LA NPDT — LA New Product Development Team

Apply to Partner with Us

Apply with our questionnaire and see if your idea qualifies for early-stage product development, design and prototyping.

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2015
Working with inventors and brands since
1,000+
Products developed end to end
<10%
Of applications we take on
1 day
Typical response to an application

We take on a small number of projects at a time, so this application is how we decide where our engineers can do the most good. Tell us what you are building, where it stands today and what success looks like — a few sentences is enough. A senior member of the team reads every answer personally and replies within one business day.

A good fit

Who we partner with

  • You have an idea, sketch or early prototype and want design, engineering and prototyping in one place.
  • You are applying for SBIR or another grant and need a proof of concept, feasibility study or TRL assessment.
  • You are a startup that needs a senior engineering and prototyping team without hiring one in-house.
  • You are a corporate innovation group that needs a partner to quickly validate, prototype and pressure-test many ideas so you can kill the weak ones and prove the winners.
  • You want a strategic partner for the long game, not a one-off transaction.

Probably not a fit

When we say no

  • You are looking for the cheapest possible quote.
  • You need a finished product in a couple of weeks with no budget defined.
  • The product needs specialized equipment, regulated materials, or restricted supply-chain access that we do not have or cannot reasonably source.
  • You want a prototype built without doing the design or engineering work first; most products need proper design before they can be prototyped well.
  • You require upfront work-for-hire terms that block us from working in your industry for other clients. We sign NDAs, but we do not sign broad non-competes.

Partner application

Apply to Partner with Us

Four short steps, about three minutes.

Everything you share is confidential. If you would rather not disclose specifics yet, keep it general; we can go deeper once we are talking.

Step 1 of 4 — A couple of sentences is plenty — we'll dig into the detail on the call.

Check all that apply.

All submitted information is kept confidential and is never shared.

What happens next

After you apply

01

We read it personally

No sales team. A senior member of the team reviews your answers and checks whether we are genuinely the right partner.

02

Intro call

If there is alignment we set up a call to walk through your goals, constraints and the realistic path forward.

03

Scoped proposal

You get a written scope with deliverables, timeline and cost — so you can decide with real numbers in front of you.

Prefer to talk first? Book a consultation or send us a message.

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