The manufacturing services provider has now raised about $29m this year, after BMW i Ventures led a round that included existing investor GE Ventures.

BMW i Ventures, the strategic investment arm of automotive manufacturer BMW, has led a $15m round for US-based on-demand manufacturing platform Xometry.

The round, which took Xometry’s total funding to $38m, also featured GE Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of industrial product and appliance manufacturer General Electric, and venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners.

Xometry has developed a machine learning-equipped software platform that allows designers to upload a 3D model of their product, at which point it gives them feedback…