Toast Wear Inc.

Building the premium, market-leading brand in thermal tech—Toast delivers universal, high-performance warmth, turning ANY jacket into reliable climate control

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Consumer Products
  • Location Bend, OR, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded August 2022
  • Employees 3
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website toastwear.com

Company Summary

Toast is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) C-Corp with its first product, Toast Core, a $400 MSRP, 100W IP-protected convective heating solution. We'll launch D2C via crowdfunding, then expand to retail. A freemium/premium app enhances the user experience. Direct manufacturing ensures 75% gross margins, while the platform enables future expansion to commercial/military markets.

Team

  • Gabe Garbarino
    Founder & CEO

    CEO & Founder: A former U.S. Marine, in his 2nd founder role, he brings vision, China electronics manufacturing, IP protection, and 15+ years in sales/marketing & business dev.

  • Gerald Recktenwald
    Tech Lead

    Tech Lead: A retired mechanical engineering professor with 30+ years in thermodynamics, heat transfer and fund raising.

  • Evan Rhead
    Product Manager

    15 years in product development as a mechanical engineer and cross functional team leadership

Advisors

Previous Investors

  • Ben Nahir
    Unconfirmed

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