Help Hardware Startups Launch
Faster And Burn Slower
Our Mission Is To
Key
Challenges
Manufacturing Delays:
An Existential Threat
Hardware founders lose over 3.5 months just finding a reliable manufacturer then face another 16 weeks of supplier-driven delays on average.
Every lost week erodes startup health and bums cash.
Source:
Industry Research (MacroFab)
Investor Confidence Is
Tied to Ops Execution
Hardware startups that miss two consecutive production milestones are 3× more likely to lose follow-on funding, regardless of product- market fit. Execution risk outweighs vision at Series A and beyond.
Source:
CB Insights Startup Failure Post-Mortems
Poor DFM Decisions Lock in Cost Forever
Up to 70% of a product’s lifetime cost is determined at the design stage, yet most startups reach manufacturing without formal DFM or supplier feedback. Once tooling and processes are locked, cost-down becomes exponentially harder.
Source:
McKinsey & Company Manufacturing Economics Research
Supplier Dependency Increases Failure Risk
Startups relying on a single critical supplier are 2.5× more likely to experience a production-stopping event within the first 18 months. Lack of second sources turns minor issues into existential threats.
Source:
Harvard Business Review Supply Chain Resilience Studies
Industries That We Serve
Consumer &
Connected
Hardware
From wearables to smart home tech,
we scale your ideas into production.
Medical & Diagnostic
Devices
Accelerating regulated hardware from
lab concept to market.
Robotics &
Autonomous
Systems
Bringing motion, intelligence, and
reliability to life at scale
Semiconductor
& Electronics
Precision-driven supply chains for
complex electronic systems.
Great Hardware
Deserves Better
Execution
Built by operators who’ve developed hardware across Silicon Valley and Asia.
Most hardware startups don’t fail in engineering. They fail when execution breaks down between prototype and production. Supply Pilot exists to bring structure, speed, and discipline to that critical phase.
The Supply
Pilot System
Start Your Free
Pilot Program
We know early-stage founders need proof, not promises. That’s why we’re offering 2 months of free ops support for qualifying startups.
Value delivered - or it’s on us.
We will
Audit your Supply Chain
Build an Execution roadmap
Embed dedicated operations and Supply Chain talent into your startup
Source onboard and operationalize global suppliers for custom parts and assemblies
Identify & execute significant cost and time improvements
Get Your FREE Audit
Why Supply
Pilot Works
Because hardware needs more than engineering, it needs an operating system.
Founders build the vision. We build everything that turns vision into a shippable, scalable product. All at a fractional cost of building this team in the US.
Execution Needs Ownership
Asia Advantage, Structured
Real Scale-up Experience
In-house Capability, Without In-house Cost
Cost Locked
Early
Progress breaks when responsibility is split. Supply Pilot owns end-to-end execution: design, sourcing, suppliers, quality, and coordinated scale-up.
Cost and speed benefits of Asia, delivered with clear processes and tight communication
Built on hands-on production scale-ups - not theory or post-hoc consulting
Senior operational execution without hiring, fixed salaries, or long-term overhead
DFM and supplier strategy before tooling, where most lifetime cost is decided.
Execution Needs Ownership
Asia Advantage, Structured
Real Scale-up Experience
In-house Capability, Without In-house Cost
Cost Locked
Early
Progress breaks when responsibility is split. Supply Pilot owns end-to-end execution: design, sourcing, suppliers, quality, and coordinated scale-up.
Cost and speed benefits of Asia, delivered with clear processes and tight communication
Built on hands-on production scale-ups - not theory or post-hoc consulting
Senior operational execution without hiring, fixed salaries, or long-term overhead
DFM and supplier strategy before tooling, where most lifetime cost is decided.
