InfiMaker Raises Tens of Millions in Pre-A+ Round

Desktop manufacturing startup InfiMaker has raised tens of millions of dollars in a Pre-A+ funding round, TechNode reported.

The round sits between the company's early-stage backing and a future Series A. Pre-A+ deals typically let a startup extend its runway, scale production, or strengthen its market position before institutional investors set a formal Series A valuation. TechNode did not name the investors or disclose the exact figure.

Who is InfiMaker?

InfiMaker builds desktop manufacturing hardware — machines sized for a desk rather than a factory floor. The company joins a cohort of Chinese hardware startups using compact, affordable equipment to push production tools into small workshops, design studios and schools.

The sector's logic is simple. Desktop machines cut the cost and delay of prototyping. A designer can test a part in hours instead of shipping it to an external plant and waiting days.

What does a Pre-A+ round signal?

A Pre-A+ round means existing or new backers added capital without triggering the full valuation process a Series A requires. Investors often use this structure when a startup shows traction but needs more time — or more proof — before a larger raise.

For InfiMaker, the tens of millions raised suggest backers see demand for desktop manufacturing tools. TechNode's report gives no revenue figures, valuation, or investor names.

Why desktop manufacturing draws capital now

Hardware startups once struggled to raise early money. Machines cost money to build, inventory ties up cash, and margins arrive late. That calculus has shifted as component prices fell and small-batch production became routine.

Desktop manufacturing sits at the cheap end of that shift. The pitch: put factory-grade capability on a desk at consumer-grade prices.

InfiMaker has now banked the capital to test that pitch at scale. The next milestone investors will watch is a formal Series A — and the valuation it sets.