Miproto

Miproto operated as a web-based platform for product design, development, and prototyping, founded in London in 2012 by Josh Valman and Ryan Crabbe. The company's primary service was to connect individuals and businesses with product ideas to a network of in-house and freelance engineers, transforming concepts into manufactured prototypes. Clients could upload their ideas to the portal to be developed into 3D CAD files, 3D printed models, and even mass-manufactured products.

The business model centered on providing a comprehensive product design platform. This integrated access to a global network of freelancers, client projects, CAD files, 3D printing machines, and various manufacturing facilities. A notable achievement for the company was its collaboration with the UK's Design Council to design and 3D print 200 awards for the designers involved in the London 2012 Olympics. Financially, Miproto secured $97.1K in a single seed funding round on January 1, 2013, from Start Up Loans. The company was known as Miproto Ltd from its incorporation on July 6, 2012, until June 30, 2014, when its name changed to Rapid Product Development Ltd. According to records, Miproto is now considered a deadpooled company.

Keywords: product design platform, prototyping service, 3D printing, CAD files, mass manufacturing, inventor services, product development, freelance engineers, hardware design, concept to production, industrial design, manufacturing network, rapid prototyping, startup manufacturing, product engineering