For Design Studios

So you can say: we have an engineering team.

So you can say: we have an engineering team.

So you can say: we have an engineering team.


Geniotek helps design studios take products from concept to manufacturing without an in-house engineering team.



Geniotek helps design studios take products from concept to manufacturing without an in-house engineering team.


Geniotek helps design studios take products from concept to manufacturing without an in-house engineering team.


Serving Milan, New York & Toronto Worldwide

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Take a 5 mins questionnaire to see if we are a good fit

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A Real Engineering Team,
Built for Product Delivery

A Real Engineering Team,
Built for Product Delivery

Geniotek brings together engineers, project managers, and manufacturing specialists with hands-on experience across consumer products, prototyping, sourcing, and production.

Geniotek brings together engineers, project managers, and manufacturing specialists with hands-on experience across consumer products, prototyping, sourcing, and production.

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Geniotek × Design Studio Partnership Tiers

Three collaboration modes for design studios, from fully silent engineering support to a public strategic partnership with shared referrals.

Tier 1

Silent

White-label support

01
  • Geniotek remains invisible to the end client
  • Premium service rate (+15-20%)
  • No referral fee
  • Anonymized case study rights only
  • Lowest priority for Launch Pad design referrals
Brand visibilityLow
Lead flowLow
Recommended

Tier 2

Co-Branded

Powered by Geniotek

02
  • Geniotek is visible as the engineering partner
  • Standard service rate
  • 5% referral fee to the agency
  • Joint case studies and PR
  • Priority pool for Launch Pad design referrals
Brand visibilityMedium
Lead flowMedium

Tier 3

Strategic Partner

Featured studio

03
  • Full co-branding and featured placement on the partnership page
  • Discounted service rate
  • 5-8% referral fee
  • First-priority access to Launch Pad design referrals
  • Joint marketing budget
  • Quarterly business review
Brand visibilityHigh
Lead flowHigh
Brand visibility for Geniotek
LowMediumHigh
Reciprocal lead flow back to studio
LowMediumHigh
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How Partnership Works

01

Submit Questionnaire

Share your studio profile, project focus, and where hardware support may be needed.

02

Review Fit

We review your submission and reply within 3 business days. If we're a fit, we book a call. If we're not, we'll tell you honestly.

03

Discovery Call

A 30-45mins focused video call to understand your pipeline, your bottlenecks, and one or two real projects we could support. You'll leave knowing exactly what we'd do and what it would cost.

04

NDA & Capability Exchange

We sign a mutual NDA and trade real materials — our engineering team, pricing, and factory access for your portfolio and pipeline. This is where both sides confirm we're serious.

05

Pilot Project

Before any partnership agreement, we run a small real project together, a DFM review, a prototype phase, or a single sourcing task. A short retro at the end decides if we move forward.

06

Partnership Activation

We sign the partnership agreement, confirm your tier, set up your dedicated communication channel, and you start bringing projects as they come, no minimums, no retainers, no exclusivity.

Same project.
Two paths.

One path stacks delivery work. The other keeps design and production moving together.

Studio only

Every technical question comes back to your team.

01

Concept lock

Feasibility questions interrupt creative direction.

02

Late engineering

DFM and tolerance issues appear after momentum builds.

03

Prototype loops

Samples, revisions, and follow-up pull focus.

04

Production drag

Tooling, QC, and launch details absorb capacity.

Result
  • More delivery drag
  • More context switching
  • Less capacity

Studio + Geniotek

Your studio stays client-facing. Geniotek runs the backstage work.

Studio

Lead the client story

Creative direction stays with you.

Geniotek

Feasibility runs early

Engineering starts in parallel.

Prototype loops are managed

Samples and revisions stay organized.

Production moves backstage

Tooling, QC, and suppliers are covered.

Result: design and production move together
  • Faster execution
  • Higher project capacity
  • Stronger service value
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What this Unlocks for your studio

What this Unlocks for your studio

More throughput. Faster launches. Zero in-house engineering overhead.

+40%

+40%

Take on more work

Take on more work

Take on more work

Expand delivery capacity without adding in-house engineering overhead.

+30%

+40%

Shorten the timeline

Shorten the timeline

Shorten the timeline

Engineering and production move while the design story stays intact.

100%

100%

Focus on creative design

Focus on creative design

Focus on creative design

No supplier firefighting. No factory back-and-forth on your side.

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Engineering team

So you can say: we have an engineering team.

Can this pass tooling?
Yes. Shift the rib first.

Feasibility first. Risks are checked before they slow delivery.

