Good ideas are seeds. Here they become prototypes.
Colabtec Seed is Colabtec's incubation program. We take in early-stage ideas, projects, and startups and create the environment for them to germinate: technical assessment, mentorship, a product roadmap, labs, and engineering. All backed by real infrastructure in China, inside the Zhuhai Kameda Technology ecosystem.
- since 2006
- in China
- 11
- innovation labs
- 1,000 m²
- of facilities in Zhuhai
Seed is for you if…
Inventors and researchers
You have a technical idea, a study, or an invention still living on paper — and you need a lab, engineering, and mentorship to take the first step.
Pre-MVP startups
Your team already knows what problem it wants to solve, but still needs to turn the solution into a prototype, proof of concept, or initial product.
Students, professors, and developers
Technical projects born at a university or in code that don't yet have structure, a company, or a defined path.
Small businesses with a new product
Brazilian companies that need to get a product off the drawing board and want to do it with China's industrial ecosystem close at hand.
Between the idea and the prototype lies a valley where most projects die. Not for lack of talent — for lack of environment.
- ✕You don't have a lab, equipment, or a bench to test what you've imagined.
- ✕You're missing applied engineering: someone to turn the concept into a board, firmware, and a product.
- ✕You don't know where to find suppliers or what manufacturing costs.
- ✕Without mentorship and a roadmap, every decision becomes trial and error — and the project loses months.
- ✕When it's time to seek investment, you're missing the prototype, documentation, and pitch to show.
Colabtec Seed exists to solve this
Step by step, no mystery
- 01
You apply
Fill out the form telling us your idea, the problem it solves, and its current stage. It doesn't need to be ready — that's what Seed is for.
- 02
We assess it technically
Our team analyzes feasibility, field, and what the project needs. Every project is evaluated individually, in confidence.
- 03
We build the roadmap
Together we define the plan: stages, mentorship, lab usage, engineering support, and the commercial format that makes sense for your case.
- 04
We incubate the seed
Your project moves forward with prototyping, supplier research, documentation, and access to Colabtec's facilities in Zhuhai, per your plan.
- 05
We prep the next step
With a prototype in hand, we support your pitch, intellectual property, and introductions to investors, funds, and partners in our network.
What you get with Seed
Real labs
Access to innovation labs and the industrial infrastructure of Zhuhai Kameda Technology, with an SMT line and electronics production in the same building.
Engineering and prototyping
Engineering support to turn concept into prototype: hardware, firmware, testing, and rapid iteration within the Chinese ecosystem.
Mentorship and roadmap
Mentors who have been developing products in China since 2006 help set priorities, avoid costly mistakes, and plan every stage.
Suppliers at the source
Supplier research straight from China: components, materials, and manufacturing with people who've known the local market for nearly 20 years.
A bridge to investors
Seed doubles as a project portfolio presented to investors, funds, government, and partners — always with confidentiality respected.
Documentation and pitch
Support with documentation, intellectual property registration when applicable, and pitch preparation for seeking investment.
Seed beyond the pitch
Real people, real infrastructure — the way it actually happens in China.
Colabtec concept shoot — illustrative images.
Choose your path
Incubation
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The classic incubator model, with an entry fee or monthly fee depending on the project's plan.
- ✓Mentorship and a product roadmap
- ✓Lab usage per your plan
- ✓Engineering and prototyping support
- ✓Supplier research
Partnership
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For promising projects: equity or future revenue share, or a development contract.
- ✓Everything in the Incubation model
- ✓Deep involvement from the technical team
- ✓Support with pitch and intellectual property
- ✓Introductions to investors and partners
Sponsored
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A project funded by an investor, government, grant, or public call — we help structure the format.
- ✓Full incubation infrastructure
- ✓Reports for the sponsor
- ✓Connections to funds, government, and universities
Incubators work in different ways — and Seed is flexible by design. Every project is evaluated individually and the model is defined together with you.
Seed in pictures
Your idea deserves a place to germinate.
Tell us in a few words the idea you want to bring to life. It doesn't need to be ready or perfect — that's exactly what Seed is for. Your information is handled in confidence.
FAQ
Still have questions?
What's the difference between Colabtec Seed and Colabtec Speed?
Seed is incubation, Speed is acceleration. Seed serves projects that still need to be born or take shape as a prototype. Speed serves companies that already have something working — a product, a market, or revenue — and need to grow faster. If your idea is still on paper, this is your place.
Do I need a registered company or a prototype to apply?
No. Seed was built precisely for the stage before all of that: inventors, researchers, students, and pre-MVP startups. If you have a good idea and the drive to develop it, you can apply now. We'll evaluate it and tell you honestly what we see.
How much does Seed cost?
There's no single price list, because incubation can work in different ways: a monthly fee, an entry fee, equity, a development contract, or a project funded by an investor, government, or public call. Every project is evaluated individually and the model is defined together with you.
Are my information and my idea protected?
Yes. Submitted projects are handled in confidence with controlled access levels. When we present the project portfolio to investors and partners, it's done in summary form and always respecting each project's confidentiality.
Do I need to go to China to participate?
Seed's physical infrastructure is in Zhuhai: labs, engineering, and the industrial base of Zhuhai Kameda Technology. Access to the facilities is defined by each project's plan — assessment, mentorship, and roadmap can start remotely, and the trip to China comes when the project calls for it.
Can Seed connect me with investors?
Yes. Seed also works as a project portfolio presented to investors, funds, government, universities, and strategic partners. Incubated projects get support with pitch and documentation to arrive at those conversations prepared.