Jiga GTM brain

Jiga helps hardware engineering and procurement teams source custom parts from vetted manufacturers with direct collaboration and managed purchasing.

category

Custom manufacturing sourcing platform

market profile

  • text: Hardware sourcing workflows involve drawings, mismatched specifications, email, RFQs and repeated manual follow-up.
  • text: Digital manufacturing platforms compete on network access, turnaround and how much visibility buyers have into their suppliers.

personas

  • title: Mechanical or design engineer
    pains:
    • Waiting for quotes stalls iterations
    • Cannot easily resolve manufacturability questions when the shop is hidden
  • title: Supply chain or procurement manager
    pains:
    • RFQs, orders and supplier updates are fragmented across email and spreadsheets
    • Needs a resilient supplier base with quality, lead time and cost visibility
  • title: Manufacturing partner owner
    pains:
    • Finding qualified new work without overloading quoting staff
    • Keeping order changes and buyer communication organized

icp

  • text: Hardware builders with recurring custom parts in robotics, medical devices, consumer electronics or industrial equipment, from startup teams to enterprises.
  • text: Engineering or supply chain teams procuring CNC, sheet metal, injection molded or 3D printed parts across prototypes and production.
  • text: Teams needing direct manufacturability feedback and repeat work with identifiable suppliers.

message pillars

  • text: Work directly with vetted shops and keep supplier relationships visible.
  • text: Bring sourcing and order management into one workspace.
  • text: Get quotes and technical input from actual manufacturers.

objections

  • objection: Will the shop understand our design and changes?
    response: Ask for direct DFM feedback before ordering and test a representative part.
  • objection: Are drawings protected?
    response: Jiga says files are encrypted, shared with selected quote recipients and covered by manufacturer NDAs; validate buyer-specific requirements.
  • objection: Will a marketplace add costs?
    response: Compare actual quoted part prices, lead times and inspection terms with incumbent suppliers.

competitors

  • name: Xometry
    why: Marketplace for digitally sourced custom parts.
  • name: Protolabs
    why: Provides rapid custom manufacturing and a partner network.
  • name: Fictiv
    why: Managed supplier network for prototype and production sourcing.

influencers

  • name: Adar Hay
    url: https://jiga.io/articles/jiga-raised-12m-to-eliminate-sourcing-bottleneck-choking-ai-era-scale/
    why: Co-founder and CEO who writes about sourcing bottlenecks.

keywords

  • custom parts sourcing
  • CNC machining quotes
  • manufacturing supplier network
  • sheet metal fabrication quotes
  • prototype to production suppliers
  • manufacturing RFQ software
  • direct supplier collaboration

voice

  • Practical and engineer-oriented
  • Direct about sourcing bottlenecks
  • Emphasizes transparency and relationships

signals

  • text: A hardware team is scaling from prototype to repeat production and needs dependable supplier capacity.
  • text: Procurement teams are spending substantial time chasing RFQs and managing drawing revisions.

hiring

  • Account Executive, remote US, listed on YC

pricing

model: usage

motion

hybrid

channels

  • SEO
  • company articles
  • LinkedIn
  • sales outreach

confidence

high

Founders

  • name: Adar Hay
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Co-founder and CEO of Jiga
  • name: Assaf Geuz
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Co-Founder of Jiga
  • name: Yonatan Wolowelsky
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Co Founder and CTO of Jiga

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