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Singapore’s PixCap draws $2.8M to power web-based 3D design

TechCrunch

A freshly funded player is PixCap , which is entering the fray with a no-code, web-based 3D design tool. Founded in 2020, Singapore-based PixCap just secured $2.8 CJ Looi , CEO of PixCap, is building the company when the web experience is undergoing what he called an “evolution from 2D to 3D.”

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Speckle snags $5.5M seed to build open source platform for 3D drawings

TechCrunch

It enabled them to see and understand firsthand the issues associated with exchanging large proprietary 3D files from vendors like Autodesk and Trimble. Stefanescu said the goal is to provide a platform to open up the process and make it easier for companies to exchange information in 3D formats.

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ICON raises $185M in Tiger-led round to build more homes with its 3D printing tech, now approaching $2B valuation

TechCrunch

ICON, which creates homes using 3D printing, has raised an additional $185 million in a round led by Tiger Global Management, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. ICON was founded in late 2017 and launched during SXSW in March 2018 with the first permitted 3D-printed home in the U.S. for developer 3Strands in Austin, Texas.

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Top 8 Web Design Trends in 2020

The Crazy Programmer

In 2020, minimalism and modern approach seems to be the ones that are on top. Any software development company can develop designs that are centered on the dark concept. A messy website isn’t considered flawed in 2020 as those designed well can quickly become crowd favorites. 3D and Virtual Reality.

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Korean 3D spatial data tool startup Urbanbase closes $11.1M Series B+ round

TechCrunch

Urbanbase , a Seoul-based company that develops a 3D spatial data platform for interior planning and design, announced today it has raised $11.1 Apple also waded into the area of virtual reality, working on developing a high-end VR headset. million (13 billion won) in a Series B+ round as it scales up.

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Four days left to save big on tickets to TC Sessions: Space 2020

TechCrunch

If you’re a part of the early-stage startup space race, or aspire to such celestial heights, don’t miss out on early-bird savings to TC Sessions: Space 2020 on December 16-17. How cool is 3D printing? You never know what might develop from a CrunchMatch connection. PT) November 13 , and you’ll save $100.

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Austin-based ICON awarded $57.2 million NASA contract for lunar construction tech

TechCrunch

ICON , a construction tech company that’s raised more than $400 million in funding, has landed a new contract from NASA to develop new systems to build on the moon and Mars. This award will support the development of what ICON is calling “Project Olympus,” an ambitious plan to build structures on the moon and Mars using in-situ resources.