting 900+ printers; 10,000 sq ft factory opening; targeting 400,000 pairs/year capacity; growing from 15 to 40 employees by end of 2025 💡 Competitive Edge - How They Differentiate: Koobz positions as a "Shopify for shoes" — a platform enabling any brand/creator to launch custom footwear, not just their own branded shoes. Uses consumer-grade Bambu Lab printers for cost-effective scaling rather than proprietary industrial systems. Focuses on US reshoring and domestic manufacturing. Retains zero inventory model with API-driven dropshipping. - Key Technological Advantage: Proprietary footwear-specific slicer software; large-scale Bambu Lab H2D printer farm (scaling from 100 to 900+ printers); dry mechanical support removal (zero chemical waste); mono-material foamed TPU architecture; API-driven digital manufacturing workflow 📈 Funding & Partnerships - Total Funding Raised: $7.2M - Latest Funding Round: Seed - Key Investors: Uncork Capital; Cake Ventures; V1.VC; Karman Ventures; Antler; Pathbreaker Ventures; Anorak Ventures - Key Partnerships/Collaborations: Bambu Lab (primary 3D printer hardware partner — H2D series); Uncork Capital (lead investor); US Footwear Manufacturing Association (USFMA member) Based on database updated on: 2026-06-12T16:45:17.639Z #Innovation #AM #3Dprinting Powered by #WeeklyVentures "Spot an error? Share your feedback to help us improve!" https://lnkd.in/gr8_f-Gm