Robert Bosch Venture Capital has supplied a $5m extension to bring the round, already backed by Dell, BMW and General Electric, to a $55m second close.

US-based on-demand manufacturing platform Xometry increased its latest funding round to $55m today following a $5m extension provided by Robert Bosch Venture Capital, the investment unit of industrial group Bosch.

Xometry had obtained an initial $50m in May 2019 from Dell Technologies Capital, BMW i Ventures and GE Ventures, respective corporate venturing division of computer vendor Dell, carmaker BMW and industrial conglomerate General Electric.

Greenspring Associates led the $50m first close, which also featured Maryland Venture Fund, Foundry Group,…

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Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.