Name

Tempest Technical Sales

Legal name

Tempest Technical Sales

Website

https://tempesttechsales.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tempest Technical Sales is an independent, privately-held manufacturer's rep firm founded in 2003 that represents 20+ electronic-component principals and provides territory-based technical sales support to OEM customers across six Midwest US states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Carmel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sales Commission: Revenue generated through commissions from principal partners for sales generated in assigned territories. Tempest Technical Sales serves as the sales representative firm connecting OEM customers with principal manufacturers in their covered regions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Tempest Technical Sales is an independent sales representative firm that connects OEM customers in the Midwest US with a portfolio of 20+ principal manufacturers of electronic components and subsystems. The firm operates on a commission basis, providing technical sales support, design-in assistance, and territory coverage across Michigan, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana. Its portfolio spans semiconductors, RF/microwave, embedded systems, power, connectivity, storage, and acoustic components serving automotive, industrial, medical, consumer, telecom, military, and avionics markets.

Product overview

Tempest Technical Sales is a technical sales representative firm serving OEM customers in Michigan, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana. The company does not manufacture its own products but represents a portfolio of 20+ principal manufacturers offering components and solutions across multiple categories including: power supplies (Channel Well Technology), circuit boards (CircuitsWest), mixed signal ASICs (EnSilica), ferrite cores/EMI products (Ferroxcube), high-reliability ICs (Frontgrade including SimpliStor data recorders), storage solutions (Greenliant), connectivity (Huber Suhner), batteries (Jauch), acoustic components (Kepo Electronics), LEDs (Ledtech), RF/microwave semiconductors (MACOM), cellular modules (MEIG, SIMCom), frequency control (MTRON), EMI shielding/thermal management (Goodbon), wire harness (Rapid Conn), capacitors (Samwha), coils (Sumida), and embedded systems (Vantron). The portfolio serves market segments including automotive, industrial, medical, consumer, telecom, military, and avionics with solutions in antennas, interconnect, power management, WiFi, IoT, cellular gateways, frequency products, RF products, audio/speech solutions, and displays.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tempest Technical Sales Representative Services Commission-based sales representation services connecting OEM customers in Michigan, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana with a portfolio of 20+ principal manufacturers across semiconductors, embedded systems, RF/microwave, power, connectivity, storage, and acoustic components.
• Frontgrade SimpliStor Solid State Data Recorder Next-generation radiation-tolerant data recorder from principal Frontgrade that allows satellite operators, integrators, and spacecraft designers to capture and protect mission-critical information in orbit. Represented in Tempest's Midwest territory.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered featured and core.

