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Software for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service, enabling businesses to transition to digital strategies with tools for SEO and social media.
HubSpot, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, develops and markets comprehensive software for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service. The company provides a suite of integrated tools, including blog hosting, email marketing, lead tracking, and content creation, specifically designed to help businesses transition from traditional outbound to modern inbound strategies by leveraging SEO and social media. Operating on a software subscription model, HubSpot became a public entity, listed on the NYSE under the ticker HUBS, following its initial public offering on October 9, 2014. Prior to its IPO, the company demonstrated significant growth, with revenue increasing from $255,000 in 2007 to $15.6 million in 2010. HubSpot serves a broad range of businesses seeking to adopt digital inbound methodologies for their marketing, sales, and customer service operations. The organization was founded in 2006 by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah.
Hubs has raised $31.5M across 3 funding rounds.
Hubs has raised $31.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
# Hubs: On-Demand Manufacturing Platform
Hubs is now Protolabs Network, an on-demand manufacturing platform that provides digital manufacturing services including 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection molding for custom parts from prototypes to production.[2] The company pairs in-house factories with a globally vetted network of manufacturers to deliver comprehensive manufacturing solutions with quality assurance and program management support.
Protolabs Network (formerly Hubs) solves a critical problem in product development: the gap between prototyping and production manufacturing. Rather than requiring companies to maintain relationships with multiple vendors or invest in expensive in-house manufacturing capabilities, the platform offers instant quoting, rapid turnaround, and access to hundreds of manufacturers through a single digital interface.[2]
The company serves product teams across industries—from aerospace and automotive to robotics and medical devices—who need geometrically complex or cosmetic parts manufactured at scale. Its value proposition centers on speed, quality consistency, and breadth of capabilities, eliminating the traditional friction of sourcing, negotiating, and managing multiple manufacturing partners.
Protolabs Network operates at the intersection of digital transformation and manufacturing. As hardware innovation accelerates across robotics, electric vehicles, aerospace, and medical technology, the traditional manufacturing supply chain has become a bottleneck. The company enables the "move fast and iterate" ethos of software development to apply to physical products.
The platform's growth reflects broader trends: the rise of distributed manufacturing networks, increasing demand for customization, and the need for faster time-to-market in hardware-intensive industries. By digitizing and automating manufacturing procurement, Protolabs Network reduces friction that historically slowed product development cycles.
Protolabs Network is positioned to capture increasing demand from companies building complex hardware in high-growth sectors like autonomous vehicles, drone technology, and medical innovation. The rebranding from Hubs to Protolabs Network signals confidence in the integrated manufacturing model and suggests the company is expanding beyond its original positioning.
The company's ability to maintain quality consistency across a distributed network while offering speed comparable to in-house manufacturing represents a genuine competitive advantage. As hardware development becomes more central to AI, robotics, and climate tech innovation, platforms that democratize access to manufacturing capabilities will become increasingly valuable infrastructure.
Hubs has raised $31.5M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $20.0M Series C in March 2019.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2019 | $20M Series C | Endeit Capital | Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Balderton Capital, TOM Hulme, Notion Capital, Elies Campo, Arthur K., Erik DE Bruijn, EQT Ventures, KEN Bronfin | Announced |
| Jul 1, 2016 | $7M Series B | TED Persson | Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Balderton Capital, TOM Hulme, Notion Capital, Arthur K., Marcel Beemsterboer | Announced |
| Sep 2, 2014 | $4.5M Series A | Mark Evans | — | Announced |
Hubs has raised $31.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Hubs's investors include Endeit Capital, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Balderton Capital, Tom Hulme, Notion Capital, Elies Campo, Arthur K., Erik de Bruijn, EQT Ventures, Ken Bronfin, Ted Persson.