--- title: 'Startup Founder - China at Formlabs' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/startup-founder-china-formlabs-shenzhen-m412rcehgydz' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # Startup Founder - China at Formlabs - **Company:** Formlabs - **Location:** Shenzhen - **Compensation:** CNY 800k–CNY 1.2M - **Posted:** 2024-04-24 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://careers.formlabs.com/job/5643284/apply/?gh_jid=5643284 ## Job description Starting a company is no small feat. Whether you succeed or fail you can learn more about product development, leadership, and problem solving in a few years than most people will in a lifetime. If you are looking for a place to apply your hard won experiences and stretch yourself even further you should join Formlabs. At Formlabs you have the opportunity to tackle challenging engineering and business problems as part of a larger team. Many of our most successful leaders started businesses in the past. Formlabs’ infrastructure means that you can move faster and focus on answering the questions you care about without all of the distractions that come with running an entire business. Formlabs is building a technology company for the long term. The only way to reach that goal is with a team of independent, entrepreneurial leaders. We value people who have the drive and passion to change the company regardless of their background. Take your skills in hardware, marketing, software, sales, materials science, design, finance, operations, or manufacturing and apply them to a host of challenges spanning the product cycle from research and development to shipping at a global scale. The standards are high and the work is hard - but success here means that you will be changing fabrication for designers, engineers, researchers, health practitioners and artists everywhere. The Job: - Create products and services that define the future of digital manufacturing - Build and lead teams of talented individuals - Make crucial decisions that directly impact our core business - Work at the intersection of many complex disciplines - Get involved in all aspects of the company You: - Previously built a business.  A technology company is ideal, but all entrepreneurial experience is valuable - Experience creating multi-disciplinary technology products - Excel at hiring and leading teams - Able to work in a constantly changing environment - Have the hustle to do whatever it takes to get the job done - from developing new technologies to building partnerships and selling products We build amazing things.  Come join us! We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing. ## Compensation We are all owners of Formlabs and direct beneficiaries of our success. We believe that equity is a critical component of compensation at Formlabs, and we want our newest team members to understand the potential value of their equity compensation. Full time employees receive equity, in the form of RSUs. Your financial investment will grow with us in accordance to your impact. At Formlabs, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. Your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location and expected impact on the organization. The annual base pay range for this role is: ¥800,000—¥1,200,000 CNY ## About Formlabs ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Formlabs designs and manufactures professional desktop 3D printers, materials, and software that make industrial-quality additive manufacturing accessible to businesses across a wide range of industries. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series E, valuation $2B as of 2021) - **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, USA - **Founded**: 2011 - **Founders**: Max Lobovsky, Natan Linder, David Cranor (MIT graduate students) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: 3D printing hardware, software, and materials; additive manufacturing - **Target customers**: B2B — from small businesses and entrepreneurs to large enterprises in medical, automotive, aerospace, footwear, consumer goods, and education - **Mission/purpose**: “Enable anyone to make anything” – expanding access to digital fabrication through affordable, professional 3D printing ## Products & Services - **SLA 3D Printers (Form 3, Form 3L, Form 4)**: Desktop stereolithography printers that deliver industrial part quality, precision, and repeatability. - **SLS 3D Printers (Fuse 1, Fuse 1+)**: Selective laser sintering printers for functional, end-use nylon parts. - **Proprietary Materials**: Over 45 formulations including standard resins, engineering resins, dental materials, and jewelry casting resins. - **PreForm Software**: Free slicing and print preparation software optimized for Formlabs printers. - **Fleet Management Software**: Cloud-based platform for managing multiple printers, tracking usage, and automating workflows. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: $2B (reported during the $150M Series E round in 2021) - **Key Metric**: Total funding of over $250M across rounds (Series A–E); 130,000+ printers sold and 300M+ parts printed globally - **Notable Investors/Partners**: New Enterprise Associates (NEA), DFJ, Tyche Partners, and other leading venture firms; customers include “global leaders” in medical, automotive, aerospace, and footwear - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 750+ employees (up from ~550 in recent years); 161 active job postings as of mid-2026, with +631.8% year-over-year growth in postings; expansion into 8 global offices across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific; new manufacturing facility in Millbury, OH ## Competitive Advantages - **Vertical integration**: In-house design of hardware, software, and materials ensures a tightly optimized user experience and rapid iteration - **Proprietary ecosystem**: 45+ materials that work exclusively with Formlabs printers, creating a strong lock-in and consistent quality - **Accessibility + quality**: First to bring SLA and SLS to the professional desktop market at a fraction of the cost of industrial systems - **Scale and brand trust**: Over 130,000 printers in the field, used in 10+ industries, giving Formlabs the largest installed base of any professional desktop 3D printing company ## Strategic Focus - **Global expansion**: Deepening presence in Asia (Shenzhen, Tokyo, Singapore) and Europe (Berlin, Budapest) - **Manufacturing scale**: Building out production capacity in Millbury, Ohio to meet growing demand - **New market segments**: Developing specialized materials and application-specific printers for dental, jewelry, and mass-customization use cases - **Software and services**: Enhancing fleet management and workflow automation to move “from prototyping to production” ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Employees describe a culture of “curiosity, autonomy, and results” with a collaborative, hands-on environment. The company invests in community initiatives around access and education. - **Work model**: Hybrid and onsite roles available across eight global offices; some remote positions (e.g., field service technicians). Locations include Boston (HQ), Millbury, Milwaukee, Berlin, Budapest, Shenzhen, Tokyo, and Singapore. - **Perks & engineering culture**: Strong R&D focus with roles spanning hardware, software, materials science, and product management. The interview process is designed to be collaborative, and the company encourages internal mobility. - **Impact**: Directly work on products that enable “lifesaving medical devices” and “Hollywood blockbusters” – a tangible, mission-driven outcome. ## Sources 1. [Formlabs Company Page](https://formlabs.com/company/) 2. [Formlabs Careers](https://careers.formlabs.com/) 3. [Formlabs All Open Roles](https://careers.formlabs.com/all-open-roles/) 4. [Formlabs LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/formlabs) 5. 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