• Vantron TechnologyfeaturedChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading provider of low-power embedded system including Single Board Computers, IoT cellular gateway products, HMI, custom tablets, and digital signage products. Currently featured as a highlighted principal partner on Tempest's website.
• Macom SolutionsfeaturedChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading supplier of high performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products enabling next-generation Internet and modern battlefield applications. Technologies include GaN, GaAs, InP, SiGe, HMIC and Silicon products.
• GreenliantfeaturedChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDedicated to developing durable, reliable and secure storage solutions for embedded systems and enterprise datacenters.
• Channel Well TechnologycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLargest Power Supply manufacturer in the world for PCs, cell phone chargers and AC/DC adapters. Over 70% of components manufactured internally with high automation.
• CircuitsWestcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuick turn circuit board manufacturer located in the USA servicing a wide variety of industries.
• DEI- AvionicscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAvionics ICs, Custom ICs, and Bipolar Analog Arrays including design, manufacturing and test.
• EnSilicacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading fabless supplier of complex mixed signal ASIC to OEMs and system houses. World-class expertise in designing and supplying custom RF, mmWave, mixed signal and digital ICs for automotive, industrial, healthcare and communications markets.
• FerroxcubecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading supplier in ferrite-ceramic technology offering broad range of soft ferrite cores, accessories and EMI suppression products with extensive design-in support.
• FrontgradecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorld leader in design and manufacturing of high-reliability integrated circuits, electronic manufacturing services, circuit card assembly, and radiation test services.
• Huber SuhnercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading developer and manufacturer of components and system solutions for electrical and optical connectivity.
• JauchcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorComplete battery solutions including standard cells and custom packs, from simple cells to intelligent battery packs, along with AEC-Q200 frequency products.
• Kepo ElectronicscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProducts include Piezoelectric Ceramic, Piezoelectric Sensor, Buzzer, Speakers & Receivers, Alarm & Horn and Microphones.
• LedtechcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDesigns, manufactures, and sells LED products for energy-saving and environmentally friendly applications.
• MEIGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobally leading supplier of cellular modules and solutions. World-class provider of IoT terminals and wireless data solutions.
• MTRONcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrecision frequency control & spectrum control solutions including RF, microwave and millimeter wave filters, oscillators, crystal resonators, Integrated Microwave Assemblies, and solid state power amplifiers.
• GoodboncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeader in EMI shielding and thermal management materials, automatic manufacturing services, and RF/microwave absorber solutions.
• Rapid ConncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWire harness production with vertically integrated customized solutions including cable wire extrusion, plastic injection, mold design, over molded cables capabilities.
• Samwha CapacitorcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading manufacturer in Passive Component market in Korea supplying Aluminum, Film, Disc Ceramic, HV Power, Green Caps and EMI Filters.
• SIMComcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal leading Machine-to-Machine (M2M) wireless modules and solutions supplier since 2002, providing wireless technology platform modules and terminal level solutions.
• SumidacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the leading manufacturers of coils and wire wound electronic products.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Technical Marketing Inc. US-based electronic component manufacturers' representative firm serving OEM customers with a multi-principal portfolio covering semiconductors, passives, and electromechanical components. Direct peer given similar commission-based sales model and OEM customer focus.
• ECA Marketing Services: Independent electronic component sales representative firm covering OEM accounts in the US Midwest. Closely comparable to Tempest in business model (commission-based rep), customer base (OEM manufacturers), and principal portfolio breadth across semiconductors, interconnect, and electromechanical components.
• Tri-Phase Sales: Electronic component sales representative firm serving OEM customers in the US Midwest with a portfolio of semiconductor and passive component principals. Comparable in size, regional focus, and reliance on commission revenue from represented manufacturers.
• High Tech Sales: Independent electronic component representative firm covering OEM accounts across multiple US regions. Comparable business model to Tempest — commission-based representation of semiconductor, interconnect, and electromechanical principals serving industrial and embedded OEM customers.
• Compass Sales Solutions: Manufacturers' representative firm serving OEM customers in the US with semiconductor, interconnect, and embedded systems principals. Comparable in operating model, principal portfolio breadth, and target customer profile (OEM design engineers and purchasing).
• R2 Technical Sales: US electronic component sales rep firm representing multiple principals across semiconductors, passives, and electromechanical products to OEM customers. Similar in size, regional scope, and commission-based revenue structure.

Broad incumbents

• Arrow Electronics: Global broadline distributor of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Competes with Tempest at the OEM procurement layer via design-in services and franchised distribution agreements with several of the same principals (e.g., MACOM listed among Arrow's lines).
• DigiKey Electronics: One of the largest global electronic component distributors. Broad incumbent that competes with Tempest at the OEM procurement stage by offering direct online ordering of the same components Tempest's principals manufacture — a structural channel alternative to the rep-firm model.
• Avnet: Global broadline electronic component distributor serving OEMs with design support, supply chain services, and franchised lines from many of the same semiconductor and embedded principals Tempest represents. Represents the large-scale distribution alternative to the regional rep model.
• Mouser Electronics: Global electronic component distributor with a deep catalog of semiconductors and passives. Provides OEMs with self-service access to many of the same components Tempest represents, positioning it as a broad alternative channel that constrains Tempest's pricing leverage and relevance for standard parts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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