Let's say you need to fix your vacuum cleaning robot, or worse, the machine makes your vacuum robot. You know what part is broken, but where do you go from there? Most of the time when the machine reaches the customer, it is already assembled and the parts are not labeled at all. Without this essential bit of info, it can be very difficult to explain to a sales representative exactly what you need, or find a replacement, you can order on the web. Googling "squiggly round rubber thing with metal edges" will not help.
Partpic, an Atlanta startup, Georgia, hopes to solve this problem. Think of it as visual search of spare parts. Snap some photos of the article with your phone and the app will try to match you with a spare, you can buy nearby or online.
During the last year the company built its product and working with its first customer to smooth out wrinkles. He got some money from an accelerator program, some startup competitions, with the support of friends and family. But until that point person in the company has been getting a regular salary, so they are both jobs instead.
Now Partpic trying to raise a seed round: its first big investment venture capital professional. It is a trademark or break time with the team PartPic need to convince jaded investors the company has the potential to turn into a huge company to obtain the capital they need to make their dream a busy time full.
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