DesignEngineering

Engineering in parallel. DFM and supplier input move with design.

Client
Your Studio
Geniotek
Embedded with your studio

You face the client. We run engineering.. Geniotek works behind your studio.

Sample in
active
Revision
active
Factory updated
done

Prototype carried. Revisions and factory follow-up stay covered.

✓
Tooling ready
✓
QC checkpoint
✓
Sign-off tracked
Handoff tracked through delivery

Production backed. Tooling, QC, and handoff stay covered.

Need one task covered? We support DFM, prototype fixes, tolerance checks, and factory coordination.

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When projects need engineering, momentum Slows down.

When projects need engineering, momentum Slows down.

These are the bottlenecks that limit how many projects you can take on, and how fast you can deliver them.

Factory Communication Eats Time
Factory Communication Eats Time

Weeks disappear into supplier translation, trail & error, approvals, and rework.

Weeks disappear into supplier translation, trail & error, approvals, and rework.

Handoff kills momentum
Handoff kills momentum

Engineering gaps make strong concepts lose speed fast.

Engineering gaps make strong concepts lose speed fast.

Designers get dragged sideways
Designers get dragged sideways

Talent and focus get wasted on work that isn't your strength

Talent and focus get wasted on work that isn't your strength

Complex design projects get declined
Complex design projects get declined

Profitable projects get passed over because production and engineering is too heavy for you.

Profitable projects get passed over because production and engineering is too heavy for you.

Factory Communication Eats Time

Weeks disappear into supplier translation, trail & error, approvals, and rework.

Handoff kills momentum

Engineering gaps make strong concepts lose speed fast.

Designers get dragged sideways

Talent and focus get wasted on work that isn't your strength

Complex design projects get declined

Profitable projects get passed over because production and engineering is too heavy for you.

Help us understand
where you’re stuck.

Help us understand
where you’re stuck.

Most studios are not blocked by design.

They are blocked by what happens right after concept approval.

Most studios are not blocked by design.

They are blocked by what happens right after concept approval.

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Engineering Offload,
Design Power Unleashed

A concrete look at what changes when engineering is off your plate.

Projects per year

Delivery cycle

Design team focus

First-pass production

Metric
Before

8~10 Projects

10 Weeks

Design & Factory

70%

After

12-15 project

7 Weeks

100% Design

100%

Data Sources

Real Partner

The Real Objects Studio

Founded in 2024 in Milan.

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Engineering Offload,
Design Power Unleashed

A concrete look at what changes when engineering is off your plate.

Projects per year

Delivery cycle

Design team focus

First-pass production success

Metric
Before

8-10 Projects

10 Weeks

Design & Factory

70%

After

12-15 Projects

7 Weeks

100% Design

95%

Data Sources

Real Client

The Real Objects Studio

Founded in 2024 in Milan.

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Engineering Offload,
Design Power Unleashed

A concrete look at what changes when engineering is off your plate.

8–10 Projects

12-15 Projects

Projects per year

7 Weeks

10 Weeks avg

Delivery cycle

Design & Factory

100% Design

Design team focus

First-pass production success

~70%

95%

Engineering team cost

$120k–180k/Year

Project-based

Data Sources

Real Client

The Real Objects Studio

Founded in 2024 in Milan.

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  • “With Geniotek involved, we can confidently take on hardware projects we would previously have had to turn down.”

    Emma Rodriguez — Partner, Emma Design

  • “Geniotek helped us catch engineering issues early and move from concept to a manufacturable product with far fewer delays.”

    James Shawn — Founder & CEO

Revenue model

See the studio upside

A quick estimate of the revenue, time, and engineering cost your studio could unlock.

Your studio projects per year
Annual hardware projects
Current input9
Average project fee
Fee per project
Current input$85,000
In-house engineering cost per year
If handled internally
Current input$145,000
Estimated annual upside$400,000Added capacity + avoided engineering cost
Added revenue$255,000Extra projects
Cost avoided$145,000No internal hire
Time saved4 weeksSchedule recovered
Focus restoredMore design timeMore room for client work
Directional estimateBuilt for studio planningAdjustable on a live call

Directional estimate, not a project quote.

FAQ

Do we keep our client relationship?
Can small studios work with you?
Will this slow down our process?
How visible will Geniotek be to our client?
Can we change the collaboration model mid-project?
Do you take public credit for the work?

Stay in design.
We handle what slows you down.

Stay in design.
We handle what slows you down.

You don't need to change your workflow, just plug us in when needed.

You don't need to change your workflow, just plug us in when needed.

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Start the Partnership Questionnaire