Case — North The Movie
7products tested in parallel
21 days. NOK 39,000. Instead of one product, 10,000 units, NOK 200,000, and a year of supply chain coordination.
For IP owners, brands & gaming / entertainment companies
Don't guess what will sell.
Prototype it. Launch it. Scale it.
Match with the right production partners and launch physical products in one workflow, from idea to shipped product.
North The Movie — pilot comparison
What changes when you run
through SomebodyMakeIt
Metric
Traditional approach
With SomebodyMakeIt
Products tested
1single product type
7products run in parallel
Batch size
10,000units required upfront
150prototype to small batch
Investment
NOK 200Kcommitted before market test
NOK 39Kreal units, real market signal
Time to ship
365 daystypical supply chain cycle
21 daysbrief to shipped product
Coordination
4+ toolsbriefs, factories, approvals, payments — disconnected
1 flowmatching, collaboration, payments — structured
Source: North The Movie pilot run, Q4 2025. All figures are real outcomes, not projections.
The workflow
From idea to first product
in three steps
01
Post a Project
Describe your concept or product idea. We broadcast it to our vetted producer network — no cold-calling, no sourcing spreadsheets.
Your project reaches qualified producers within 24 hours.
New project
What do you want to make?
Limited-edition enamel pins for our game launch. Hard enamel, 200 units, EU delivery within 6 weeks.
Collectibles200 unitsEU delivery
02
Review & Choose
Receive multiple proposals from qualified makers. Compare concepts, pricing, and timelines. Pick the partner that fits your brand and budget.
Multiple options. You stay in control.
Proposals received
3 proposals · enamel pins · EU
MW
@m_workshop
Amsterdam · Netherlands
98%
Hard EnamelDie CastingSmall batch
PF
@pin_factory_de
Berlin · Germany
94%
Enamel PinsEU shipping
CS
@craftsmith_pl
Kraków · Poland
89%
Metal CastingMOQ 50
03
Build, Test & Scale
Prototype with your chosen maker. Launch a limited run to test real demand. Scale only what sells — locally, and into new markets.
From first sample to scale, under one roof.
Project · North The Movie
North The Movie · 7 products
150 units · 21 days · NOK 39K
Idea
Match
Build
QC
Ship
✓Brief structured by AI
✓3 producers matched in 4 minutes
✓Production confirmed · 7 products
→150 units shipped · Day 21
Live results — pre-launch, zero paid marketing
The numbers that matter
Case — Babson College
12days — order to delivery
Brief to shipped product in 12 days. Rights, payment, and delivery structured through the platform. Full production run.
Supply network
850+local producers across 39 countries
Designers, makers, manufacturers. Matched by capability and geography — not by who ranks in a directory search.
Why companies run through the platform
Four things the workflow changes
01 — Validation
Test before scaling.
Prototype and launch in limited batches before committing to scale. The platform routes your project to producers who can make exactly what you need. Contact us when you're ready to scale — we're not limited to prototypes.
02 — Matching
Project in. Matched producers out.
The system surfaces local producers by capability, material category, and geography. You review matched proposals — concepts, pricing, timelines — without researching 200 supplier directories yourself.
03 — Scaling
Scale only what sells.
Test real demand with limited runs. Proven products route to producers across volume and new markets. Each project makes the next one faster and better matched.
04 — Rights + payments
IP terms set once.
Licensing, payment splits, and rights management are structured into the platform. Set your terms once — every maker, product, and market operates under the same rules, automatically.
How everyone earns
Companies
- →Pay for prototypes and production
- →Lower upfront risk
- →Scale what works
Makers
- →Get paid for real work
- →Win repeat projects
- →Earn royalties where relevant
SomebodyMakeIt
- →Earns a fee on projects
- →Adds subscriptions as usage grows
- →Expands into royalties on scaled products
Start here
Prototype first. Scale what works.
See the workflow in action, prove the match quality, then decide whether to scale. North did 7 products in 21 days for NOK 39,000 instead of betting NOK 200,000 on one product for a year.