The process

From idea to
factory-ready in days.

Most founders spend months figuring out what to make, how to cost it, and how to brief a factory. 1st product compresses that into a single afternoon.

15d
Average time to factory brief
Faster than traditional process
10+
Tools replaced in one platform
0
Sourcing experience needed
Four steps
01
Pick your product

Choose a studio
and a starting line.

Start by selecting the category — footwear, bags, apparel, leather goods, or accessories. Then pick a preset line that fits your design direction. Each line has a name, a personality, and a set of defaults.

5 studios covering footwear, bags, apparel, leather goods, and accessories
Each studio has 5 preset lines to start from — or build from scratch
No design software or technical knowledge needed
Select category
👟
Footwear
👜
Bags
👕
Apparel
👛
Wallets
🧢
Accessories
02
Configure in the studio

Build your spec
piece by piece.

The studio gives you every option group for your product — upper material, sole construction, hardware, lining, color. Pick what you want. The AI design brain gives you live feedback, costing, and manufacturability signals as you go.

AI-assisted: every choice comes with context and a recommendation
Live cost estimate updates as you configure — no guessing
Complexity and risk flags shown in real time
EPIC — VOID Sneaker
Upper material Knit mesh
Midsole EVA injection
Outsole Rubber cup
Closure Lace-up
Complexity: Medium
Est. FOB $18–24
03
Export your documents

Get everything
a factory needs.

When you're ready, export factory-ready documents. Each document is generated from your configuration — no copy-pasting, no formatting. The tech pack alone would normally take a week to produce manually.

Tech Pack — full component spec, tolerances, construction notes
P&L — landed cost, margin, target retail at different MOQs
Lookbook — editorial-quality product presentation
Compliance — labelling, testing, and import requirements
Packaging — box, tag, and label specification
Export documents
📐
Tech Pack
📊
P&L / Costing
📷
Lookbook
Compliance
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Packaging Spec
04
Connect with factories

Get matched to
the right factory.

1st product scores and ranks factories in India and China against your exact spec — material, complexity, MOQ, and lead time. You arrive at the conversation with a proper brief instead of a vague idea. Factories take you seriously from the first message.

Factory scoring based on your line, material, and complexity
India and China options with tariff-adjusted landed cost
RFQ template generated from your tech pack
Top factory matches
Farida Group
Ambattur, Chennai · Flyknit specialist · MOQ 500
94
Okhla Phase 2
Delhi NCR · Mixed material · MOQ 50
87
Jinjiang Sole City
Jinjiang, Fujian · TPU/EVA sole · MOQ 200
81
Ready to build your first product?

Pick a studio and start configuring. The studio is free to explore — you only pay when you're ready to export your factory documents.

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