Impact. EngineeredDesign Your Product for Manufacture and High QualityThe transition from prototyping into production is a huge step for any hardware startup in any country. Given that this transition is where…16 min read·Oct 19, 2022----
Impact. EngineeredASME Selects Three Aspiring Social Impact Hardware Innovators for Inaugural Idea Lab ClassNEW YORK (October 3, 2022) — The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has selected three innovators for the inaugural class of…5 min read·Oct 3, 2022----
Kimani ChegeA Kenyan Startup’s Ventilator May Bridge Local DemandWhile growing up in Kenya, Wambui Nyabero, the innovator behind an advanced medical ventilator design called AfriVent, had few motivators…3 min read·Aug 31, 2021----
Kimani ChegeKenya Seeks to Modernize Its Informal Manufacturing SectorIn the Gikomba area of Nairobi, Kenya’s outfield artisans work under makeshift sheds on the side of the road. These bare-chested young men…4 min read·Aug 25, 2021----
Kimani ChegeBioethanol for Refugees: A Startup’s Plan for Weeding Lake VictoriaLooking out from the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria, a green carpet of water hyacinth floats with the tides. The invasive weed clogs the…5 min read·Aug 4, 2021----
Demand @ASMEWhat we’ve learned about hardware startupsFrom ASME’s four years of hosting the global ISHOW, several common themes stand out.4 min read·Dec 3, 2018----
Demand @ASMEGetting makers to market: the impact investors helping hardwareImpact makers have time finding funding and support. A few investors are trying to help.7 min read·Oct 9, 2018----