Fictiv vs PTC
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Digital manufacturing platform connecting hardware companies with vetted CNC, injection molding, and 3D printing partners; $192M raised competing with Xometry and Protolabs for on-demand parts.
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Fictiv is a digital manufacturing platform and global manufacturing network that connects product teams with vetted manufacturing partners for on-demand CNC machining, injection molding, 3D printing (FDM, SLA, SLS, DMLS), urethane casting, and sheet metal fabrication — enabling hardware companies to get parts made in days to weeks with instant online quoting, design for manufacturability feedback, and quality inspection without managing their own manufacturing relationships. Founded in 2013 in San Francisco, Fictiv raised approximately $192 million in total funding including a $100 million Series E in 2021.
Boston industrial CAD/PLM software (NASDAQ: PTC); FY2025 8.5% ARR growth, Kepware/ThingWorx IoT divested to TPG (Nov 2025) under new CEO Neil Barua competing with Siemens Teamcenter for discrete manufacturer PLM.
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PTC Inc. is a Boston, Massachusetts-based industrial software company — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: PTC) as an S&P 500 component — providing computer-aided design (CAD), product lifecycle management (PLM), application lifecycle management (ALM), service lifecycle management (SLM), and industrial IoT software to manufacturers across aerospace, defense, automotive, medical devices, and industrial machinery. In FY2025 (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025), PTC reported 8.5% ARR growth and 16% free cash flow growth, with Q4 FY2025 revenue up 39% in constant currency and 18% year-over-year. CEO Neil Barua took over from long-tenured CEO James Heppelmann in February 2024 and introduced the "Barua Blueprint" refocusing PTC on its core CAD/PLM/ALM/SLM strengths. In November 2025, PTC announced the divestiture of its industrial IoT assets — Kepware and ThingWorx — to TPG, sharpening its portfolio around design and lifecycle management software. PTC's product portfolio includes Creo (3D parametric CAD for mechanical engineers), Windchill (PLM for product data and process management), Onshape (cloud-native CAD platform), and Arena (cloud-native PLM/QMS).
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