jast

Name

jast

Legal name

Jast Company Limited

Website

https://jastcompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Toy and Gift Manufacturing

NAICS

Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing (339930)

SIC

Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles) (3944), Greeting Cards (2771), Dolls & Stuffed Toys (3942)

akta.pro primary industry

Miniatures & Figurines (Display/Collectible) (CRALAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hobby Games & Miniatures Retail (Tabletop RPGs, Wargaming) (CRALAFAH)

Keywords

• OEM toy manufacturing
• Musical gift products
• Sound activation technology
• Plush toy manufacturing
• Licensed merchandise production

Headquarters

HQ city

Hong Kong

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. OEM/ODM Manufacturing: Custom manufacturing of toys and gifts including plush toys, electronic gifts, paper products, and plastic products with embedded electronics for B2B clients. Clients include sound product manufacturers and importers who sell in USA, Europe, Japan, and Australia.
2. Licensed Product Manufacturing: Manufacturing products under licensing agreements with entertainment brands including Star Wars, Rogue One, Disney properties, and sports teams like FC Bayern. Products include musical notebooks, pens, and collectibles.
3. Custom Keychains and Figurines: OEM production of talking keychains and 3D figurines for entertainment and media properties including Big Bang Theory, Duck Dynasty, Shrek, and others.
4. Technology Licensing: Licensing their patented snap button mechanism, musical pen technology, and other sound activation patents to third-party manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Jast Company Limited designs and manufactures custom OEM/ODM gift and toy products incorporating paper, plastic, plush, and electronic components, with a specialization in patented sound and light activation technology. Its proprietary product families include musical gift bags, musical pens, musical gift boxes, musical greeting cards, musical notebooks, musical mugs, and intelligent interactive products, produced both as standalone patented items and under entertainment brand licenses (e.g., Star Wars, Rogue One, Disney Frozen, Disney Violetta, FC Bayern Munich). The company also produces OEM talking keychains, 3D figurines, handmade greeting cards, pocket tones, and assorted novelty sound products for global B2B clients.

