A groundbreaking 3D printing business that got its start as a three-person company in the Hamilton County Business Development Center recently raised $11 million in funding to propel its next phase of growth.
“Branch’s process is pioneering in and of itself,” said John McCabe, director of communications and advanced concepts designer for Branch Technology. “The way we print, no one else does or can. All the hardware, software and material is developed in-house.”
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The company, which launched in 2014, has teams of algorithm scientists and physicists, among other technically skilled employees, and growing those teams as Branch expands into large commercial contracts for its products is a key goal, McCabe said. There are about 32 Branch employees now, and he estimates the company will add another seven or eight in the coming year.
“There’s not just a single focus area,” he said. “Every team will get some new talent infused into it.”