No Secret Markups. No Locked-In Middlemen.

Stop Losing Sleep Over Your Hardware Supply Chain

We don't want to be your permanent agent, and you shouldn't want one anyway. We teach hardware founders how to balance precise European engineering with scaled Asian manufacturing—handing you the direct supplier keys so you can scale independently.

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DFM Integration
Direct Supplier Intros
EU/Asia Balancing
The Reality Check

Why traditional sourcing is broken:

The "Black Box" Lock-in

Agents keep supplier names hidden, markup unit costs by 15-40%, and sue if you try to go direct.

The "Asia-Only" Fallacy

Assuming everything must be made in China from Day 1, leading to massive upfront tooling costs and slow NPI cycles.

The Sane Alternative

We map the partner types you need, the run sizes that fit, and the collaboration model that matches your company stage — then introduce you to the right factories and step away.

A Sourcing Partner Dedicated to Firing Themselves

We don't want you to rely on us forever. We provide the mentorship, strategic structure, and deep factory introductions so that your team can run your global operations internally.

The Legacy Agent Way

The Blind Dependency Trap

  • Hidden Supplier Identities: You never know the real factory making your custom components.
  • Inflated Cost of Goods (COGS): Every unit shipped carries an opaque markup, eating into your startup's runway.
  • Zero Intellectual Capital: Your team never learns how to source, leaving you highly vulnerable if the agent leaves.
Our Transparent Model

Strategic Independence

  • Direct Relationships: You own the supplier contacts from day one. No agent sitting between you and your factory.
  • Transparent Billing: You pay the factory's true manufacturing cost. Our only fee is the fixed strategic coaching/trip rate.
  • In-House Capabilities: We mentor your operations lead so that you can confidently run subsequent manufacturing runs without us.
Strategic Planning

The Dual-Sourcing Matrix: Europe vs. Asia

Too many hardware startups waste thousands of Euros and months of time selecting the wrong geographic base for their specific stage of growth.

European Sourcing

Best for Agility, Prototyping & compliance

  • Fast Iteration: Tight loop cycles for design and engineering experiments, without long lead times or international freight.
  • Low-Volume Runs: Producing and certifying your first hundreds of units without international logistics overhead.
  • IP & Compliance: Keeping sensitive work close to home during the early phase and aligning with regional certification requirements.
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The Pivot

Asian Sourcing

Best for Tooling, Cost & Scale

  • Industrial-Scale Production: Heavy tooling and dedicated capacity across virtually any manufacturing process — at a fraction of Western capital costs.
  • Deep Supplier Ecosystem: Direct access to factories across an end-to-end supply chain — components, raw materials, sub-assemblies, finishing.
  • Integrated Supply: Consolidated supply hubs that allow you to rapidly scale runs of 1k to 100k+ units.
Engagement Path

How We Help You Build Your Supply Chain

We offer three transparent tiers designed to meet you exactly where your hardware product stands today.

01

The Blueprint Call

Low-Barrier Strategy Session

Bring your product brief, target volumes, and the sourcing questions keeping you up. We'll spend 60 minutes mapping the partner types you need (factory direct, OEM, ODM, trading house), the run sizes that fit your stage, and how to split the work between Europe and Asia.

€450/ Session
Book Call
02

Sourcing Masterclass

The Complete Hardware Playbook

An intensive, cohort-based curriculum mapping out our exact hardware playbooks. Learn factory evaluation protocols, negotiation templates, QA frameworks, and custom logistics management.

€1,850/ Full Access
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Premium Execution
03

Guided Sourcing Trip

1-Week Intensive in China

We don't negotiate for you—we walk the factory floors with you, across whatever your product needs. Shaking hands directly with the owners so your supply chain is yours.

€4,950/ Person (Plus Travel)
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Diagnostic Assessment

Sourcing Readiness Audit

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