# The Amazon of Additive Manufacturing with Markus Seibold of MakerVerse

- Show: [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack)
- Published: 2024-10-22
- Length: 37m
- Episode: 2
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-10-22-the-amazon-of-additive-manufacturing-with-markus-seibold-of-makerverse
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e33ddc13

## Summary

Markus Seibold, co-founder and CEO of MakerVerse, explains how he spun off the company from Siemens Energy to create a digital platform for industrial manufacturing. He details MakerVerse's use of machine learning and AI for auto-quoting, supplier selection, and predictive supply chain management to solve inefficiencies in on-demand manufacturing. The platform serves scale-ups and mid-sized companies by providing access to a vetted global supply chain covering additive, CNC, and sheet metal technologies.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-10-22-the-amazon-of-additive-manufacturing-with-markus-seibold-of-makerverse#t=4) Introduction: Markus Seibold and MakerVerse
- [1:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-10-22-the-amazon-of-additive-manufacturing-with-markus-seibold-of-makerverse#t=100) Origin Story: From Siemens Energy to Entrepreneurship
- [6:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-10-22-the-amazon-of-additive-manufacturing-with-markus-seibold-of-makerverse#t=394) MakerVerse Platform: Solving On-Demand Manufacturing Inefficiencies
- [13:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-10-22-the-amazon-of-additive-manufacturing-with-markus-seibold-of-makerverse#t=783) Target Customers: Scale-ups and Mid-sized Companies
- [21:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-10-22-the-amazon-of-additive-manufacturing-with-markus-seibold-of-makerverse#t=1293) AI and Machine Learning in Auto-Quoting and Supplier Selection
- [26:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-10-22-the-amazon-of-additive-manufacturing-with-markus-seibold-of-makerverse#t=1598) Startup Lessons: Product-Market Fit and MVP Iteration
- [31:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-10-22-the-amazon-of-additive-manufacturing-with-markus-seibold-of-makerverse#t=1905) Future Outlook: Digitalization and Global Expansion

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- MakerVerse (company)
- Siemens Energy (company)
- EOS (company)
- ChatGPT (tool)
- AlSi10Mg (material)
- PA12 (material)
- PA11 (material)

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