Lake-view Electronics Corp.

What Lake-view Electronics Corp. does

Lake-View Electronics Corporation is a privately held, family-owned wholesale distributor of electronic and electrical components headquartered in Grafton, Wisconsin, in continuous operation since 1984. The company catalogs 23 product categories — including resistors, LEDs, connectors, fuses, relays, wire and cable — sourced from 150+ name-brand manufacturers such as 3M, Molex, TE Connectivity, Omron, Panasonic, and Littelfuse. Its core activity is B2B component distribution to manufacturing and industrial buyers, with the value proposition broadened by in-house value-added services: wire cutting and stripping, crimping, cable and harness assembly, PCB assembly, kitting, custom barcoding, and special packaging.

The go-to-market is predominantly direct via lvelectronics.com, an e-commerce storefront that supports unit-level purchasing, a Quick Order bulk-entry interface, and a Request a Quote workflow for higher-volume or custom orders. Materials management services — bonded inventory, consolidated shipments, JIT delivery, and vendor-managed inventory — are positioned around anchoring recurring fulfillment relationships with manufacturing customers rather than transactional retail sales. Geographic reach is U.S.-primary with international shipping offered above a $100 order minimum; domestic minimum order is $25.

Revenue mechanics combine small-ticket component sales (catalog examples include single-unit pricing as low as $0.04–$1.67 per item) with higher-margin value-added assembly and kitting work. Pricing is unit-based with tiered quantity discounts typically ranging from 5–20% at higher volumes, and qualified business accounts can transact on net 30 credit terms. The company is uncapitalized externally — no disclosed venture, private-equity, or debt funding — operates with a stated headcount of 1–10 employees, and reports no proprietary technology, AI capabilities, patents, or formal distribution agreements beyond its supplier relationships.

Name

Lake-view Electronics Corp.

Legal name

Lake-View Electronics Corporation

Website

https://lvelectronics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lake-View Electronics Corporation is a family-owned wholesale distributor, founded in 1984 and based in Grafton, Wisconsin, selling electronic and electrical components from 150+ manufacturers to manufacturing and industrial buyers via e-commerce, with value-added assembly and materials management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grafton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electronic Component Distribution: Revenue generated from the sale of electronic and electrical components including resistors, LEDs, connectors, fuses, relays, wire and cable, and other passive components. Sales are made through e-commerce platform with pricing available via quote and volume discounts.
2. Value-Added Services: Additional revenue from processing services including cutting and stripping, crimping, connector assembly, kitting, custom barcoding, special packaging, cable assembly, and PCB assembly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lake-View Electronics is a wholesale distributor that sells 150+ name-brand electronic and electrical components (resistors, LEDs, connectors, fuses, relays, wire and cable, circuit breakers, etc.) to manufacturing and industrial customers through its e-commerce storefront. It supplements product distribution with value-added processing services such as wire cutting/stripping, crimping, cable and harness assembly, PC board assembly, kitting, and custom barcoding, plus materials management programs including JIT delivery, VMI, bonded inventory, and consolidated shipments.

Product overview

Lake-View Electronics is a wholesale electronics distributor offering over 150 name-brand electronic and electrical components. The product portfolio is organized into 23 core product categories including resistors, LEDs/displays, connectors, circuit breakers, wire & cable, fuses, relays, and various passive components. The company operates as a single unified e-commerce platform with no modular architecture. In addition to component distribution, Lake-View offers value-added services including wire cutting/stripping, crimping, cable harness assembly, PC board assembly, and kitting. Materials management services include bonded inventory, consolidated shipments, just-in-time (JIT) delivery, and vendor-managed inventory (VMI) programs. The company serves wholesale customers requiring electronic components for manufacturing and assembly operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electronic Components Distribution (Connectors, Resistors, LEDs/Displays, Fuses, Relays, Wire & Cable, Circuit Breakers, and other passive/electromechanical parts) Wholesale stocking distribution of 150+ name-brand electronic and electrical components (resistors, LED's/Displays, connectors, fuses, relays, wire and cable, circuit breakers, solenoids/contactors, terminals, terminal blocks, audible devices, indicators, modules, power strips, strain reliefs, tools, solder, tape, tubing, boxes & enclosures, fans, battery management, resistor networks) for manufacturing and industrial customers worldwide.
• Value-Added Assembly and Processing Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 150+ Name-Brand ManufacturerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLake-View Electronics serves as a distributor for over 150 electronic component manufacturers including 3M, ABB/Thomas & Betts, Allen Bradley, Bourns, Littelfuse, Molex, Omron, Panasonic, Panduit, TE Connectivity, and many others. These are brand manufacturer partnerships rather than formal distribution agreements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Master Electronics: Authorized distributor of electronic components specializing in capacitors, resistors, inductors, and electromechanical products with similar breadth of brand partnerships. Closer in scale and approach to Lake-View than mega-distributors, with comparable value-added services and SMB focus.
• Heilind Electronics: Authorized distributor of interconnect, electromechanical, and sensor products with broad manufacturer line card. Directly comparable wholesale distribution model with similar focus on connectors, relays, and wire/cable categories where Lake-View competes.
• Allied Electronics & Automation: Distributor of electronic and electromechanical products serving industrial and MRO customers with catalog and online ordering. Similar SMB and industrial customer orientation with comparable breadth of components, switches, and connectors.
• Powell Electronics: Distributor of electronic components, connectors, and electromechanical products with value-added assembly services. Directly comparable wholesale model with similar focus on connectors, wire/cable, and harness assembly capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Mouser Electronics: Global authorized distributor of semiconductors and electronic components with broad manufacturer line card. Directly comparable wholesale distribution model serving design engineers and buyers, with much larger scale and international footprint than Lake-View.
• TTI Inc. Authorized distributor specializing in interconnect, passive, electromechanical, and discrete components with strong supply chain programs. Comparable wholesale distribution model with deeper VMI/inventory management programs than Lake-View.
• Arrow Electronics: Global provider of products, services, and solutions for industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Same broad-line wholesale distribution model with far greater scale and value-added services.
• Newark Electronics (Element14): High-service authorized distributor of electronic components with e-commerce platform and broad product catalog. Directly comparable wholesale distribution model serving similar manufacturing and industrial customers.
• Digi-Key Electronics: One of the largest global distributors of electronic components, offering millions of SKUs across thousands of manufacturers. Directly comparable in business model (wholesale distribution of electronic components) but vastly larger in scale, headcount, and geographic reach.
• RS Components (RS America): Global high-service distributor of electronic, electrical, and industrial components serving engineers and SMBs worldwide. Comparable wholesale model with catalog/online ordering, broad SKU coverage, and similar SMB/industrial customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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