Jet Investment expands its venture capital portfolio with German start-up Headmade Materials

Cold Metal Fusion (CMF) is a technology combining commonly available 3D printing processes with those used in metal production. This enables the production of metal parts in large batches, at a lower cost compared to traditional metal 3D printing methods. Headmade Materials will use the proceeds from the investment to expand the range of materials for CMF technology and to develop new applications in cooperation with customers in Europe and the USA.

The technology is suitable for use in the energy, oil and gas, medical, tooling, armaments and liquid handling industries. Headmade Materials' customers include KOBRA, KSB and Knauf, to name a few. Currently, the company operates through its partner network in the EU, the USA, Japan and China.

Headmade Materials tripled its sales between 2022 and 2024, serving proof to its strong position in the fast-growing additive manufacturing market. The market is estimated to grow at a rate of approximately 20% per year until 2030.  The company's business model is based on selling consumables for manufacturing instead of hardware, allowing for faster scaling and recurring revenue.

"Headmade Materials is an attractive firm for its combination of technological innovation and a business model that enables faster scaling and recurring revenue," says Roger Dorsch, Director of Jet Ventures, Jet Investment's venture capital team. "CMF technology has the potential to fundamentally transform the production of metal components by making serial 3D printing available to a wider range of industrial companies. We believe that Headmade Materials has the potential to become a major player in the global market and at the same time suitably complements the portfolio of our Jet Venture 1 fund."

"Our latest investment round is a signal of confidence in our technology, strategy and team," says Christian Staudigel, CEO and co-founder of Headmade Materials. "The funds raised represent a milestone for us on the path to further growth and expansion of applications that will accelerate the adoption of Cold Metal Fusion technology in the market."

The investment in Headmade Materials is part of the expansion of Jet Investment Group’s investment strategy to include venture capital. To this end, Jet Investment established the Jet Venture 1 fund in 2024, focusing on promising technology companies with the potential to fundamentally transform traditional industries. Following earlier investments in Partory, International Automotive Group and Cequence, this is the fund’s fourth investment.

Jet Investment plans to invest up to €50 million in fast-growing technology companies in the industrial heartland of Europe (Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Poland and Slovakia) through the Jet Venture 1 fund over the next five years.

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