The State of Open Hardware Entrepreneurship in 2013
I picked
100 open
hardware startups
Open Hardware Startups
• physical products• under open hardware license• company is active
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OH Startups are everywhere
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Movement is growing
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Founders are...
Engineers 83 %Designers 17 %Teachers 14 %Business 7 %
Teams52 %
Solo Entrepreneurs47 %
95% men founders 5 % women founders
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Transportation 4%
Housing 4%
Fabrication 15%
Toys 3%
Electronics 63%
Energy 2%
Arts 3%
OH Startups are for hobbyists' electronics
Electronics (63%)
Prototyping Education
Internet of Things Robotics
Fabrication (15%)
3D printing (11%) Tools
Transportation (4%)
CarsFlying devices
Underwater
Housing (4%)
Architecture Furnitures
Arts (3%)
Music Visual
Energy (2%)
Solar Hydrogen
Many market opportunities...
Fabrication & Prototyping
Kitchen & Food
Energy
Transportation
Health
Business to Business
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Open Hardware enables more bootstrapping
Bootstrapped62%
Crowdfunded28%
VC backed5%
Open Hardware enables scalable product strategies
Where do OH startups share documentation ?
Own websiteGitHub
Startups, show off your license!
Keep it special, avoid:
tinyduinolabs
blocks
Thanks !
Contact
Mathilde Berchon - MakingSociety.com
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