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Luminovo's Sebastian Schaal on EMS@C-Level - season 2022, episode 14

EMS@C-LEVEL · 26 Sept 2022 · 17m

What this episode covers

Sebastian Schaal, co-founder of Luminovo, discusses the company's €11 million seed round and its cloud-based software suite designed to modernize the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry. He explains how Luminovo’s first product automates the RFQ and quotation process to improve hit rates and reduce material costs, while recent updates address supply chain volatility through part alerts and faster PCB quoting. Schaal highlights the platform's collaborative features, which allow EMS providers and OEMs to share digital twins of projects, and outlines future roadmap items including scope 3 emissions tracking and factory resource management.

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early-stage companies

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Luminovo, Chalfen Ventures, Tencent, Verve Ventures, Khadjavi Capital Partners, La Famiglia, Cherry Ventures, Koh Young, CloudNC, Global Electronics Association
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Electronica

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