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Imagine Your Product Idea in the Hands of Customers—We Make It Happen

We help businesses source their ideal suppliers, develop products and ensure 100% confidentiality and IP protection.

Access reliable suppliers

Streamline production

Reduce costs and risks

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Your Full-Stack Supply Chain Partner

Transform your vision into industry-leading products with our end-to-end supplier sourcing, product development, and supply chain solutions.

Our team of engineers, manufacturing veterans and supply chain specialists ensures a seamless service from design and prototyping to manufacturing and global logistics.

When you partner with us, you gain a trusted ally, ensuring 100% confidentiality, robust IP protection, and committed to navigating the complexities of product development and supply chain execution.

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Bringing an innovative product to market is tough. 

Finding the right supplier, ensuring quality, and managing production can be overwhelming. One wrong move can cost you valuable time and money.

Many businesses struggle with a huge amount of problems, such as unreliable suppliers & inconsistent quality; unexpected costs & production delays; and prototypes that don’t match specifications.

We simplify product development by sourcing trusted suppliers, strictly managing production timelines, and ensuring on-time, high-quality manufacturing—so you can focus on growing your business.

Supply Chain Working Group:

British Chamber of Commerce South China

As a proud member of BritCham South China, we stay connected with a dynamic network of international businesses, ensuring we navigate global trade policies, sustainability trends, and supply chain innovations.

We actively engage with the business community across South China, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan, leveraging strong regional ties. At the heart of our mission is a commitment to excellence, integrity, and continuous improvement.

Our CEO and Co-founder, Robert Reid-Kay, serves on the BritCham South China Executive Committee, helping to enhance the Chamber’s role as a trusted hub for high-quality business connections. His involvement keeps Gaia Sourcing at the forefront of industry developments, from ethical sourcing and sustainable manufacturing to market-responsive strategies.

BritCham South China provides an invaluable platform for fostering meaningful partnerships and staying ahead of global trade shifts.

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Stay In Control

We connect you with vetted manufacturers who meet your quality, cost, confidentiality, and timeline requirements.

Immersive Project Management

End-to-end stuff. From prototypes to mass production, we walk hand in hand throughout the entire process with you.​

Soft Landing

Think of us as your in-house sourcing and product develoment team—flexible, reliable and without the overhead.

Tailored Product Development and Supplier Sourcing Solutions

Whether you need a comprehensive, end-to-end solution or expert support at a specific stage, our team is here to optimize your supply chain and bring your product to market seamlessly.

We provide a clear, efficient, and customized approach, ensuring every step—from sourcing and development to production and logistics—is aligned with your business goals.

Comprehensive Product Development and Prototyping

Supplier Sourcing and Mass-Market Manufacturing

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Key Advantages:

  • Efficient and proven development process, reducing risk and accelerating time to market. 
  • Dedicated project management ensuring clear and consistent communication, transparency and seamless execution.
  • Expert design and rapid prototyping capabilities bring concepts to life fast for stakeholder engagement and investment opportunities.

Key Advantages:

  • We identify the best-fit suppliers and refine designs for efficient, high-quality production.
  • Quality assurance and compliance, including sample testing, pre-certification preparation (FDA, FCC, UL, CE, etc.), and rigorous inspections.
  • From sourcing to mass manufacturing, we oversee every stage to ensure smooth execution and consistent quality.

Key Advantages:

  • We collaborate with your suppliers.
  • Sample inspections and testing in our lab. 
  • Production management.
  • Quality control and inspections.
  • Warehouse storage.
  • DDL Logistics.

Estimated Timeline:

2-9 months

Estimated Timeline:

25-60 days

Estimated Timeline:

25-90 days

Investment Starting at:

USD $ 15,000

Pricing Structure:

Service fee: 0%

All expenses are included in the unit price of the product.

Pricing Structure:

Service fee: 5%

Minimum fee of US$100

Technical Capabilities

Our aim is to simplify the product development process and make it hassle free.

We tailor our approach to your business in order to ensure a smooth and positive experience.

Our Product Development and Supplier Sourcing Process

Discover our 10-stage development process, designed to transform ideas into market-ready products.

