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Nano Dimension
Nano Dimension was founded in 2014 in Israel and later relocated its headquarters to Waltham, Massachusetts, led by CEO Yoav Stern.
Nano Dimension
Nano Dimension was founded in 2014 in Israel and later relocated its headquarters to Waltham, Massachusetts, led by CEO Yoav Stern. The company originally focused on producing 3D-printed electronics and advanced additive manufacturing systems. Its wealth does not come from a family fortune but from its Nasdaq listing, where it raised hundreds of millions in equity during the 2020-2021 technology rally. Its strategy centers on acquiring and consolidating underperforming 3D-printing companies. Asset-class coverage spans public equities, private M&A, and intellectual property. The firm builds positions in publicly traded peers through open-market purchases and tender offers. In 2023, Nano Dimension accumulated a 28% stake in Desktop Metal and a 25% stake in Markforged, two Massachusetts-based 3D-printing companies, attempting to force board changes and eventual acquisitions. It has also launched full buyout bids, including a $18-per-share all-cash offer for Desktop Metal, which was later terminated (per Bloomberg, 2023). Geographically, it operates R&D and manufacturing from Munich, Germany and Cambridge, UK, while managing corporate strategy from the United States. As of mid-2025, Nano Dimension holds significant stakes in two public companies and operates its own additive manufacturing business. The firm employs activist tactics—proxy fights, open letters, and tender offers—from its corporate treasury. In March 2024, Nano Dimension filed a preliminary proxy statement to nominate directors to the board of Desktop Metal as part of an ongoing control campaign (per the firm's SEC filings, 2024). It maintains a dual structure as both an operating company and a strategic investment vehicle, blurring the line between industrial firm and asset manager. The structural differentiator is its reliance on a liquid public stock as its primary source of capital for conducting M&A. Unlike a typical private equity or venture fund with committed capital, Nano Dimension raises funds from public equity offerings to finance its consolidation strategy. This model links its acquisition pace directly to market sentiment and its own share price, creating a volatile feedback loop between operations and dealmaking not present in standard family-office or private-partnership structures.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2014
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Waltham
Corporate office
Waltham, MA, United States
Additional offices
Munich, Germany · Cambridge, United Kingdom
Principals
Yoav Stern
CEO
Ofir Baharav
Executive Chairman
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Nano Dimension?
CEO Yoav Stern and Executive Chairman Ofir Baharav lead strategic decisions. Stern acts as the public face of its activist campaigns and M&A strategy. The board of directors formally approves major equity raises and acquisition offers.
Is Nano Dimension a family office or an asset manager?
It is neither. Nano Dimension is structured as a publicly traded operating company on Nasdaq that also functions as a strategic investment vehicle. It uses its corporate balance sheet, funded by public equity offerings, to acquire large stakes in peers. This makes it distinct from a traditional family office, which manages private wealth.
How does Nano Dimension source its proprietary deal flow?
Its deal flow comes from publicly listed 3D-printing and additive manufacturing companies. The firm identifies underperforming peers, accumulates open-market shares, and launches public activist campaigns. Targets are typically companies with fragmented ownership and lagging stock performance.
Does Nano Dimension participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Nano Dimension only engages in direct investments, focusing on acquiring significant minority or controlling stakes in corporate targets. It does not commit capital to external private equity or venture capital funds, operating exclusively as a direct strategic acquirer.
What is Nano Dimension's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
The firm does not co-invest alongside external general partners in the traditional private-equity sense. Its transactions are corporate M&A deals executed from its own balance sheet. It has, however, made tender offers directly to public shareholders of its targets.
Which sectors does Nano Dimension explicitly avoid?
Nano Dimension focuses narrowly on additive manufacturing and advanced 3D-printing technologies. It does not invest in software, services, or traditional manufacturing outside of this niche, concentrating its capital only where it can apply consolidation pressure to industry peers.
How is Nano Dimension's dealmaking capital structured?
Capital comes from public equity sales on Nasdaq, not from closed-end fund commitments. This creates a unique dynamic: the firm's ability to make large acquisitions depends heavily on its stock price and market conditions, unlike a fund with dry powder locked in from limited partners.
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