Glowforge
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, WA, US
- Sectors
- Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
- Founded
- 2014
- Employees
- 58
- Stage
- startup
- Total raised
- $27.9M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $27.9M · Jul 2016 SEC Form D
Accolade exits GeekWire 200 after $220M IPO at $1.2B valuation; PNW health techs climb as VC funding hits $2.3B in H1 2020
GeekWire’s latest GeekWire 200 update shows health tech startups rising in the Pacific Northwest rankings during the pandemic, highlighted by Accolade’s $220M IPO at a $1.2B valuation and a surge in VC activity ($2.3B across 135 deals in H1 2020).
Special COVID-19 Episode: Dan Shapiro
Back again, Dan Shapiro, CEO of Glowforge, discusses the Ear Savers they’ve been creating to help contribute during the COVID-19 crisis. With their “Two Million Essential Ears Initiative,” Glowforge is striving to provide one million free Ear Savers to anyone wearing a mask to keep us safe. He talks about how he’s shown up as a leader during this time, being grateful for Glowforge's open culture and why he ultimately decided to turn down the PPP money. Dan also shares an awesome new online learning platform for kids and some fun games to try during the stay-at-home order! See omnystudio.com/listener…
Glowforge and Lytics Turn Down ~$3.85M in Approved PPP Loans to Leave Aid for Smaller Businesses
Two venture-backed Pacific Northwest tech startups, Glowforge and Lytics, declined approved Paycheck Protection Program loans of about $1.85 million and $2 million respectively, choosing to leave funds for smaller businesses that lack access to capital after concluding they could avoid layoffs and survive the crisis.
Dan Shapiro
Four-time Founder, CEO and investor, Dan Shapiro, shares the ups and downs of his entrepreneurial journey thus far. Though he humbly attributes much of his success to privilege, Dan has worked hard, taken risks and followed an unconventional career path that has led him to become a board game inventor, author and record holder for the most backed 30-day crowdfunding campaign. Today, Dan is focused on building Glowforge, the iconic 3D laser printer company founded in 2014. The idea originated while he was creating Robot Turtles, the board game that teaches programming to kids. Now, his company is nearing 100…
People
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Dan Shapiro Founder, Co-founder and CEO, Executive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Mark Gosselin Founder, Co-founder, Executive Officer, Promoter
