Top 5 Crowdsource Project Manufacturers for Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Startengine, & Wefunder

You’ve successfully raised a Kickstarter or Indiegogo campaign and now need to deliver your product to your backers. However, manufacturing your product can be as tough or tougher than funding the project. If you spend all your funds on trying different manufacturers, and worse, receiving low-quality products, you’ll have a lot of angry backers to deal with.

When planning your project, here are 5 great manufacturing and sourcing services that are experienced with developing a crowdfunded project. Products you design may not be fit for manufacturing with automated production lines, and certain materials may not work or meet safety standards. From prototyping to sourcing the components to shipping your product, these services take care of all aspects of manufacturing and supply chains that you don’t have the experience and capacity to do on your own.

1. MerchiMADE Full-Service China Sourcing & Manufacturing

Several DTC startups I invested in have used MerchiMADE end-to-end service to develop, manufacture, and ship their products. Recently, MerchiMADE opened their professional services to the public. The Indiegogo project “One Bottle” eco-friendly water bottle was made possible by MerchiMADE and continues to develop production lines for accessories for the water bottle.

MerchiMADE directly works with over 200 certified factories in China, giving them access to a broad range of capabilities and choices to keep costs low. Their services have the added benefit of using only certified ethical factories for responsible sourcing. More importantly, they will help you patent your product design in China to prevent counterfeit products from being sold. As an American company in China, you avoid language and cultural barriers when you use MerchiMADE to manage your project’s manufacturing and shipping process.

 

2. PCH

PCH is an ideal manufacturing parter for larger, industrial scale projects.  With over 25 years of experience and 600 employees, PCH has served clients in just about every industry from beauty to home to electronics. The PCH team helps with every aspect of the creation process including product concept, design engineering, and manufacturing. They also help with inventory management, fulfillment, and shipping.

 

3. MorphoMFG Manufacturing

As a company founded on solving crowdfunding manufacturing, MorphoMFG has successfully produced products for over 300 projects. These projects have raised over $15million and include products such as the Ample powerbank and Cubcoats. MorphoMFG specialize in Chinese manufacturing, factory selection, engineering & prototyping, and IP protection.

 

4. Fictiv

Fictiv specializes in hardware and can help with manufacturing the parts for your product. Their services include aerospace and medical-grade CNC machining, injection molding, 3D printing, and urethane casting. By using Fictiv, you can accelerate your hardware development with 3D printed parts delivered in 24 hours, and CNC parts delivered in 3 days.

 

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If you have 3D printed products or if your product can be 3D printed, Voodoo Manufacturing is your best option. Voodoo specializes in offering 3D printing, prototyping, and design. They can help you with small-batch orders that are under 100 units or large orders of 10,000 units.

One advantage of using Voodoo is their dropshipping service that allows your 3D printed products to be directly shipped to your customers.