12. SPECS
- Micro SIM
- Flash card
- Photo/video camera
- Bluetooth (transfer calls from phone)
- Notifications (from phone)
- MP3 player
- Pedometer
- FM radio
- Use as remote phone camera
- Sleep monitor
- Sedentary reminder
17. 17
• HAX is a startup accelerator focused on hardware
4 months program in Shenzhen
15 startups / program, twice a year
Demo day in San Francisco
• Most active investor in hardware
65 startups (B2B and B2C)
Robotics, IoT, sensors, smart home…
• Most experienced investor with crowdfunding
27 crowdfunding campaigns
100% success rate
$300,000 average raise
• Pioneer of the “Lean Hardware” methodology
Techcrunch series & presentations
About HAX
19. 19
On Slideshare
Software is from the Bay,
Hardware is from Shenzhen
(74,000 views)
Hardware Trends 2015
(21,000 views)
8 things about crowdfunding
(30,000 views)
Hardware unicorns
(12,000 views)
Why makers fail at retail
(45,000 views)
Investing in Hardware
(30,000 views)
#HAX
20. 20
On Techcrunch
From Prototype
to Production
(Nov 2013)
Financing
(Nov 2013)
Why Makers Fail At Retail
(Feb 2014)
Investing in
Hardware Startups
(Apr 2014)
8 Things About
Hardware Crowdfunding
(Oct 2014)
Breeding Hardware Unicorns
(Nov 2014)
#HAX