Successful Hardware Startups Use SOLIDWORKS

Come for the industry-leading software, stay for the community. 

Join the league of thousands of startups who benefit from free access to world-class product development solutions, free training and co-marketing resources. 

The SOLIDWORKS for Startups Program does two incredible things to help accelerate the growth of early-stage companies. First, they remove barriers by providing access to world-class design and collaboration software. Second, they give us a venue to network and share resources with other founders who understand the unique challenges of launching hardware products.

- Lia Winter, CEO and Co-founder, Winter Innovations and Inventor of Easy-Whip™
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The SOLIDWORKS for Startups program is for early to mid-stage hardware startups. Your company must meet the following acceptance criteria:

  • Designing and building a physical product with an aim to sell it in the market
  • Less than $1M in revenue
  • Not more than 5 years old

The program is not open to current SOLIDWORKS customers, service providers, engineering/design firms, consultants and contract manufacturers.

Each application is carefully evaluated prior to approval.

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