Bambu Lab Launches New Crowdfunding Feature on MakerWorld

Bambu Lab, the commercial 3D printer manufacturer, has introduced a new crowdfunding feature on its collaborative 3D model platform, MakerWorld. Called MakerWorld Crowdfunding, the tool enables users to financially support 3D printing projects they want to see come to life. Crowdfunding has long played a key role in the growth of the 3D printing industry, supporting companies like Formlabs and Creality. Bambu Lab itself saw crowdfunding success with its 2022 Kickstarter campaign for the X1 series. With this new feature, the company is now offering creators a way to promote and expand their projects directly within the Bambu Lab user community.

In a blog post published by Bambu Lab on July 30, 2025 the company announced the launch of the feature and shared their mission with the tool: “We’ve seen so many incredible ideas that never get built because they’re too big, too complex, or require resources that individual creators just don’t have,” Bambu Lab said. “The crowdfunding feature is our answer to that problem.”

MakerWorld Crowdfunding allows users to browse and support unique projects.

According to Bambu Lab, a key benefit to crowdfunding through MakerWorld is that the community already understands 3D printing and is seeking out the kinds of projects makers want to create. The message was clear: they are seeking projects that are “ambitious and complex”—“your wildest ideas.”