Hardware Startups: Is Manufacturing in China Still the Right Choice?
This event is for founders and startup operators building physical products: consumer electronics, industrial robotics, physical AI, defence and dual-use, climate tech, hardtech, deeptech, and medical and healthtech.
Schedule
6:30 PM — Networking, pizza & drinks
7:30 PM — Panel: Is manufacturing in China still the right choice?
8:15 PM — Networking & drinks
9:00 PM — Wrap up
Featured Panelists
Jamie Salter, Co-Founder & VP Engineering at Carv
Carv is a London-based sports-tech company that combines hardware and software to give skiers real-time audio coaching and detailed analysis of their technique. Carv is has raised $20M+ in VC funding to date backed by Hiro Capital, SOSV (HAX) and Artesian in addition to a $250K Kickstarter campaign in 2016. They've crossed $10M in annual revenue and shipped well over 100,000 units.
Lorenzo Spreafico, Co-Founder of Humbird
Lorenzo was previously co-founder of Quell, a fitness gaming company whose motion-tracking wearable and resistance bands turned at-home workouts into an immersive combat game. Quell raised £500K on Kickstarter and $19M in VC backing from Khosla Ventures, Tencent, and Heartcore Capital. They reached 7 figures in sales and shipped over 10,000 units before exiting earlier this year.
Organisers
Humbird matches hardware startups with vetted factories and suppliers, so you can spend less time sourcing and more time building.
Antler is the world's most active early-stage investor, backing exceptional people at the very start of their journey.