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Cofactr Acquires Cogbase So You Can Build Your Perfect Supplier Ecosystem

We are thrilled to announce that Cofactr has acquired Cogbase, bringing together two powerful platforms to revolutionize hardware sourcing and supply chain operations. This strategic acquisition marks a significant milestone in our mission to simplify and optimize how hardware companies source components, manage suppliers, and deliver products.

Cofactr Acquires Cogbase So You Can Build Your Perfect Supplier Ecosystem
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Procurement Simplified—Welcome to Source-to-Pay

Suppliers vetted and selected with a click, purchase orders automatically generated, invoices processed without delay, and spend always under control. Source-to-Pay is how modern teams scale production without scaling headcount.

Procurement Simplified—Welcome to Source-to-Pay
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Source-to-Pay in HMLV Electronics: A Quick Primer

Spreadsheets driving you crazy? Source-to-pay solutions optimized for high-mix low-volume electronics manufacturing can help you scale without losing your mind.

Source-to-Pay in HMLV Electronics: A Quick Primer
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How to Simplify Supply Chain Management for HMLV Manufacturing

Scaling electronics production shouldn’t require heroic spreadsheet juggling or firefighting part shortages. But for many of us that’s the daily reality. Here’s how to fix it with a system designed to simplify the entire source-to-pay workflow.

How to Simplify Supply Chain Management for HMLV Manufacturing
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Supply Chain Resilience - A Matter of Time

When you can move fast—powered by connected systems and clean data—you become truly resilient. Are you ready?

Supply Chain Resilience - A Matter of Time
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BOM Scrubbing: How to Reduce Component Risk and Optimize Your Bill of Materials

If you’re building electronics, you’re building a BOM. Let’s make sure it doesn’t blow up the minute you try to use it.

BOM Scrubbing: How to Reduce Component Risk and Optimize Your Bill of Materials
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Why Trade Compliance Should Start at NPI: Navigating the New Global Trade Landscape

As global trade policies evolve, electronics manufacturers must adapt their compliance strategies—particularly during early product development.

Why Trade Compliance Should Start at NPI: Navigating the New Global Trade Landscape
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What to Think About Before Launching A Hardware Startup

So, you want to start a hardware company? Fantastic. Welcome to the most brutal, cash-hungry, patience-testing, logistics-nightmare industry you could have chosen. But also, if you get it right, one of the most rewarding. There's something uniquely satisfying about holding a physical product you built and seeing customers use it in the real world.

What to Think About Before Launching A Hardware Startup
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4 Key Questions for Hardware Founders After Launch

How did Cofactr (YC W22) raise $17.2 million in Series A? We answered 4 questions correctly. If you can answer them honestly, and act accordingly, you’ll be on the right path to your own Series A.

4 Key Questions for Hardware Founders After Launch
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Navigating Tariffs: What Manufacturers Need to Know

Tariffs can feel like a complex and ever-changing burden for manufacturers and importers, but understanding them is essential to maintaining a resilient supply chain. In a recent discussion, Cofactr’s CEO & Co-Founder, Matt Haber, sat down with Phil Haney, an expert in global trade compliance, to break down the key concepts surrounding tariffs, country of origin, and best practices for businesses navigating this landscape.

Navigating Tariffs: What Manufacturers Need to Know
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Top 6 Reasons Hardware Startups Struggle to Scale

Scaling a hardware startup is hard. Unlike software, where scaling just means spinning up more cloud servers, you have to wrestle with factories, component shortages, global logistics, tariffs, the list goes on.

Top 6 Reasons Hardware Startups Struggle to Scale
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The Outdated Playbook That's Holding Back Hardware Startups

When it’s time to scale a hardware startup, chances are you’ll battle supply chain woes, manufacturing delays, and a maze of your own spreadsheets. It’s not just bad luck, too often it’s just outdated habits.

The Outdated Playbook That's Holding Back Hardware Startups

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