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Glowforge
Basic information
Founded 2014
Legal Structure
Industry Laser cutters
Also known as
Official website https://glowforge.com

Glowforge's laser cutters, machines that use a laser to cut through materials or engrave their surfaces,[1] cannot be used without an online account: the terms say that to use a Product, "you must register for an account and connect to our Service".[2] A machine cost $899.00 to $7,999.00 in Glowforge's online shop on November 12, 2026,[3] and the terms let the company offering the Service discontinue that Service "temporarily or permanently, without notice" and say the company "will have no liability whatsoever" on account of any change to the Service.[2] The terms dated November 9, 2026 name that company as Structured Light Group, LLC (SLG), and let it end an owner's access when it decides, in its "sole and absolute discretion", that a violation has occurred.[2]

The version of the terms dated July 31, 2024 added an item saying users of the Service agree not to "Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Service", and barred customers whose accounts are terminated or suspended "for any reason" from registering new ones; neither is in the version dated July 30, 2024, and both are in the November 9, 2026 terms.[4][5][2]

Laser cutters and prices

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In April 2018 TechCrunch, a technology news site, described Glowforge as a hardware startup that made a desktop laser cutter and engraver for home or office use.[6] In September 2015 Creative Bloq, an art and design website, wrote that the Glowforge, then available to pre-order, used a laser to cut straight through materials such as wood, fabric & paper, or to engrave the surface of materials such as glass & stone.[1] It described the "Glowforge interface" as "a web app that works on Mac, PC and tablets".[1]

In February 2015 Glowforge called the machine it was building "the first 3D laser printer".[7] Co-founder Tony Wright said in an interview published on Y Combinator's blog in February 2016 that calling it a "Laser Cutter / Engraver" "would’ve been a terrible decision if our goal is to sell this to consumers".[8]

The printers page of Glowforge's online shop listed four machines on November 12, 2026, two with CO2 lasers and two with diode lasers; the page's comparison table marked only the CO2 machines as working "with glass & clear materials":[3]

  • Glowforge Pro HD, a CO2 laser, at a regular price of $7,999.00[3]
  • Glowforge Plus HD, a CO2 laser, at a regular price of $6,999.00[3]
  • Glowforge Aura, a diode laser, on sale for $999.00 against a regular price of $1,199.00[3]
  • Glowforge Spark, a diode laser, at a regular price of $899.00[3]

Internet connection and account requirement

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Glowforge's terms of purchase & service, in the version dated November 9, 2026, state:

The wireless hardware Product will not work without an Internet connection and an account on the Service.[2]

The same terms define the Service as the company's "hosted service, which controls the Product", which also "stores Content" & gives access to additional purchases.[2] The terms also say:

If you violate the Terms, you may not be able to use the wireless hardware Product or certain features of the wireless hardware Product. SLG will not be liable for your inability to use any Product.[2]

The version dated July 20, 2016 already said "You must be connected to the online service in order to use the Product."[9] The "will not work without an Internet connection" sentence is absent from that 2016 version[9] & present in the version dated February 20, 2018,[10] and that 2018 version already described the Service as one that "controls the wireless hardware product".[10]

Glowforge's help center says owners "need Wi-Fi and internet connectivity" to use the machine, and that the connection "lets you connect to the cloud servers hosted by Google", which the company says it uses for "many of the coolest features".[11] Its FAQ says owners need the connection only to start a print & that a print finishes if the connection drops while printing.[12]

Caleb Kraft wrote in a January 2024 review for maker magazine Make: that the machine has no physical connection or local Wi-Fi hotspot & that "You have to connect to their cloud"; during periods of unreliable internet, he could not use the laser cutter.[13] Kraft wrote that the cloud requirement made him think of other hardware that had become inoperable "because the company couldn’t keep the servers up", naming Pebble, Chumby & LittlePrinters.[13] In a January 2023 review for technology site ZDNET, Charles McLellan wrote that Wi-Fi is the only connection between a computer & the Glowforge & that "an internet connection is required for print processing".[14]

Dan Shapiro, a Glowforge co-founder,[15] wrote in a September 24, 2015 blog post that "Glowforge is powered by the cloud" & committed to "release a copy of the firmware under GPL", a license, when the machine launched.[16] Merriam-Webster defines firmware as "computer programs contained permanently in a hardware device (such as a read-only memory)".[17] Shapiro wrote:

Glowforge firmware is user-flashable, so you’ve got both an escape hatch (if something happens to us) and a platform to experiment with.[16]

PCMag's encyclopedia says "Today's firmware chips are often flash memory, which can be updated in place".[18]