Product overview

Jast Company Limited is a toy and gift manufacturing company founded in 1995, operating as both OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and ODM (Original Design Manufacturer). The company specializes in products combining electronics with soft goods, offering musical gift bags, musical gift boxes, musical pens, musical mugs, musical greeting cards, musical notebooks, and intelligent interactive products. Their core technology centers around patented sound and light activation mechanisms. Jast also produces licensed products, most notably Star Wars branded notebooks and pens under the Rogue One and main franchise lines, as well as FC Bayern Munich branded musical products. The product portfolio includes plush toys, talking keychains, 3D figurines, pocket tones, and various stationery items featuring sound, light, and movement effects. The company holds multiple international patents for their snap button mechanism and musical product technologies across the US, Europe, UK, Canada, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Musical Gift Bags (Snap Button Mechanism) Patented musical gift bags featuring a snap button mechanism that activates sound when the bag is opened. Available in felt material, everyday designs, and holiday designs. Produced for OEM/ODM clients and licensed to Bento (bentino.de).
• Musical Pens Musical and talking pens with integrated sound activation technology and optional light effects and head movement. Produced under OEM/ODM and licensed to Kamhi World (kamhiworld.com).
• Musical Gift and Jewelry Boxes Musical gift boxes and candy boxes featuring activation mechanisms with optional light and movement effects. Licensed to Depesche (depesche.com).
• Musical Greeting Cards Musical greeting cards in various styles including Bottle Spinner, Dancing Mouse, 18th Birthday with Fiber Optics, 40th Birthday, Motorcycle, Moving Head, Singing Cake, Sound Light and Movement, and Worker designs, featuring patented sound activation mechanisms.
• Musical Notebooks Musical notebooks integrating sound, light, and movement effects. Sold as standalone product and as licensed character merchandise (Star Wars, Disney, etc.).
• Musical Mugs Musical mugs with reliable activation mechanism located underneath the mug that activates sound when lifted; battery is removable for replacement and washing.
• Intelligent Interactive Products Intelligent interactive sound products with light effects, including Marauder's Map and Photo Album with Light Effects, designed for OEM/ODM clients seeking differentiated interactive gift items.
• Star Wars Branded Notebooks Licensed Star Wars branded notebooks with light, sound, and movement effects produced under license from Disney/Lucasfilm.
• Star Wars Branded Musical Pens Licensed Star Wars branded musical pens featuring character 3D toppers and sound/light activation, produced under license from Disney/Lucasfilm.
• Rogue One Branded Notebooks Licensed Rogue One branded notebooks with light effects, produced under license from Disney/Lucasfilm.
• Rogue One Branded Musical Pens Licensed Rogue One branded musical pens with character 3D toppers and sound/light activation, produced under license from Disney/Lucasfilm.
• FC Bayern Munich Branded Musical Products FC Bayern Munich licensed musical merchandise including piggy banks, kitchen clocks, alarm clocks, mugs, flags, bottle openers, greeting cards, pens, dolls, and bears with sound and light effects.
• Disney Musical Stationery Items Disney licensed musical stationery products featuring Frozen, Violetta, Star Wars, Snow White, Jungle Book, Nightmare Before Christmas, Maya the Bee, and Heidi themes, produced as pillows, boxes, pens, notebooks, diaries, and story books.
• Talking Keychains and 3D Figurines OEM talking keychains and 3D figurines produced for entertainment and media properties including Big Bang Theory, Duck Dynasty, Shrek III, Nacho Libre, Napoleon Dynamite, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, K3, Collegiate Fight Song, and Saw.
• Pocket Tones Musical pocket tones in chromatic C and F configurations, designed as OEM products for vocals and instruments.
• RedNeck Horns Novelty Sound Products Novelty OEM sound products including RedNeck Horn, RedNeck Nag Horn, and Red Neck Love Horn.
• Handmade Greeting Cards with Sound and Light Handcrafted OEM greeting cards with interactive sound and light features, produced for gift and stationery brands.
• Other Assorted OEM Sound Products Assorted OEM musical products including K3 musical skipping rope, noise sound box, musical bottle opener, and Duck Dynasty talking magnet.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Bento (bentino.de)coreTechnology or IntegrationLicensing partner for JAST's snap button mechanism technology used in musical gift bags. JAST licenses its patented snap button mechanism to Bento for their product lines.
• Kamhi World (kamhiworld.com)coreTechnology or IntegrationLicensing partner for JAST's musical pen technology. JAST licenses its patented musical pen technology to Kamhi World.
• Depesche (depesche.com)coreTechnology or IntegrationLicensing partner for JAST's musical gift box technology. JAST licenses its patented musical gift box mechanism to Depesche.
• Gibson GreetingsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for creation of the popular Silly Slammers sound plush line - the first in a long series of successful 'high tech, soft touch' plush toy products produced by JAST. Steve Chen's technical expertise led to this working partnership.
• FC BayerncoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed manufacturer producing FC Bayern branded musical products including musical piggy banks, kitchen clocks, alarm clocks, mugs, flags, bottle openers, greeting cards, pens, dolls, and bears.
• Disney/Lucasfilm (Star Wars)flagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed manufacturer of Star Wars and Rogue One branded products including musical notebooks with light effects, sound effects notebooks, and musical pens featuring Darth Vader, R2-D2, BB-8, and Storm Trooper characters.
• Disney (Frozen, Violetta)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed manufacturer of Disney branded musical products including Frozen and Violetta themed musical pillows, boxes, pens, and notebooks.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Spin Master: Global toy and entertainment company that designs, manufactures, and markets electronic and interactive toys (including sound- and light-enabled products) for children and collectors. Comparable to Jast as an electronics-integrated toy producer serving licensed and proprietary brands.
• WowWee Group: Hong Kong-based designer and manufacturer of consumer robotics and electronic toys with embedded sound, motion, and sensor technology. Directly comparable to Jast in combining OEM/ODM-style manufacturing with patented interactive features.
• Jakks Pacific: US toy company that designs and markets a broad range of toys and licensed products, including electronic and role-play toys. Comparable to Jast as a toy manufacturer leveraging major entertainment licenses (Disney, etc.) and consumer-facing distribution.
• Character Group: UK-based designer and distributor of toys, games, and gifts including licensed character merchandise. Comparable to Jast as an SME-scale toy/gift business with a strong focus on licensed IP and multi-category consumer products.
• Depesche: German manufacturer of greeting cards, gift stationery, and licensed character merchandise. Directly comparable to Jast as both a licensee of Jast's musical gift box patent and a peer operating in the same musical greeting card/stationery category.
• VTech Holdings: Hong Kong-based global manufacturer of electronic learning toys and consumer electronics with embedded sound, light, and interactive features. Comparable to Jast as an Asia-headquartered OEM/ODM-style manufacturer integrating electronics into consumer products.

Broad incumbents

• Hallmark Cards: Largest US greeting card manufacturer with a deep portfolio of musical, sound-enabled, and licensed character cards. Comparable to Jast in the musical greeting card category, though at vastly greater scale and with a consumer-facing brand.
• Mattel: Global toy giant producing Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, and licensed Disney/Star Wars products. Comparable to Jast as a fellow manufacturer in the licensed toy and electronic toy space, though at incomparable scale and with proprietary IP.
• Bandai Namco Holdings: Japanese toy and entertainment conglomerate with strong licensed character merchandise, plush, and electronic toy divisions. Comparable to Jast in combining licensed character IP with electronic and plush toy manufacturing for global markets including Japan.

Emerging players

• LeapFrog Enterprises: Educational electronic toy and tablet brand (owned by VTech) producing sound-enabled learning products for children. Comparable to Jast in the electronics-embedded toy space, though with a stronger consumer brand and educational focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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