After Apple Store success, Ukrainian gadget-maker Concepter switches to consulting

By Denys Krasnikov / July 23, 2018

For around five years, Concepter has been successfully producing its own hardware, such as two generations of its gadget iBlazr, a wireless flash that affixes to a smartphone to snap better-lit photos. The startup crowdfunded a total of $400,000 for the gadget, which was then successfully sold in Europe’s Apple Inc. stores.

With this experience, Concepter has become a consulting and venture capital firm that now mentors other hardware startups to help them make gadgets from scratch. It offers seed funding, engineering, crowdfunding, and mentorship assistance, as well as market research, and product promotion.

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Topics: Hardware & Electronics, News, People, Startups

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Denys Krasnikov

Denys Krasnikov is a Kyiv Post IT reporter. He studied journalism in Zaporizhia National University. Denys can be reached at krasnikov[at]kyivpost.com.

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