From concept to launch, every stage is strategically crafted to drive innovation, quality, and success.

Click the image on the right to explore each phase in detail and see how we can bring your vision to life.

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Commonly asked questions

Product development comes from a deep need to solve problems in the market.

We break the product development process into two phases.

In Phase 1 we ask you for your statement of work and all the materials you have prepared so far. We will work together with your team to identify the most suitable manufacturing solution for you.

In Phase 2 we leverage our network of reliable and experienced manufacturers to support your product development. We provide design, prototype, sampling, custom moulding, material suggestions, quotations, production management, quality control, and so much more.

Read more about the details of product development on our dedicated page here: Product Development

Yes! This Prototyping will be done in cooperation with the vetted factory of your choice. If throughout the prototyping process you need to create custom moulds, upload bespoke software, or anything else, the team of engineers will have all the information and materials that they need in order to fulfil the final order.

We can also create mould mockups using our 3D printers.

Yes! We offer a light-touch, soft landing approach to product development.

We are here to make your life as easy as possible, so that your ideas can come to life quickly, affordably and to your exact specifications.

We have extensive experience working with different 3D CAD software, including SolidWorks, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Inventor, which we use to develop moulds, create PCBs and provide 3D layouts of products.

We have an NDA template that we can ask the factories to sign, which always provides you with piece of mind.

If you are particularly worried about protecting your IP, then we can split production between multiple factories, so that the entire production process is not under one roof. If you would like to learn more about our thoughts on protecting IP, please read my blog post about it here…

It’s quite simple

  1. Submit a quotation request by filling out the form here: Quotation Request Form
  2. Our team introduces you to our list of vetted factories
  3. You approve your quotation
  4. Sampling and prototyping
  5. Place your order
  6. Receive the pre-production inspection report
  7. Receive the pre-shipment sample
  8. Ship your goods

Read more about the details of product sourcing on our dedicated page here: Product Sourcing

Our team has over 20 years of experience as a China sourcing agent doing product sourcing and product development in China. We have curated a failproof and comprehensive method to search for suppliers.

We always start a search by contacting our network and asking our colleagues, friends, and other contacts in the industry…

The world of tech products is not as big as you may believe, and the degrees of separation are far fewer than you may think.

After searching our network, we will then search online on local sourcing platforms. This is to check the market and understand your product’s position moving forward.

Of course you can! But…

  1. It’s more expensive,
  2. It’s only worth it if you want 1 or 2 products,
  3. You’ll be using your own time to talk to suppliers,
  4. And many more reasons…

Why not read more about why suppliers in China are leaving Alibaba in our blog post here… How much does it cost to sell on alibaba.com?

Or watch this video about why suppliers are sick of Alibaba.

Over the years we have been able to develop a system that ensures we maintain an excellent quality level.

We start by deeply understanding how a product is made and the materials it is made from. This is to ensure that you aren’t getting BS’d or conned by anyone. If you know the ins and the outs of a product then you know exactly where corners are being cut and if it lacks components.

We conduct deep research and understand the suppliers.

We always require a pre-production and post-production sample, which we can compare with one another.

Before the shipment is sent to you, we always insist on a 3rd party inspection to go and inspect the goods. They will produce an extensive report on what was found and what will be expected in the final shipment.

As a failsafe, we always negotiate a minimum unconditional one-year guarantee on any product that we order.

Pricing for our services is laid out in the pricing page.

We have three different payment terms for different situations.

  1. For small orders and samples: 100% payment, typically if the cost is below $1000.
  2. The most common amount: 30% deposit pre-manufacture and 70% balance pre-shipment of the goods.
  3. Gaia Sourcing can negotiate on your behalf when negotiating for financing with a factory. Typically, financing credit lines will not be considered unless a relationship has been developed with the factory and if there have been large orders over a sustained period.

This comes with time. Having been in the industry and manufactured products in the Greater Bay Area for over 20 years, we have developed a vast network of suppliers.

In China there is no better way to develop a relationship with someone than to do business with them. Additionally to support this, one must also show face by going for factory visits, attending lunches and dinners, and even having a tipple of pijiu (beer), hongjiu (wine) or baijiu (spirits).

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