# ARRIS Composites

> ARRIS Composites is a Berkeley-based advanced manufacturing company that invented Additive Molding, a patented process for mass-producing continuous-fiber thermoplastic composite parts. The technology lets brands replace metal and plastic with lighter, stronger, more sustainable parts - and do it at consumer-electronics volumes.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, California, United States
- **Founders:** Ethan Escowitz (Co-founder, former CEO, Board Member), Riley Reese (Co-founder, CEO (formerly CTO)), Erick Davidson (Co-founder, Chief Engineer)
- **Team size:** ~62 (as of 2025)
- **Products:** Additive Molding, Composite components, Carbon fiber bicycle spokes & insoles
- **Notable:** Invented and patented Additive Molding for continuous-fiber thermoplastic composites., Raised over $157M in total funding from strategic and venture investors., Built U.S. production capacity in Berkeley plus operations in Taiwan and Malaysia.

## Products & services

- **Additive Molding** — Patented end-to-end manufacturing platform combining robotic placement of thermoplastic prepreg tapes with high-volume compression molding to make continuous-fiber composite parts.
- **Composite components** — Production parts for consumer electronics, footwear, bicycles, drones, automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers.
- **Carbon fiber bicycle spokes & insoles** — Reference products demonstrating the platform's ability to deliver lightweight, high-performance composite parts at scale.

## Achievements

- Invented and patented Additive Molding for continuous-fiber thermoplastic composites.
- Raised over $157M in total funding from strategic and venture investors.
- Built U.S. production capacity in Berkeley plus operations in Taiwan and Malaysia.
- Recognized by CompositesWorld, Fast Company, and 3DPrint.com as a leader in advanced composites manufacturing.

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Raised an additional $34M, including new strategic investment from Chuo Malleable Iron.
- **2023** — Riley Reese appointed CEO; Ethan Escowitz transitions to board.
- **2021-11** — Closed $88.5M Series C led by XN.

## Links

- Website: https://arriscomposites.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arriscomposites
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/arriscomposites
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arriscomposites
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arriscomposites/

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Last updated: 2026-05-19