3DEO, Inc.

Torrance, CA · Founded 2016 · Materials · Defunct

Low-cost metal additive manufacturing system using inkjet-based binder jetting for industrial-grade stainless steel parts

New patent · Oct 13

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · 3deo.co

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Torrance, CA
Founded: 2016
Latest Form D: $14M, Jan 2021
Total capital: $34M

Federal grants: $1.1M; 3 awards · 2016–2018; Rank in peer group#14 of 23
Private capital raised: $32.9M; 4 Form D · last Jan 2021; 70 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 7; 18 pending · first 2018; Rank in peer group#3 of 23

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jan 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$14M
Jul 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$3M
Feb 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$14.1M
Oct 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Target 3D Position Tracking in Large Airborne Swarms$150K
Mar 2018Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: An Affordable Metal Additive Manufacturing Machine$750K
May 2017Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.9M
Dec 2016Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: An Affordable Metal Additive Manufacturing Machine$225K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

5months

from 3DEO, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Dec 2016: NSF · $225K
First Form D · May 2017: $1.9M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 23 peers

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Materials · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#3 · top 13%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Payman TorabiResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 5 patents
MATTHEW PETROSResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $975K in grants as PI
DAVID BURNSDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
KEN HOODDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
MARK SPOTODirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
MATTHEW SANDExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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NATE REDMONDDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 7 granted of 25

Oct 13, 2026New patentDevices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingUSPTOUS 12,759,229
Jun 4, 2026PendingDevices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingUSPTOApplication 19356849
Jan 23, 2025PendingDevices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingUSPTOApplication 18905114

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Devices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingOct 13, 2026 · US 12,759,229Granted
Devices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingJun 4, 2026 · Application 19356849Pending
Devices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingJan 23, 2025 · Application 18905114Pending
Devices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingNov 12, 2024 · US 12,138,857Granted
Robotics For Three-dimensional PrintingAug 27, 2024 · US 12,070,861Granted
System And Method For An Airborne Mapping LIDARDec 22, 2022 · Application 17845044Pending
Methods And Devices For 3D PrintingFeb 24, 2022 · Application 17234374Pending
Devices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingJul 8, 2021 · Application 17209530Pending
Devices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingMar 11, 2021 · Application 16998503Pending
Devices, Systems And Methods For Printing Three-dimensional ObjectsJan 21, 2021 · Application 16983812Pending
System And Method For Wide-area SurveillanceNov 3, 2020 · US 10,823,825Granted
Devices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingOct 6, 2020 · US 10,792,731Granted
Devices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingAug 11, 2020 · US 10,737,323Granted
Devices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingJun 5, 2018 · US 9,987,682Granted
Devices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingApplication 62446291Pending
System And Method For An Airborne Mapping LIDARApplication PCTUS2022034432Pending
System And Method For An Airborne Mapping LIDARApplication 63213514Pending
Robotics For Three-dimensional PrintingApplication 63009867Pending
Methods And Devices For 3D PrintingApplication PCTUS2019057502Pending
Devices, Systems And Methods For Printing Three-dimensional ObjectsApplication PCTUS2019016879Pending
Methods And Devices For 3D PrintingApplication 62749522Pending
Devices, Systems And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingApplication 62627597Pending
Devices, Systems And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingApplication 62627610Pending
System And Method For Wide-area SurveillanceApplication PCTUS2017030489Pending
Devices And Methods For Three-dimensional PrintingApplication 62484059Pending

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.