[citation needed] Ponoko was founded by David ten Have and Derek Elley in 2007[1] and launched in September the same year at TechCrunch 40.
[2] In 2009, Ponoko formed a relationship with 100K Garages, a decentralized network of shop-bot manufacturers in North America.
In 2010, the company began forming similar relationships and opening offices in Europe in partnership with local manufacturing services Formulor, Vectorealism and RazorLkab.
[citation needed] In 2011, Autodesk announced a partnership with Ponoko as part of their 123D offering.
[3] Late in 2011, Autodesk announced the launch of 123D Make and 123D Catch offerings[4] using Ponoko Personal Factory to offer fabrication services to users of these tools.