Freeform is a Los Angeles-based company that develops AI-native metal 3D printing systems and software-defined autonomous factories. Founded by former SpaceX engineers, the company combines advanced sensing, real-time controls, and machine learning to produce digitally-verified, mission-critical metal parts for industries including aerospace, defense, automotive, and robotics. The team draws from Apple, Google, Tesla, and SpaceX, among others.
At the core of Freeform's technology is a proprietary stack that integrates compute, sensors, controls, and machine learning into a unified platform capable of sensing, learning, predicting, and controlling metal formation in real-time. This underpins both its metal additive manufacturing systems and a broader software platform designed to deploy and operate autonomous factories worldwide. The company frames its approach as bringing software-style scalability to physical manufacturing.
Freeform has raised over $60 million, with backing from NVIDIA's NVentures, Founders Fund, and Threshold Ventures. Its technical domains span metal additive manufacturing, ML-based process control, digital part verification, and autonomous factory systems.
