Desktop Metal, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

ACQUISITIONS - Acquisition of Beacon Bio (Details)

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ACQUISITIONS - Acquisition of Beacon Bio (Details)			1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS - Acquisition of Beacon Bio (Details)	Jun. 10, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 09, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jul. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Vesting period					1 year
Shares authorized \| shares		550,000,000
Figur Machine Tools LLC.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price			$ 3,500,000
Forust Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest Issued and Issuable				$ 500,000
Asset Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares \| shares				61,061
Asset Acquisition, Payment made at Closing				$ 1,800,000
Additional payment				$ 200,000
Vesting period				2 years
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets				$ 2,000,000.0
2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional payment	$ 1,000,000.0
Beacon Bio
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest Issued and Issuable	$ 6,100,000
Asset Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares \| shares	334,370
Asset Acquisition, Payment made at Closing	$ 200,000
Vesting period	3 years
Trine
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Exchange ratio		1.22122
Shares issued in PIPE \| shares		27,497,500
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| $ / shares		$ 12.50
Cash - PIPE financing						$ 274,975,000
Trine \| Business Combination Subscription Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued in PIPE \| shares		27,497,500
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| $ / shares		$ 10.00
Cash - PIPE financing		$ 275,000,000
Forust Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase consideration				$ 2,500,000
Common Stock \| Beacon Bio
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest Issued and Issuable	$ 4,300,000

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