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.

Everything you send is kept confidential and is never shared. You'll get an email confirmation right away, and a personal reply within one business day.

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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