Fireside Chat with Max Lobovsky, CEO of Formlabs
Max co-founded Formlabs from MIT Media Lab in 2011 and grew it into a $2B+ leader in professional additive manufacturing. A candid conversation on building a hardware company from scratch.
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Max Lobovsky, CEO and co-founder of Formlabs, joined TNT for an intimate fireside chat with student founders from MIT and Harvard.
Max co-founded Formlabs out of MIT Media Lab in 2011 and grew it into a $2B+ leader in professional additive manufacturing. With over 100,000 customers worldwide, Formlabs has become the gold standard in desktop 3D printing for professionals.
The conversation covered building a hardware company from scratch, the challenges of scaling manufacturing, fundraising for deep tech, and advice for student founders navigating the early stages of their startups.
About the Speaker
Max Lobovsky is the CEO and co-founder of Formlabs, one of the world's leading 3D printing companies. He founded Formlabs in 2011 while at MIT Media Lab and launched one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns in history. Under his leadership, Formlabs has raised over $300M in funding and built a global manufacturing and distribution operation.
TNT Fireside Chat Series
TNT's fireside chat series brings accomplished founders and executives for candid, off-the-record conversations with our community of student founders. Past and upcoming speakers come from companies spanning deep tech, AI, SaaS, and consumer.