Mergers and acquisitions
On April 16, 2012, Stratasys announced that it agreed to merge with privately held Objet Ltd., a leading manufacturer of 3D printers based in Rehovot, Israel, in an all-stock transaction. Stratasys shareholders were expected to own 55 percent of the combined company, and Objet shareholders would own 45 percent. The merger was completed on December 3, 2012; the market capitalization of the new company was approximately $3.0 billion.[29]
On June 19, 2013, MakerBot Industries announced that it was purchased by Stratasys for $403 million.[30]
On April 2, 2014, Stratasys announced that they had entered into definitive agreements to acquire Solid Concepts and Harvest Technologies, which will be combined with RedEye, its existing digital manufacturing service business, to establish a single additive manufacturing services business unit.[31] The acquisition was finalized on July 15, 2014.[32]
In February 2016, Stratasys announced an investment in Israeli company Massivit to promote and deploy Massivit 3D's proprietary super-sized 3D printing solutions.
On November 4, 2016, Inkbit announced that Stratasys led an equity funding round with DSM Venturing to propel production of its Vision-based, artificial intelligence additive manufacturing platform.[33]
On December 9, 2020, Stratasys announced a deal to acquire San Francisco-based Origin for $100 million.[34] The acquisition was finalized on December 31, 2020.[35]
On April 27, 2021, Stratasys announced the Stratasys Origin One, an updated version of the Origin One 3D Printer targeted towards production applications.[36]
In 2021, Stratasys acquired the outstanding shares of Xaar 3D, which Stratasys purchased from Xaar. Xaar 3D provides 3D printers using SAF Selective Absorption Fusion technology, a type of powder bed fusion. This technology is designed to 3D print polymer production parts at volume. The first printer used the technology is called the H350.[37]
In 2021, Stratasys announced the acquisition of RP Support Ltd. (RPS), which makes large stereolithography 3D printers.[38]
On May 12, 2022, MakerBot and Ultimaker announced plans to merge. The new single company is to be backed by NPM Capital and MakerBot-owner Stratasys and co-led by existing CEOs Nadav Goshen and Jürgen von Hollen.[39]
In October 2022, Stratasys acquired the Berkeley-headquartered quality assurance software company Riven.[40]
April 5, 2023 Stratasys Completes Acquisition of Covestro’s Additive Manufacturing Materials Business[41]
In March 2024, Stratasys acquired the intellectual property portfolio of Arevo, a Silicon Valley-based company specializing in continuous carbon fiber 3D printing.[42]
In May 2025, Stratasys acquired the key assets and operations of Forward AM Technologies GmbH, formerly part of BASF to expand the company's 3D printing materials portfolio.[43]
In July 2025, Stratasys acquired a collection of assets from Nexa3D, including Intellectual Property (IP) and equipment. [44]
