Las Vegas Builds a Startup Hardware Factory for Hardware Startups

Startup hardware projects are notorious for their manufacturing and fulfillment delays. Dreaming up a cool product is one thing; making it come to life is another, one that usually involves a bunch of trips to China.

"Literally all of us have this problem," said Jen McCabe, who has invested in 21 hardware startups for the VegasTechFund and previously helped the Kickstarter-funded Romo smartphone robot come to life. "It’s not just companies coming off of crowdfunding, but also large companies doing prospective prototyping. There’s a need to make something quickly and cost-effectively with multiple iterations."

McCabe is now founder and CEO of a company called Factorli, which aims to solve that problem for other new hardware products affordably and domestically. It will mold plastics, machine metals, print circuit boards and assemble products at small volumes.

By Liz Gannes

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