How To Fund Your Product Idea

Looking to fund the later stages of your new product development? Idea Reality can advise you on potential routes to gather investment, and help you create supporting materials for those pitches.

Why work with us?

Tailored Process

Every stage of the product design process is tailored to your unique project needs, giving you efficiency and the best value.

Personal Service

Get direct contact and support from our design team and always have full control of the project pace and direction.

Confidentiality Assured

You retain 100% of your idea and any new IP we develop for you. All communication and project details are kept confidential under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

Broad Expertise

We work across a variety of sectors and types of products, giving us a broad experience in multiple manufacturing processes and a vast network of suppliers.

Funding Support

We can support you by creating all the necessary marketing materials to take your idea to customers, investors or even create crowdfunding campaigns.

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When to look for funding?

Investors will usually want proof that your product idea is worth investing in. They will need to know facts such as the target market and it’s size, but most importantly, they will want to know the product works and will sell. This is usually easiest to demonstrate with an initial design and prototype in place.

Pitches are most successful when you can demonstrate your innovative design, how it works, how much it might cost to manufacture, etc. Idea Reality can help you get to this point and collect all the information needed for a confident pitch.

Supporting you all the way

Project review & proposal

Submit your project info and get honest feedback from our award-winning design team. If we can help and add value, we create a detailed, tailored project proposal for you outlining costs and options

Design & prototype

Embark on an exciting product development journey with us. Taking your ideas from innovative conceptual designs through to engineered 3D CAD models and working elecro-mechanical prototypes!

Manufacture, launch & market

Turn your product idea into commercial reality! We support you with the patent process, setting up your manufacturing partnerships and even creating websites, video content and brand identity.

Idea Reality can support you on creating the needed materials to seek investment for your project

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Rendering and Animations

If your design is still at a conceptual level, we can create realistic rendered images and animations of your product. These digital materials are a great tool to better demonstrate where and how the product would be used.

Prototyping

The best way to convince investors of the value of your idea is by presenting a prototype. This can be either functional, aesthetic, or both (depending on what is most relevant to your particular project), and can be a great tool for life demonstrations during a pitch.

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Production Costs

Typically, once a prototype has been produced, our design team will be able to compile some indicative production costs for your design. These can be put into your business plan and aid discussions with investors.

Branding and Packing Design

Specially if your product will be sold in retail platforms, appealing branding and packaging can help sell your concept. Idea Reality can support you on this.

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Hear it from our customers

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Types of Funding

Idea Reality can advise on the most suitable type of funding for your project: