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Overview
Breadboard provides a subscription-based platform for electronics manufacturers to automate and optimize sourcing and procurement. Users upload BOMs in any format; the system uses AI to flag out-of-stock, overpriced, or non-compliant parts and suggests alternatives, with real-time price and stock data from 200+ suppliers. The platform offers BOM simulation, automated RFQs, supplier negotiation, and spend optimization, and it integrates with ERP and CRM systems to sync inventory and vendor management. The goal is to reduce time-to-quote and component costs while improving supply chain visibility and resilience for OEMs and EMS providers.
About Breadboard
Industries
Data & Analytics
Industrial & Manufacturing
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$5M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2022
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Breadboard claims 80% faster quote turnaround and 15%-20% component cost savings.
- Nemanja Jokanovic joined as vice president of sales in August 2025, signaling expansion.
- The 2026 website push around RFQ automation and free trials suggests active demand generation.
What critics are saying
- Altium, Octopart, and distributor APIs already dominate component intelligence and sourcing visibility.
- Breadboard’s 2025 acquisition inside EETech makes integration failure a direct execution risk by 2026.
- If supplier data or AI recommendations miss shortages, customers lose trust and churn fast.
What makes Breadboard unique
- Breadboard turns messy BOM uploads into quotes in seconds, not days.
- EETech’s August 2025 acquisition adds 2.5 million engineering professionals and supplier reach.
- Breadboard’s 200-plus distributor connections and negotiation automation target electronics procurement workflows end-to-end.
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Funding
Total Funding
$5M
Above
Industry Average
Funded Over
2 Rounds
Benefits
Health Insurance
Stock Options
Company News
EETech Group has acquired Breadboard, an AI-powered supply chain software company, to enhance its capabilities in electronics procurement. Breadboard's platform uses AI to optimize bills of materials, identify supply chain risks, and suggest alternative components, addressing issues like shortages and price volatility. EETech CEO Martin Chatterton highlighted the acquisition's potential to streamline the path from design to procurement, reducing costs and time-to-market for customers.
It also predicts three top risks for the electronics supply chain in 2022: Breadboard, a timely startup providing software that digitizes the supply chain for electronics manufacturers, recently secured $1 million in funding from Bienville Capital.
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About Breadboard
Industries
Data & Analytics
Industrial & Manufacturing
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$5M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2022
Breadboard is Hiring for 1 Jobs on Simplify!
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