3rd Stone Design

Name

3rd Stone Design

Legal name

3rd Stone Design Inc.

Website

https://3rdstonedesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Product Design and Development Services

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (541420), Industrial Design Services (54142)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Product design services
• Medical device development
• Industrial design consulting
• Engineering design services
• Prototype development

Headquarters

HQ city

San Rafael

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Design Services: Consulting and design services to domestic and international partners, including world-class universities, global non-profits, Fortune 100 companies, and individual innovators
2. Own Product Sales: Sale of company's own products including the Pumani bCPAP through subsidiary Hadleigh Health Technologies
3. Joint Development Programs: Joint development programs with research institutions and non-governmental organizations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

3rd Stone Design provides end-to-end product design and development services spanning research, strategy, industrial design, mechanical engineering, manufacturing transfer, regulatory compliance, and supply chain management for medical devices, renewable energy systems, and consumer products. The firm also designs, manufactures, and distributes its own products, notably the Pumani bCPAP neonatal respiratory device, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Hadleigh Health Technologies across 36 countries.

Product overview

3rd Stone Design is a product design and development consultancy, not a unified software platform. Its portfolio consists of its own proprietary medical device (the Pumani bCPAP, sold via the Hadleigh Health Technologies subsidiary), alongside a broad suite of fee-for-service offerings spanning research & strategy, program/product management, industrial design, mechanical/electronics engineering, manufacturing transfer, supply chain management, quality/regulatory compliance, and intellectual property services. The company also develops renewable energy systems and socially conscious consumer products for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies and global NGOs to research institutions and individual inventors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hadleigh Health Technologies, LLC: Subsidiary focused on global health medical devices, manufacturing and distributing the Pumani bCPAP device.

Products and services

• Pumani bCPAP A proprietary neonatal respiratory support device (bubble CPAP) designed, manufactured, and distributed by 3rd Stone Design through its wholly-owned subsidiary Hadleigh Health Technologies for healthcare providers treating newborns in low-resource settings, including across Sub-Saharan Africa through the NEST360 program.
• Medical Device Design and Development Services Full-cycle product design, engineering, regulatory clearance, and manufacturing launch services for medical device manufacturers and global health organizations, from concept through FDA/CE clearance and global market distribution.
• Renewable Energy Product Design Services Design and development of renewable energy systems including photovoltaic system optimization and energy storage for companies serving global clean energy markets.
• Consumer Product Design Services End-to-end product design and development services for socially conscious consumer products, from concept through manufacturing transfer to global market distribution, for consumer-facing brands and individual innovators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products distributed in 36 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Hadleigh Health Technologies, LLCcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWholly-owned subsidiary of 3rd Stone Design that manufactures, sells, and distributes the Pumani bCPAP respiratory support device in 36 countries. Certified to ISO 13485:2012 with CE marked commercial medical device products.
• NEST360flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner of the NEST360 program, funded by MacArthur, Gates, and ELMA Foundations. Goal is to reduce neonatal deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa by 50% over 10 years through development and deployment of appropriate medical technologies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ximedica: Medical device design, development, and contract manufacturing services company. Comparable as a regulated medical device design partner with FDA/CE experience and full lifecycle capabilities from concept through manufacturing transfer.
• frog (formerly Frog Design): Global design and engineering firm delivering product design, brand, and technology services. Direct comparable on industrial design, mechanical engineering, and consumer/medical product development for Fortune 500 clients.
• IDEO: Pioneering global design and innovation consultancy offering product design, strategy, and engineering services to enterprise clients. Highly comparable as a full-service product design firm working across consumer, medical, and social-impact verticals.
• Boston Engineering: Product design and engineering firm with mechanical, electrical, and software engineering capabilities. Comparable as a mid-size engineering-led product development consultancy serving medical, defense, and industrial clients.
• StarFish Medical: Medical device-focused product design, development, and manufacturing services firm. Closely comparable given 3rd Stone's medical device specialization, ISO 13485 quality systems, and full-cycle concept-to-manufacturing offering.
• Bresslergroup: Product design and development consultancy with industrial design, mechanical engineering, and human factors expertise. Comparable as a mid-size full-service product development firm serving medical, consumer, and industrial clients.
• Whipsaw: Industrial design and engineering firm known for medical, consumer, and technology product development. Comparable as a specialized design consultancy delivering concept through manufacturing across medical and consumer product categories.
• Smart Design: Global design and innovation consultancy with industrial design, engineering, and brand strategy practices. Comparable as a multidisciplinary product development partner serving enterprise clients across health, consumer, and technology sectors.
• HS Design: Medical and life-science product design and development consultancy. Comparable as a niche medical device design firm with human factors, industrial design, and engineering capabilities targeting FDA-cleared and global health products.
• Mindtribe: Product engineering and design firm specializing in connected hardware development. Comparable as a multidisciplinary product development consultancy offering industrial design, mechanical/electrical engineering, and manufacturing transfer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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