A Sheffield-based startup backed by Innovate UK and 3D printing inventor Scott Crump has launched a crowdfunding campaign.

Fyous, a pioneer of polymorphic manufacturing, has launched a £1.5m equity crowdfunding round to advance and expand its ‘shape-shifting’ tooling technologies.

The funding round, which is now open on Crowdcube, builds on a £1.3m raise from angel investors in 2025, and allows a wider range of investors to own a stake in Fyous at a £25m valuation.

Fyous says it has a waitlist of manufacturers for its machines in the footwear and dental sectors and has already received expressions of interest to join this round worth £724,000.