See a functional prototype before a dollar leaves escrow.
Own the shelf — not just the affiliate link. We turn your idea into a factory-direct, spec-backed product, with your money released from escrow only as milestones are proven.
The first development company to hold your money in escrow.
Most "we’ll build your invention" shops take your money up front and vanish. We don’t — not a dollar moves until the work is defined in plain, measurable specs and the milestone is delivered. Your funds sit with a neutral escrow provider and release only as each stage is proven, prototype included. Miss a defined prototype deliverable and you’re covered by a money-back guarantee.
Specs before spend · Escrow-held funds · Money-back on prototype
Built to specs.
Paid through escrow.
Paid through escrow.
Before money moves, the work is defined in plain measurable deliverables. Project funds are held by a neutral escrow provider and released only when agreed milestones are delivered. Escrow and refund terms depend on the signed agreement.
Example spec: automatic jar opener
Lid diameter range: 30-88 mm
Torque target: opens standard vacuum-sealed lids without hand twisting
Size and weight: compact enough for one-hand counter storage
Battery: rechargeable, with agreed run-time target
Target production cost: defined before sourcing starts
Prototype acceptance test: opens agreed sample jars in repeated tests
Torque target: opens standard vacuum-sealed lids without hand twisting
Size and weight: compact enough for one-hand counter storage
Battery: rechargeable, with agreed run-time target
Target production cost: defined before sourcing starts
Prototype acceptance test: opens agreed sample jars in repeated tests
How blind trust gets reduced
1. Start your Product Reality Check
2. Get a Product Reality Check
3. Agree the specs and milestones
4. Fund escrow under the signed agreement
5. Build, prototype, manufacture, or license with proof tied to each milestone
2. Get a Product Reality Check
3. Agree the specs and milestones
4. Fund escrow under the signed agreement
5. Build, prototype, manufacture, or license with proof tied to each milestone
Built for inventors who’ve been burned before.
If you’ve ever paid an “invention company” thousands for a glossy report and a dead end — this is the opposite. No vague promises. No upfront black box. Specs first, money in escrow, released on milestones, with real-time access to your project from design to factory floor.
50M+ products sold — from sketch to retail shelf.
A few of the products we’ve designed, engineered and manufactured — for our own brands and for inventors like you.
Three fears every inventor has. Here’s how we kill all three.
In writing — before you share a thing.
“Will they steal my idea?”
A mutual NDA is step one — signed before you share details. You keep 100% of your IP at every stage, and we help you file patent protection before any market testing. We’re your manufacturer, not a competitor.
“Will I pay and get ghosted?”
You don’t pay us — you fund a neutral third-party escrow. Money releases only when an agreed milestone is delivered and you approve it, with a money-back guarantee on the prototype deliverable.
“Are they even real?”
Daka International — a working product company since 1993. 50M+ units sold, the world’s first automatic can opener, products on QVC, designs licensed by SeaDoo and Discovery.
The Escrow-First Build
Five milestones. Your money moves only when proof does.
Product Reality Check — tell us what you want to build; we flag the biggest risks and one honest next step. (Free.)
Specs & milestones, in writing — success is defined in plain, measurable deliverables before a dollar moves.
Fund escrow under a signed agreement — your capital sits with a neutral escrow provider, not with us.
Build the working prototype — engineered to the spec, tested against the agreed acceptance criteria.
Escrow releases on approved prototype delivery — the funds move only once the prototype is in your hands and meets the spec.
After your prototype: manufacturing and licensing are separate services that begin once the prototype is proven — make it yourself factory-direct, or we broker a licensing deal and you collect royalties.
Your path from idea to shelf
Everyone starts free. Escrow, a written spec and the money-back guarantee run through every paid stage. Every step still points to the same free Reality Check.
0 · Product Reality Check
NDA available. A 1-page review of your idea + one honest next step.
Concept & Costed Spec
Feasibility + a written, measurable spec + milestone plan. Quoted after your Reality Check; credited toward development.
Development & Prototyping
Milestone-based, escrow-held, with a money-back guarantee on the prototype.
Manufacturing
Factory-direct production + launch / crowdfunding assets.
Licensing & Royalties
We broker the deal; you collect royalties and keep your name on it.
Three kinds of people bring us ideas.
Creators & influencers
“Own the shelf, not just the affiliate link.” Turn your audience into a product line you actually own — not a cut of someone else’s.
Inventors
“You’ve got the idea. We’ve got the factory.” Skip the promotion-company scams. Go straight from sketch to a working, spec’d prototype.
Brands
“Cut the middlemen. Source factory-direct.” Better pricing, tighter QC, and a licensing network when you’d rather sell the deal than build it.
Why OddityOps
You deal with the factory
Factory-direct via Daka — better price, quality control and speed. No middleman markup.
Your idea is safe
NDA before disclosure; you own 100% of the IP, from concept to tooling.
Your money is safe
Neutral escrow, released on milestones you approve — plus money-back on the prototype.
Proven, not theoretical
50M+ units to market, QVC features, Discovery- and SeaDoo-licensed products.
Make it or license it
Manufacture it yourself, or we broker a licensing deal — your choice.
Speed is the advantage
No middlemen means faster from concept to customer.
Plain answers before you start
How do I know you won’t steal my idea?
What if the prototype fails?
What does it cost?
How long does it take?
I only have a sketch — is that enough?
Who owns the intellectual property?
Do I need a patent before I contact you?
How does the escrow work?
Can you manufacture and license?
Who’s behind OddityOps?
Do you work with first-time inventors?
About OddityOps
OddityOps is the inventor-facing arm of Daka International Limited — designing and manufacturing consumer products since 1993. We’ve taken 50M+ products from sketch to shelf, including the world’s first automatic can opener (20M+ sold), the A-Bike, products featured on QVC, and designs licensed by Discovery Channel and SeaDoo. You’re not hiring a middleman — you’re plugging directly into a factory floor with a track record going back to 1993.