YFirst YesScore

Hard-tech pilot desk

A plant trial, without giving up the company.

Score one use-case in two minutes. We turn it into a single page a plant engineer will actually read, then introduce you to one buyer. You keep every share. We get paid when a trial happens.

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What the plant reads
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Why founders use the desk

The hard part is not the science. It is getting a plant to run it. We make that the easy part.

  • 01

    Keep the cap table

    No equity on the form. No cut of a priced round. We are paid on the first paid trial.

  • 02

    Talk to one person, not nine portals

    A named buyer gets one page from a human. Your deck does not get blasted.

  • 03

    Know if you are ready before you ask

    The score is built on evidence, not vibes. Close the gaps, then we knock.

  • 04

    A real Tuesday at a real plant

    Their line, their control, their call. That is the only thing we call a trial.

The thing we send

Four minutes of reading. Then they know whether to trial.

Quantity, how to apply it, the success metric, safety data. Written for a plant engineer, not a VC. You accept an offer before anyone is named.

Open the specimen

Specimen · what a plant reads

Silane water repellent for precast facades

A sprayed sealer that cuts water uptake in precast concrete facades, vapor-permeable, ready for a 30-day plant trial.

Category

Coating / sealer

Use-case

Water repellent for precast concrete facade panels

The problem

Facade panels take on rain, then fail freeze-thaw and stain. A plant wants a sealer that does not change color or block drying.

How it works

A silane dispersion soaks into the surface and reacts with moisture in the concrete, lining the pores so liquid water stays out while vapor still moves. Two spray coats. No film to peel.

Form & apply

Water-based liquid, sprayed at two coats

Trial quantity

Up to 200 L per batch

Can they ship

Can ship from current process

Test method

ASTM C1585 water absorption, treated vs untreated control

Headline result

Water uptake cut 61% vs untreated control on the same mix, same cure, same lab.

Safety

Safety data and handling notes ready

Handling

Apply at 10-30 C on a dry panel. PPE: gloves, eye protection. Water cleanup. No isocyanates.

IP

Provisional filed

Exclusivity

Use-case is open

Specimen of the page, not a completed trial. A real package is written from the founder's dossier after they accept an offer. Nothing is sent until then.

Raw concrete on the left, clear-sealed surface with beading water on the right

Their control. Your material. One honest result.

How easy

Two minutes now. A dossier when you have the files. Then we knock.

  1. 01

    Score it while the kettle boils

    Four questions on this page, or the full dossier once you have documents. Free either way.

  2. 02

    We write the one page

    If the number is there, we package one use-case. You see the page before anyone else does.

  3. 03

    You say yes, then we name a buyer

    Nothing goes out until you accept. Then a person emails one plant, and you watch the thread.

For founders

Built for scientists who want a customer, not a demo day.

Coatings, admixtures, process chemistry, anything a plant can spray, pour, or run. If it is physical and they can test it, this is for you.

Founder path

For buyers

Tell us what you would put in a trial next quarter.

You get a page by email from a person, matched to what you already trial. No portal to babysit.

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