A later Glowforge post, "Publishing our firmware", said that the day after its launch the company had said "we’d open source our firmware", and that it was publishing links to the third-party open source software in the firmware & "the kernel modules responsible for lower-level hardware operation", adding that "the current software release doesn’t include all the files in the firmware".[19] The same post said modifying the firmware is "not recommended" & voids the warranty.[19] The current warranty page says "replacing the software or firmware" voids the Limited Warranty,[20] & the terms say a modification "may cause loss of access to the Service or loss of some or all functionality" of the machine.[2] On July 24, 2026, Glowforge's staff account "dan" posted on the company's community forum: "Should something happen to it, the firmware is unlocked so there is an escape hatch."[21]

History

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Shapiro started Glowforge in 2014 with fellow Seattle-area startup veterans Tony Wright & Mark Gosselin.[22] Wright left the company in 2017.[23]

Glowforge's 30-day crowdfunding campaign ended in October 2015 with $27.9 million in sales, a new funding record according to GeekWire, a Seattle technology news site.[24] In October 2017 Shapiro said in a statement to GeekWire that Glowforge would not reach its goal of shipping all units ordered during the campaign by the end of that month, and that it would issue refunds "immediately to anyone who asks".[22]

On April 23, 2018, Glowforge opened sales of its $2,495 printer to the general public and announced another $10 million from existing investors, bringing its total funding past $40 million.[25]

In December 2023 Shapiro confirmed to GeekWire that Glowforge had laid off 30 employees; it had employed 145 people as of July that year.[23] In February 2024 the company confirmed more layoffs after an investment round fell through.[26]

GeekWire reported in September 2025 that Glowforge was closing its Seattle manufacturing facility and laying off workers, less than a year after moving production of some machines to the city.[27] GeekWire reported that Glowforge had raised $183 million to date.[27]

Incidents

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Termination, discontinuation and modification clauses

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The terms say that SLG "may immediately terminate" a customer's access to the Service once it finds a violation, and that "SLG’s determination that a violation has occurred will be in its sole and absolute discretion".[2] Upon termination of the terms, the customer must immediately cease all use of the Service & no longer has access to the account.[2] The same paragraph covers the Service itself:

SLG also reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Service), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you.[2]

It adds that SLG "will have no liability whatsoever" for any change to the Service or any suspension or termination of a customer's access.[2] A separate clause ties continued use to acceptance of material changes:

If a change to these Terms materially modifies your rights or obligations, you are required to accept the modified Terms in order to continue to use the Service.[2]

The sole-discretion finding, the discontinuation sentence, the no-liability sentence & the clause on modified terms already appear in the "Glowforge Terms of Service" dated July 20, 2016, which read "We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue the Service" and "you will be required to accept the modified Terms".[9] The wording "you are required" & the loss of account access on termination are not in the July 20, 2016 version and are in the version dated February 20, 2018.[9][10]

Arbitration, liability and resale clauses

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Except for certain kinds of disputes listed in Section 6.7 & except for customers in the European Union, disputes under the terms go to "binding, individual arbitration", & customers waive the right to a jury trial or to take part in a class action.[2] The terms say that "Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury".[2] The Section 6.7 exceptions include an individual action in small claims court.[2] A customer who does not want arbitration may opt out within 30 days after agreeing to the terms by sending a letter to Structured Light Group, LLC.[2] The class-action waiver is already in the July 20, 2016 version, as section "19.6 No Class Actions".[9] The version dated February 20, 2018 has no opt-out,[10] & the 30-day opt-out is in the version dated December 4, 2020.[28]

For customers not located in the European Union, and except as provided in Section 6.7.5, the company's total liability for claims about using or being unable to use a Product "IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO SLG FOR THAT PRODUCT".[2] Buyers also state that each Product is "for your own use and not for resale", & may not sell or otherwise transfer their access to the Service.[2] The Product liability cap & the resale statement are not in the July 20, 2016 version and are in the version dated February 20, 2018.[9][10] The July 20, 2016 version already barred customers from selling or otherwise transferring "the access granted under these Terms".[9]

Disparagement clause added in July 2024

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The terms' "Prohibited Conduct" list opens with "BY USING THE SERVICE YOU AGREE NOT TO:" and includes the item "Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Service".[2] The item is in the version dated July 31, 2024 & is absent from the version dated July 30, 2024.[4][5]

The version dated July 30, 2024 has no sentence barring a terminated customer from registering a new account.[5] The July 31, 2024 version reads:

If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party.[4]

In the next sentence, that version reserves the right to take "appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress".[4] The same version carries a warranty for any content a customer creates or makes available, which the version dated July 30, 2024 does not have: "Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone."[4][5] All three sentences and the disparagement item remain in the November 9, 2026 terms, where a breach of the contribution warranties "may result in, among other things, termination or suspension" of the customer’s rights to use the Service.[2]

