# Tyler Benster

> Tyler Benster is a seed investor at Asimov Ventures (Seattle) backing Printing and 3D Printing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Asimov Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asimov-ventures)
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2020
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerbenster
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/tbenst
- Website: https://x.com/tbenst

Tyler Benster is a seed investor at Asimov Ventures in Seattle focused on Printing and 3D Printing. Tyler Benster is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Asimov Ventures & he attended Stanford University in 2017.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Printing | 1 | 50% |
| 3D Printing | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| 3D Technology | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Denmark | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Particle3D | Particle3D (P3D) is a Danish biomedical engineering company founded in 2017. The company is based on more than 3 years of research and is currently developing patient-fitted bone replacement implants from natural materials through 3D printing. The mission is to revolutionize the treatment of craniofacial patients by providing state of the artsolutions that will optimize the value chain for health care professionals, the health care system and most importantly the patients. Benefits of the technology include better aesthetic and functional outcomes for the patients, faster recovery and fewer complications, less complicated surgery and higher hospital productivity. The company aims at setting new standards in craniofacial reconstruction and will play a major role in a market segment with a very interesting commercial potential. | $3.8M | Seed | Apr 14, 2020 |  |
| Fabric8Labs | Fabric8Labs developed a unique process that is an intuitive combination of two mature technologies: Stereo-Lithography and Electro-Deposition. |  | Convertible Note | Nov 15, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [West Hill Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/west-hill-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Asimov Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Asimov Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City and Seattle. Asimov Ventures invests in their areas of expertise: 3D Printing and Robotics. When Asimov Ventures is lucky enough to meet founders in relentless pursuit of opportunity, their hope is that they will choose them as a partner.

3 contacts available at Asimov Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Meckler | Team Member at Asimov Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-meckler |
| John Meckler | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-meckler |
| Tyler Benster | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tyler-benster |

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## FAQ

### What does Tyler Benster invest in?

Tyler Benster invests primarily in Printing, 3D Printing and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Denmark. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tyler Benster last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tyler Benster closed in Apr 2020. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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