Alpactor

Alpactor addresses the inefficient and lengthy process SMEs face when ordering custom packaging, which often involves months of communication to finalize a brief. The company provides a streamlined online platform that uses a guided form and a natural language AI assistant to automatically generate a detailed, structured order brief. This approach saves time, reduces costs, and makes custom packaging more accessible for smaller businesses.

The process of ordering custom packaging is slow, inefficient, and characterized by extensive back-and-forth email communication between the customer and the packaging supplier, which can take several months to finalize.

Alpactor provides a platform that streamlines the creation of packaging order briefs. Customers can either use a step-by-step form to input product information, dimensions, and material choices, or simply describe their needs in plain language for an AI to automatically populate the brief. The platform also provides a sustainability score for the chosen materials.

The company operates in the custom packaging market, focusing on serving Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).

The primary customers are Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that require custom packaging for their products, such as food producers in categories like coffee, raw meat, fresh produce, and bakery items. The platform also appears to be targeting packaging companies (any industry) as partners.

Alpactor makes packaging procurement more affordable and accessible for SMEs. The platform can automatically generate a structured design brief from a simple text description, significantly speeding up a process that traditionally takes months of back-and-forth communication.

The company has a 6-week pilot contract and got its first payment of 400 euros for a 2-week trial. And 3 more are coming next month.