King County lawsuit against a critic

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In a filing in King County Superior Court dated October 31, 2023, Glowforge accused "a tech enthusiast and self-professed activist" of making false and defamatory allegations about the company and its products on social media, GeekWire reported.[29] According to GeekWire, he had claimed online for years that Glowforge was selling "defective and dangerous machines".[29] Glowforge sought unspecified damages & injunctive relief restraining him from such conduct.[29] According to GeekWire, Glowforge had sent him a cease-and-desist letter in August 2023 calling his "false, misleading, and inflammatory statements" ones that were "intentionally directed at attempting to cause damage to our business".[29]

Glowforge CEO Dan Shapiro told GeekWire: "It’s deeply concerning when someone makes unfounded allegations about the safety of our products".[29] On February 28, 2024, GeekWire reported that the company had filed a new motion the week before to dismiss its claim without prejudice, with a hearing on that motion scheduled in Seattle.[29]

Restructuring, patent assignments and Structured Light Group

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GeekWire reported on November 6, 2025 that Glowforge had gone through "an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors", which it described as "a state-level process that’s an alternative to bankruptcy".[15] Shapiro told GeekWire that he & co-founder Mark Gosselin negotiated with the entity that was assigned Glowforge's assets to acquire the trademark and brand, the hardware platform, the software & the rights to manufacture more machines in Seattle; GeekWire wrote that this entity "was otherwise ready to liquidate the company".[15] He told GeekWire:

When there weren’t any bidders, Mark and I put in a bid from our own savings.[15]

According to GeekWire, Shapiro said the company makes enough money out of the gate to support a team of about 20 former Glowforge employees.[15] On November 6, 2025, Glowforge's staff account "dan" posted "Servers are running." on the company's owners forum.[30]

The terms page now carries the title "Structured Light Group Terms of Purchase and Service" and the date "Last Updated: November 9, 2026".[2] The version dated February 14, 2025 named Glowforge, Inc. as the offering party:

The Service and the Product are offered by Glowforge, Inc. located at 1938 Occidental Avenue South, Suite C; Seattle, WA 98134, USA.[31]

The November 9, 2026 version reads:

The Service and the Product are offered by Structured Light Group, LLC located at 1522 Western Ave, STE 24329, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.[2]

Apart from the title, the date, the company name & its addresses, the November 9, 2026 text matches the version dated February 14, 2025, except that a repeated word is removed from "Glowforge Glowforge Performance Series" and a comma is added before "Attention" in the opt-out address; the termination, arbitration, liability, resale and disparagement clauses are unchanged.[31][2] The page footer still reads "© Copyright 2026. Glowforge, Inc., All Rights Reserved."[2] For shipping addresses outside the European Union, Glowforge's warranty page names "Structured Light Group, LLC" as the party that warrants the hardware & accessories.[20] The Evanston Public Library's bills list for June 9, 2026 shows $3,999.00 to "STRUCTURED LIGHT GROUP, LLC" for an item described as "QUOTE#D154071 GLOWFORGE PRO".[32]

Assignment records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for patent number 10379517, "CLOUD CONTROLLED LASER FABRICATION", list an assignment from "GLOWFORGE INC." to "LASER EQUIPMENT COMPANY (ABC), LLC", executed on October 7, 2025 and recorded on January 5, 2026.[33] The records then list two assignments executed on December 31, 2025 and recorded on January 12, 2026: from that company to "PURPLEVINE IP SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.", and from Purplevine IP Singapore to "MAKEBLOCK HONGKONG HOLDING LIMITED".[33] As of November 12, 2026, a USPTO search for the assignor "GLOWFORGE INC." returned 65 results, among them assignments with the conveyance type "ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST" and an execution date of October 7, 2025.[34] The USPTO says that it "does not verify the validity of the information" in its assignment database and that "Recordation is a ministerial function".[33]

Premium subscription

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Glowforge’s FAQ says no paid subscription is needed to use the machine, because all the software it needs is included with the purchase, for free, forever; the same FAQ describes Premium as an optional subscription service.[35] As of November 12, 2026, its Premium page offered a 14-day free trial and a price "From $20/month".[36] In the same review, Kraft wrote that the software would not let him add basic shapes or text without a monthly upgrade at $50 a month, or $20 a month for a whole year paid at once.[13] Kraft wrote that the charge "feels aggressively manipulative to a customer who just shelled out $6,000 for a machine".[13]

Federal and California consumer review laws

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The federal Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 (CRFA) is codified as section 45b of title 15 of the United States Code.[37] The statute defines a "covered communication" as:

a written, oral, or pictorial review, performance assessment of, or other similar analysis of, including by electronic means, the goods, services, or conduct of a person by an individual who is party to a form contract with respect to which such person is also a party.[37]

