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Bre Pettis

Business Owner at Bantam Tools

New York City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Bre Pettis is the Business Owner at Bantam Tools, having previously served as the CEO and Co-Founder of MakerBot. Known for founding Bold Machines and Bre & Co., Pettis has a strong background in entrepreneurship and a track record of success in the 3D printing industry. Pettis has made significant contributions to the field of 3D printing through his leadership roles at MakerBot and innovative ventures like Bold Machines and Bre & Co., while also demonstrating a keen eye for investing in promising startups such as Expertrons and Glowforge.

Work Experience 

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Bantam Tools

  • Business Owner

    2017 - Current

    Bantam Tools™ Desktop Milling Machines provide professional reliability and precision at an affordable price.

Bre & Co.

  • Founder

    2015

    At Bre and Co. we make beautiful heirloom-quality gifts using advanced manufacturing techniques, great design, and craftsmanship.

Bold Machines

  • Founder

    2014

    Bold Machines is a design workshop.

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MakerBot

  • CEO and Co-Founder

    2009 - 2014

    I cofounded and ran MakerBot until 2014. Then I ran a design workshop for Stratasys for a year until June 2015.

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Etsy

  • Video Production

    2008 - 2009

Etsy is an e-commerce site and a smartphone application for buying and selling handmade and vintage items.

Raised $97,256,127.00 from Elliott Investment Management, Dragoneer Investment Group and TPG.

etsy.com

http://imakethings.com

  • Owner

    2000 - 2009

Rocketboom

  • correspondent

    2005 - 2008

MakeZine

  • Video Producer

    2005 - 2007

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Seattle Public Schools

  • Art Teacher

    1999 - 2006

    I taught art, language arts, math, music, drama, and dance to small and medium sized children.

Seattle Public Schools Transportation will mail General education students within the 1.5 mile walk zone will not receive notification.

ecksteinms.seattleschools.org

Floathe Johnson Associates

  • Library Assistant

    1985 - 1990

Education 

Investments 

Expertrons

Seed

Total funding: $2M

CARMERA

Series Unknown

Total funding: $26M

Nautilus Labs

Seed

Total funding: $13M

Happy Any Hour

Seed

Total funding amount not yet available

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