# David Moodie

> David Moodie is the founder and CEO of Foundry Lab, which combines printed ceramic molds and automated casting to produce metal parts without conventional hard tooling. An industrial designer trained at Victoria University of Wellington, he previously worked at Designbrand and established the consultancy Makegood. His experiments became a venture-backed business serving manufacturing applications, with operations in Austin and research and development in New Zealand.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Foundry Lab
- **Organizations:** Foundry Lab, Makegood, Designbrand
- **Education:** Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design), Victoria University of Wellington
- **Known for:** Founded Foundry Lab and developed its digital metal casting approach with his team., Named co-inventor on US11975384B2, Casting mould, granted May 7, 2024., Led the company through a US$8 million Series A in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2000–2004** — Studied industrial design at Victoria University of Wellington.
- **After university; dates unspecified** — Worked at Designbrand in Island Bay, then founded Makegood and worked from the 1st Assembly creative hub in Lower Hutt.
- **2017** — The company’s historical timeline dates domestic microwave experiments to this year.
- **2018** — WNT Ventures announced Foundry Lab as a Fund 2 investment on December 10.
- **2020** — Founders Fund and Promus Ventures participated in seed financing; the company’s historical timeline records its first Gen1 system build.
- **2021** — Foundry Lab raised a US$8 million Series A led by Blackbird; an aluminum brake-shoe demonstration went from CAD to casting in under eight hours.
- **2022** — Foundry Lab debuted at Formnext.
- **2023** — Opened a California demonstration center; announced work with Eaton on aluminum parts incorporating stainless steel pins.
- **2024** — DMC-3 launched commercially in the United States in June; NJII announced its purchase in November.
- **2025** — Appeared on Tool or Die on March 11 and TechMates on March 27; listed as an April 9 AeroDef speaker.
- **By October 2026** — Public posts confirm Moodie has moved to Austin, while Foundry Lab retains R&D in New Zealand.

## Achievements

- Founded Foundry Lab and developed its digital metal casting approach with his team.
- Named co-inventor on US11975384B2, Casting mould, granted May 7, 2024.
- Led the company through a US$8 million Series A in 2021.
- Oversaw development toward a commercial DMC-3 purchase by NJII in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research checked October 25: his public LinkedIn posts confirm a move to Austin and continuing New Zealand R&D. This is a verification month, not a claimed relocation date.
- **2025-04** — AeroDef listed Moodie to speak on April 9 about next-generation casting and US manufacturing.
- **2025-03** — Discussed casting, workforce constraints and US expansion in Tool or Die and TechMates interviews.
- **2024-11** — NJII announced its DMC-3 purchase on November 22.

## Links

- Website: https://foundrylab.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-moodie-b7b92ab/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/DavidMoodie_

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Last updated: 2026-10-25