For engineers
A Side Project With No Capital
You are an engineer with a side project and no capital. Upload the design and let a waitlist pay for the first run.
Start a designThe problem
Hardware costs too much to start
You know how to design the part. Your day job does not give you a factory, and a side project cannot carry a purchase order for tooling.
What you skip
- No a factory contact
- No a seed round
- No order minimums you cannot afford
What you bring
Design-for-manufacture feedback
The agent flags tolerance problems, missing drawings, and cheaper changes, each linked to the feature it concerns.
You approve the changes
Engineering changes go through you before they take effect.
Quotes that teach the model
Shop quotes feed the price model, so estimates improve over time.
Idea to shipped unit
The path
- Publish the design
- Get a price curve
- Buyers join the waitlist
- Press start
- Every part is traced
- Units ship to buyers
Example chain
- CNC machining
- PCB fabrication
- Finishing
- PCB assembly
- Final assembly and test
- Pack and ship
Live example design
DesignDesk AI Token Counter
A small desk device in a case, built around one board.
See the designPlatforms that fit
Custom designs are the main path. A base platform is an optional shortcut. See the platforms.
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Have a design?
Publish a design. Let the waitlist fund the run.