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ABOUT EMPORRA

Sourcing the components that no longer exist.

Emporra is the partner between European EMS providers and a vetted network of specialist brokers, OEM excess holders and independent distributors. We find the end-of-life and hard-to-find components that authorised distribution has already given up on.

Portrait of Ulrik Maxen, co-founder of Emporra
SALES & RELATIONSHIPS

Ulrik Maxen

Co-founder · Sales & customer relationships
Twenty-five years in IT and electronics procurement

Ulrik has spent the last twenty-five years building relationships across the electronics industry — from purchasing operations to supplier negotiation and commercial contract structuring. He knows how procurement teams actually work, and what they need from a sourcing partner under pressure.

At Emporra, Ulrik owns the customer side: working directly with EMS providers and procurement teams to understand what they need, when they need it, and what compliance documentation has to follow it.

  • Builds and manages relationships with EMS providers and procurement teams across Europe
  • Translates customer requirements into sourcing briefs our network can act on
  • Owns commercial terms, quoting and order management
Portrait of Mark Tomasi, co-founder of Emporra
SOURCING & TECHNICAL

Mark Tomasi

Co-founder · Sourcing & technical assessment
Procurement and technical sourcing

Mark leads sourcing and technical assessment at Emporra — working the part number, the datasheet, and the supplier network to find components that have left authorised distribution. That means verifying form, fit and function on substitutes, checking date-codes and lot traceability, and applying judgement on which sources in our network are credible for a given part.

He brings a structured, detail-first approach to a market where the difference between a verified component and a counterfeit one often comes down to documentation most buyers never see.

  • Runs technical assessment on sourced components — datasheets, substitutes, form/fit/function
  • Vets and maintains the broker and distributor network behind every sourcing request
  • Owns provenance documentation and counterfeit-risk checks
WHY WE BUILT IT

Authorised distribution stops. Production can't.

When a component goes end-of-life, authorised distributors clear their stock and move on. But the equipment that depends on it doesn't stop — production lines, repair contracts and long-lifecycle products still need that exact part, often for years after it's officially discontinued.

Emporra sits between EMS providers and a vetted network of specialist brokers, OEM excess holders and independent distributors. We search where authorised distribution no longer looks, and we apply provenance and counterfeit-risk checks to every component before it reaches you.

We're not a marketplace and we don't hold inventory ourselves — we identify, vet and broker the sourcing, and we stay the single commercial counterparty for the order from quote to delivery.

While our primary focus is end-of-life and hard-to-find components for EMS providers, we can also support bare board and PCBA sourcing through the same vetted network when a project calls for it.

HOW WE OPERATE

Four principles we don't compromise on.

Provenance before price

Every sourced component is checked for traceability and documentation before it's offered. We won't quote a part we can't stand behind.

Vetted network only

Every broker, distributor and excess holder in our network is assessed before we transact. We turn away more sources than we use.

Technical sign-off

Substitutes and alternates are only proposed after a technical assessment against the original part — form, fit and function.

Single commercial counterparty

Emporra ApS contracts with you directly and carries commercial responsibility for the order — not a marketplace where you carry the risk.

WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU

Sales relationships meet technical sourcing discipline.

From Ulrik's side

A direct line to someone who understands your production schedule, your compliance requirements, and what's actually at stake when a line is waiting on a part.

From Mark's side

A sourcing process that doesn't cut corners on verification — datasheets checked, substitutes assessed, provenance documented, before anything is offered to you.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW

What Emporra is — and is not.

What we are

  • A Danish ApS that contracts with you directly
  • A single point of commercial responsibility for your order
  • A broker that vets sources and verifies provenance before offering a component
  • A sourcing partner for EOL, obsolete and hard-to-find components — with PCB/PCBA sourcing available on request

What we are not

  • We are not a marketplace where you carry the supplier risk
  • We are not an authorised distributor or component manufacturer
  • We do not hold speculative inventory of our own
  • We are not a broker that disappears once the order is placed

Looking for a component you can't find?

Submit a part number or your BOM. We'll search our network and come back with sourcing options and provenance.

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