Hardware Due Diligence:
Confidence at the
Point of Production

MGC certifies the manufacturability of electronics, resolves design risk, and gets real products into production - fast. We help investors back physical ventures and their factories with clarity and conviction.

A New Standard for Backing Hardware

As capital flows into the next wave of electronics ventures, a new expectation is emerging: clarity on how products will scale, localize, and reach the market. MGC helps investors look further than the “prototype” enabling decisions rooted in production viability, distribution pathways, and regional execution strategy.

The result?

Products built to ship and portfolios ordered to return. 

Bridge the Gap Between Capital & Capability

MGC Venture Building supports two distinct types of engagement: 'Innovate' is built for startups developing new electronic products from scratch; 'Industrialize' is for companies building their own factories and production infrastructure. Each model of our Venture Building platform helps investors mitigate the risk associated with physical processes.

Certify

  • Pre-investment reviews and manufacturability certifications - covering DFM, BOM clarity, sourcing logic, and margin viability.

  • Assessments of manufacturing readiness at the ecosystem level - including workforce capacity, equipment fit, and reliability of regional suppliers.

Execute

  • Hands-on redesign and build support, pilot runs, sourcing strategy, and supplier engagement through first units.

  • Microfactory scoping, floorplan development, workforce activation, and regulatory alignment for industrial deployment.

Localize

  • Support in transitioning to near-market production, working with vetted factory partners or preparing for startup-owned manufacturing.

  • Design and implementation of full localization strategies - including land partnerships, construction planning, and local ownership models.

Assess Production Readiness in 8 Parts

We assess production readiness across 8 core dimensions, with 2 optional deep-dives depending on your level of engagement. This holistic approach ensures risks are surfaced not in isolation, but in context — across design, sourcing, execution, and go-to-market reality.

  • Has the chosen (or proposed) factory been assessed for scale readiness, ISO certifications, and technical capability?

  • Are patents, design rights, and contracts structured to protect ownership — particularly in high-risk geographies like China?

  • Does the team have the schematics, CAD, assembly logic, and version control to support a handoff?

  • Can the product be built using known processes with acceptable tolerances, costs, and reliability?

  • Are the BOM components available, substitutable, and priced in line with market realities?

  • Has the startup mapped or prepared for the tooling and steps required to produce at volume?

  • What regulatory burdens exist (e.g. CE, FCC, RoHS), and has the startup accounted for them?

  • For connected devices or robotics: Is the firmware updateable, traceable, and secure? Does the architecture prevent over-the-air vulnerabilities or third-party IP exposure?

  • How exposed is this product to fragile supply routes — and how feasible is a regionalized plan?

  • How does the product perform in terms of material impact, energy use, repairability, and end-of-life recovery? Are there clear metrics or trade-offs that have been accounted for?

What Makes It Possible

MGC’s deeply experienced, distributed team and their trusted, hardware-native process are built to bridge technical, cultural, and organizational divides. Our approach stands out because of our full lifecycle integration. We go further than the assessing your investment interest - we fix the flags we find and give you confidence in your startup’s ability to scale.

  • mgc’s team has seen and mitigated every red flag across hundreds of products yielding $2B+ in profit for innovations made, many in our own factory setups, both near and far.

  • mgc’s team covers the globe from Rio down to Tokyo to maintain culturally clear communications and understand distributed markets

  • mgc’s has more than one of the leading startup-facilitation teams in the Pearl River Delta, we have a network of 200+ suppliers and logistics facilitators in the epicenter of electronics production.

  • mgc looks beyond margins to understand how resource allocation effects your fund’s mission, positively affecting change in the world.

  • While mgc deeply assesses each vertical of product strategy, it also keeps the big picture in mind connecting all the silos to ensure no vulnerabilities exist in between.

Made For Hardware Investors

MGC helps funders protect capital and scale their portfolios without getting bottlenecked or burned at the factory. So far, these efforts have led to $324M+ of value created for VCs. We particularly find value working with ClimateTech funds, yet are industry agnostic.

Venture Capital

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Private Equity

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Family Offices

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Corporate Venture

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Sovereign Funds

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Venture Capital • Private Equity • Family Offices • Corporate Venture • Sovereign Funds •

A Proven Track Record

MGC’s team has a portfolio of over $3B with productions managed across a wide variety of industries up and down the supply chain across every region of the world. Our specialties are micro-mobility, audio, & fitness tech, though.

Build the Backend of the Physical Economy

Whether you're backing new products or scaling infrastructure, MGC helps make your investment strategy executable — with tools, trust, and traction on the ground. With diligence, design & resources, we’re able to make sure your robots meet your expectations and surpass them for future gains.

MGC certifications are independent technical assessments and do not constitute legal investment advice.