Many founders arrive in Shenzhen and start with a month of our Lab Rat Recruit membership. And for some, especially seasoned veterans of China’s supply chain. it’s absolutely the right choice. But if you’re new to hardware, or even if you’ve built before but are tackling something more complex this time, a Recruit membership may leave you navigating the hardest part of Shenzhen entirely on your own: Knowing who to trust. If you’re building a product that improves lives, not just a prototype, you need more than tools. You need trusted intros, expert backup, and flexibility when plans change. Discover why starting with a 3-month Lab Rat Rebel plan isn’t a cost… it’s your fastest path to shipping with confidence.
Our Lab Rat membership line-up
With the TroubleMaker Lab Rat memberships you can go at it by yourself or you can add our freelancers to your team and let us prepare you for successful fund-raising.
Do It Yourself
Lab Rat Recruit
Our most affordable membership
You have two right hands and all you need is access to our shared R&D lab in Huaqiangbei, our templates, and to the TroubleMaker community.
Callum Yap
COO at OKRA Solar
"The community and startups occupying their labs are an amazing group of people that are always willing to help! Whether it be advice, networks, technical resources or just good company, TroubleMaker will sort you out :)"
Done With You
Lab Rat Rebel
Includes team members & Intelligence
You have two right hands, but you cannot do it all by yourself. TroubleMaker has specialists to join your team and reliable partners to work with.
Done With You
Founder at Aqua
"Working with Henk put our startup on the right path. He connected us with everyone we needed to know in Shenzhen to bring our product to life. Highly recommend reaching out to him & his team if you're in Shenzhen."
Lab Rat Revolutionary
Our most complete membership
You have two right hands, but you want to prepare better. TroubleMaker has training programs and private offices to work in stealth mode.
Vladimir Grankovski
AI Researcher
"Henk has been involved in hardware startups for almost his entire life. His knowledge and diverse interests help him look at problems from a different angle. He might be the best person to work with in China."
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Our Lab Rat membership line-up
With the TroubleMaker Lab Rat memberships you can go at it by yourself or you can add our freelancers to your team and let us prepare you for successful fund-raising.
Do It Yourself
Lab Rat Recruit
Our most affordable membership
You have two right hands and all you need is access to our shared R&D lab in Huaqiangbei, our templates, and to the TroubleMaker community.
Callum Yap
COO at OKRA Solar
"The community and startups occupying their labs are an amazing group of people that are always willing to help! Whether it be advice, networks, technical resources or just good company, TroubleMaker will sort you out :)"
Done With You
Lab Rat Rebel
Includes team members & Intelligence
You have two right hands, but you cannot do it all by yourself. TroubleMaker has specialists to join your team and reliable partners to work with.
Done With You
Founder at Aqua
"Working with Henk put our startup on the right path. He connected us with everyone we needed to know in Shenzhen to bring our product to life. Highly recommend reaching out to him & his team if you're in Shenzhen."
Lab Rat Revolutionary
Our most complete membership
You have two right hands, but you want to prepare better. TroubleMaker has training programs and private offices to work in stealth mode.
Vladimir Grankovski
AI Researcher
"Henk has been involved in hardware startups for almost his entire life. His knowledge and diverse interests help him look at problems from a different angle. He might be the best person to work with in China."
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