What Board Shark does

Board Shark PCB is a privately held PCB manufacturing services provider founded in 2016 and headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, with an additional warehouse operation in Astor, Florida. The company acts as a value-added intermediary rather than a factory owner, coordinating the manufacture of rigid (1-44 layers), flex, rigid-flex, and aluminum/IMS circuit boards through a partner factory network spanning the USA, Taiwan, China, and Korea. Each customer program is routed to the best-fit partner based on technology requirements and volume, with quickturn prototype capacity concentrated in USA and Taiwan factories.

The company's technology positioning emphasizes traditional PCB process capability — lines/spaces down to .0025", up to 10oz copper, aspect ratios up to 17:1, blind and buried vias, via-in-pad, and via fill — alongside IPC Class 2 and 3 quality standards. Partner factories carry ISO 9001, TS16949, UL, and RoHS certifications, qualifying the company for automotive, industrial, and EU-regulated buyers. Warehousing in Washington and Florida consolidates Asian shipments and supports a 'local-to-customer' logistics model that the company cites as a core differentiator.

Board Shark generates revenue through one-time purchase pricing on custom-manufactured boards, with a quote-based model driven primarily by specifications (layer count, materials, copper weight, lead time) rather than list pricing. GTM motion is sales-led and relationship-based, combining direct enterprise engagement by President/VP Sales Carl Moehring with a network of professional PCB manufacturer representatives across North America. Customers are electronics manufacturers needing low to high volume runs — particularly those with high-mix low-volume programs, difficult rigid-flex designs, and aluminum substrate applications — and lead times as short as 3-7 days are offered on prototype work with seamless transition to production. Headcount is 11-50, and no external funding rounds are disclosed; ownership appears founder/management-held.

Name

Board Shark

Legal name

Board Shark PCB

Website

https://boardsharkpcb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Board Shark PCB is a privately held PCB manufacturing services provider that routes custom rigid, flex, rigid-flex, and aluminum circuit board orders to partner factories in the USA, Taiwan, China, and Korea, serving electronics manufacturers needing prototypes through high-volume production.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing

NAICS

Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (334412)

SIC

Printed Circuit Boards (3672)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Fabrication (Rigid PCBs) (HDAHAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

PCB Fabrication (Flex & Rigid-Flex PCBs) (HDAHAOAH), Industrial PCB & Substrate Components (Bare PCBs, rigid-flex, ceramic substrates, thick-film) (IMAGAJAM)

Keywords

• Printed circuit boards
• Flex circuit manufacturing
• Rigid-flex PCBs
• Aluminum substrate boards
• Quickturn prototyping

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. PCB Manufacturing and Sales: One-time purchase model for custom circuit boards ranging from prototypes (3-7 day delivery) to low and high volume production runs. Revenue generated through per-board pricing based on specifications including layer count, materials, copper weight, and lead times.
2. Quickturn/Prototype Services: Premium pricing for rapid prototype manufacturing with 3-7 day lead times including delivery. Includes seamless transition to production ramp.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Board Shark manufactures and sells printed circuit boards (PCBs), including rigid, flex, rigid-flex, and aluminum/IMS boards ranging from 1 to 44 layers. The company provides quickturn prototyping (3-7 day delivery) in the USA and Taiwan, plus low- to high-volume production runs, leveraging multiple certified factories in the USA, Taiwan, China, and Korea with warehousing in Washington and Florida for consolidated logistics.

Product overview

Board Shark PCB operates as a PCB (printed circuit board) manufacturing service provider offering a unified portfolio of products centered on the Board Shark PCB brand. The core offering comprises rigid circuit boards (1–44 layers), flex circuit boards, rigid-flex boards, and aluminum/IMS metal base boards, all manufactured at certified factories in the USA, Taiwan, China, and Korea. The product line is differentiated by two service tiers: the Quickturn/Prototype module (3–7 day lead-time, USA and Taiwan manufacturing, 2-layer to HDI capability) which provides rapid prototyping and early involvement support, and standard Production Manufacturing for low to high volume runs. The company leverages multiple factories with specialized niches to handle high-mix low-volume programs, difficult rigid-flex designs, and cost-competitive aluminum boards, transitioning seamlessly from prototype to production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rigid Circuit Boards Standard and advanced rigid PCB manufacturing supporting 1 to 44 layers, lines down to .0025 inches, up to 10oz copper weight, blind and buried vias, and aspect ratios up to 17:1. For electronics manufacturers needing low to high volume runs.
• Flex Circuit Boards Flexible PCB manufacturing for applications requiring bendable or flexing circuit solutions, available with quickturn prototyping and production volumes.
• Rigid-Flex Boards Combination rigid-flex PCB manufacturing that integrates rigid and flexible substrates into a single board, supporting complex designs with multiple build-up layers. For challenging rigid-flex designs.
• Aluminum / IMS / Metal Base Boards Aluminum substrate and insulated metal substrate (IMS) boards for thermal management applications, positioned as highest quality and most cost-competitive aluminum boards.
• Quickturn / Prototype Services Rapid prototype PCB manufacturing with 3-7 day lead-time including delivery, covering 2 layers to HDI, flex, rigid-flex, and IMS/metal base, with manufacturing in USA and Taiwan. Includes seamless transition to production.
• Production Manufacturing Low to high volume PCB production services supporting seamless ramp from prototype to ongoing production at any volume level.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3-7 day prototype delivery including delivery time
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Advanced Circuits: US PCB fabricator specializing in prototype to production runs for engineers and OEMs. Comparable to Board Shark across product mix, customer segments, and quickturn-to-production service model.
• Bay Area Circuits: US-based quickturn and low-volume PCB prototype manufacturer serving design engineers and OEMs. Closely comparable to Board Shark on product breadth (rigid and flex PCBs), lead time targets, and small-fabricator service-led positioning.
• Sierra Circuits: US PCB fabricator focused on quickturn prototypes, HDI, flex, and rigid-flex boards. Comparable to Board Shark on advanced technology capability (HDI, flex, rigid-flex) and prototype-first customer acquisition.
• JLCPCB: High-volume Chinese online PCB prototype fab offering extremely low pricing and rapid turnaround. Comparable to Board Shark on quickturn service tier and rigid/flex product mix, though competing primarily on price and self-service.
• PCBCart: China-based PCB and assembly service targeting global customers with prototypes to production runs. Comparable to Board Shark on product breadth and multi-country manufacturing footprint used to serve North American buyers.
• PCBWay: China-based PCB prototype, fabrication, and assembly service with global online quoting and quickturn options. Comparable to Board Shark on product breadth (rigid, flex, rigid-flex, aluminum), rapid prototype lead times, and online/international distribution model.
• Sunstone Circuits: US-based PCB prototype and low-volume manufacturer with online quoting and a focus on small-to-medium OEMs. Directly comparable to Board Shark on quickturn, prototype-led GTM, and US fulfillment.

Regional players

• Eurocircuits: European PCB prototype and small-series manufacturer serving design engineers. Comparable to Board Shark on prototype-led service, online quoting, and multi-country (EU) production footprint, but operating in a different geography.

Emerging players

• All Flex: US flexible and rigid-flex PCB specialist serving medical, military, and industrial customers. Comparable to Board Shark on the flex and rigid-flex portion of its portfolio and on US-based manufacturing for higher-reliability end markets.

Broad incumbents

• TTM Technologies: Large US-headquartered PCB and RF/microwave substrate manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, automotive, and computing OEMs. Comparable to Board Shark on PCB fabrication overlap but operates at materially larger scale across the full product spectrum.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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