Subsection (a)(3)(A) provides:

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term "form contract" means a contract with standardized terms— (i) used by a person in the course of selling or leasing the person's goods or services; and (ii) imposed on an individual without a meaningful opportunity for such individual to negotiate the standardized terms.[37]

Subparagraph (B), headed "Exception", provides that "The term 'form contract' does not include an employer-employee or independent contractor contract."[37] Subsection (b)(1) provides:

Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), a provision of a form contract is void from the inception of such contract if such provision— (A) prohibits or restricts the ability of an individual who is a party to the form contract to engage in a covered communication; (B) imposes a penalty or fee against an individual who is a party to the form contract for engaging in a covered communication; or (C) transfers or requires an individual who is a party to the form contract to transfer to any person any intellectual property rights in review or feedback content, with the exception of a non-exclusive license to use the content, that the individual may have in any otherwise lawful covered communication about such person or the goods or services provided by such person.[37]

Subsection (b)(2), headed "Rule of construction", provides:

Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect— (A) any duty of confidentiality imposed by law (including agency guidance); (B) any civil cause of action for defamation, libel, or slander, or any similar cause of action; (C) any party's right to remove or refuse to display publicly on an Internet website or webpage owned, operated, or otherwise controlled by such party any content of a covered communication that— (i) contains the personal information or likeness of another person, or is libelous, harassing, abusive, obscene, vulgar, sexually explicit, or is inappropriate with respect to race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or other intrinsic characteristic; (ii) is unrelated to the goods or services offered by or available at such party's Internet website or webpage; or (iii) is clearly false or misleading; or (D) a party's right to establish terms and conditions with respect to the creation of photographs or video of such party's property when those photographs or video are created by an employee or independent contractor of a commercial entity and solely intended for commercial purposes by that entity.[37]

Subsection (b)(3), headed "Exceptions", provides:

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent that a provision of a form contract prohibits disclosure or submission of, or reserves the right of a person or business that hosts online consumer reviews or comments to remove— (A) trade secrets or commercial or financial information obtained from a person and considered privileged or confidential; (B) personnel and medical files and similar information the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (C) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (D) content that is unlawful or otherwise meets the requirements of paragraph (2)(C); or (E) content that contains any computer viruses, worms, or other potentially damaging computer code, processes, programs, applications, or files.[37] Subsection (c) makes it unlawful to offer a form contract containing a provision described as void in subsection (b).[37]

In guidance for businesses dated February 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gives this example:

For example, in an online transaction, it would be illegal for a company to include a provision in its terms and conditions that prohibits or punishes negative reviews by customers.[38]

Under the heading "What can a company do to protect itself from inappropriate or irrelevant content?", the same guidance says:

The law says it’s OK to prohibit or remove a review that: contains confidential or private information – for example, a person’s financial, medical, or personnel file information or a company’s trade secrets; is libelous, harassing, abusive, obscene, vulgar, sexually explicit, or is inappropriate with respect to race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or other intrinsic characteristic; is unrelated to the company’s products or services; or is clearly false or misleading. However, it’s unlikely that a consumer’s assessment or opinion with which you disagree meets the “clearly false or misleading” standard.[38]

On August 16, 2019, the FTC approved final orders settling charges that five companies used non-disparagement provisions, which it described as provisions "that barred consumers from writing or posting negative reviews online" or that imposed financial penalties for doing so; the orders bar each from using such provisions in form contracts.[39]

On January 24, 2023, the Office of the Maine Attorney General announced an agreement, approved by a federal district court, with Liberty Bell Moving and Storage Inc. & its owner, after an investigation by that office "found the company in violation of the federal Consumer Review Fairness Act", the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act & regulations for interstate moving businesses.[40]

California Civil Code section 1670.8, added by a 2014 statute & effective January 1, 2015, provides in subdivision (a)(1):[41]

A contract or proposed contract for the sale or lease of consumer goods or services may not include a provision waiving the consumer’s right to make any statement regarding the seller or lessor or its employees or agents, or concerning the goods or services.[41]

A violator is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for the first violation & $5,000 for the second & each subsequent violation.[41] Subdivisions (d) and (e) provide:

(d) In addition, for a willful, intentional, or reckless violation of this section, a consumer or public prosecutor may recover a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (e) The penalty provided by this section is not an exclusive remedy, and does not affect any other relief or remedy provided by law. This section shall not be construed to prohibit or limit a person or business that hosts online consumer reviews or comments from removing a statement that is otherwise lawful to remove.[41]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jim McCauley (2015-09-30). "Game-changing laser printer turns drawings into 3D models". Creative Bloq. Future. Archived from the original on 2026-04-14. Retrieved 2026-11-11.
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