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

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2022-09-26
- Length: 17m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-09-26-luminovos-sebastian-schaal-on-ems-c-level-season-2022-episode-14

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-09-26-luminovos-sebastian-schaal-on-ems-c-level-season-2022-episode-14#t=7) Introduction: Sebastian Schaal and Luminovo's €11M Seed Round
- [2:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-09-26-luminovos-sebastian-schaal-on-ems-c-level-season-2022-episode-14#t=161) Luminovo's Core Product: Automating RFQ and Quotation
- [5:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-09-26-luminovos-sebastian-schaal-on-ems-c-level-season-2022-episode-14#t=346) Adapting to Supply Chain Disruption: Part Alerts and PCB Engines
- [8:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-09-26-luminovos-sebastian-schaal-on-ems-c-level-season-2022-episode-14#t=508) Collaborative Portals and Digital Twins for EMS-OEM Partnerships
- [11:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-09-26-luminovos-sebastian-schaal-on-ems-c-level-season-2022-episode-14#t=712) User Experience, Non-Expert Usability, and Scope 3 Emissions
- [15:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-09-26-luminovos-sebastian-schaal-on-ems-c-level-season-2022-episode-14#t=938) Electronica Exhibition and Partner Network Growth

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Luminovo (company)
- Chalfen Ventures (company)
- Tencent (company)
- Verve Ventures (company)
- Khadjavi Capital Partners (company)
- La Famiglia (company)
- Cherry Ventures (company)
- Koh Young (company)
- CloudNC (company)
- Global Electronics Association (company)
- Electronica (other)

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- [AI-Powered PCB Supply Chain Management with Luminovo's Timon Ruban](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-06-24-ai-powered-pcb-supply-chain-management-with-luminovos-timon-ruban) (OnTrack)
- [38 - Jesse Genet CEO of Lumi](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2020-11-23-38-jesse-genet-ceo-of-lumi) (People of Packaging)
- [251. Michael Corr & Justin Sears on How Altium & Duro Are Fueling the Next Generation of Hardware Startups](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2026-09-28-251-michael-corr-justin-sears-on-how-altium-duro-are-fueling-the-next-generation) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [AI-Powered PLM: The Future of Hardware Product Lifecycle Management](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-07-01-ai-powered-plm-the-future-of-hardware-product-lifecycle-management) (OnTrack)
- [An Interview with Scott Miller (2nd)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-07-22-an-interview-with-scott-miller-2nd) (The Amp Hour)

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