Search Funds Meet Hardtech Supply Chains

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June 25, 2025

by a searcher from University of Missouri - Columbia in Chicago, IL, USA

The Midwestern industrial base is converging with advanced manufacturing, defense, climate infrastructure, and quantum. Early-stage hardware founders often struggle sourcing complex electrical components — while industrial distributors are sitting on vendor relationships that could be monetized far beyond traditional MRO. If you’re in the Midwest and are working on hybrid industrial + tech adjacency plays, let’s compare notes
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from Parsons School of Design in Cuxhaven, Germany
Sorry, but I'll need to pass on this one 🤔
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from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA
^redacted might be able to help here.
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