An apparatus for manufacturing a sole, the apparatus comprising: - a mold (200; 300) for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles comprising: -- at least one first opening for supplying the particles; -- at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together, whereby the at least two second openings are smaller than the average size of the particles to be molded in the mold (200, 300) in at least one dimension; wherein -- at least a portion of the mold (200; 300) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; or an arrangement of a plurality of molds (200; 300) for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles, each mold (200, 300) comprising: -- at least one first opening for supplying the particles; -- at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together, whereby the at least two second openings are smaller than the average size of the particles to be molded in the mold (200, 300) in at least one dimension; wherein -- at least a portion of the respective mold (200; 300) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; the apparatus further comprising: - a chamber for generating and/or supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium particularly steam, the chamber comprising: -- at least one inner chamber volume which is fillable or filled with the gaseous and/or liquid medium, particularly steam, and -- at least one receiving section, particularly a recess, for at least partly receiving the mold (200; 300), particularly a first part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a top part of the mold (200, 300), or a second part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a bottom part of the mold (200; 300). - a mold (200; 300) for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles comprising: -- at least one first opening for supplying the particles; -- at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together, whereby the at least two second openings are smaller than the average size of the particles to be molded in the mold (200, 300) in at least one dimension; wherein -- at least a portion of the mold (200; 300) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; or an arrangement of a plurality of molds (200; 300) for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles, each mold (200, 300) comprising: -- at least one first opening for supplying the particles; -- at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together, whereby the at least two second openings are smaller than the average size of the particles to be molded in the mold (200, 300) in at least one dimension; wherein -- at least a portion of the respective mold (200; 300) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; -- at least one first opening for supplying the particles; -- at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together, whereby the at least two second openings are smaller than the average size of the particles to be molded in the mold (200, 300) in at least one dimension; wherein -- at least a portion of the mold (200; 300) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; or -- at least one first opening for supplying the particles; -- at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together, whereby the at least two second openings are smaller than the average size of the particles to be molded in the mold (200, 300) in at least one dimension; wherein -- at least a portion of the respective mold (200; 300) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; - a chamber for generating and/or supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium particularly steam, the chamber comprising: -- at least one inner chamber volume which is fillable or filled with the gaseous and/or liquid medium, particularly steam, and -- at least one receiving section, particularly a recess, for at least partly receiving the mold (200; 300), particularly a first part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a top part of the mold (200, 300), or a second part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a bottom part of the mold (200; 300). -- at least one inner chamber volume which is fillable or filled with the gaseous and/or liquid medium, particularly steam, and -- at least one receiving section, particularly a recess, for at least partly receiving the mold (200; 300), particularly a first part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a top part of the mold (200, 300), or a second part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a bottom part of the mold (200; 300).