Company Overview
New Venture Research Corp. (NVR) was established in 1988 to provide advanced business research services for the high technology electronics sector. Initially, the company’s focus was on providing startup businesses with market research and strategic planning consulting services since we were located in Silicon Valley, California. Later, the company expanded into providing business development and merger & acquisition services to large and small as well as old and new firms.
Today, NVR is a global provider of business intelligence, growth management and advisory services to companies in the information technology, telecommunications, consumer, scientific instrumentation and advanced electronics markets.
NVR assists companies in their decision making by providing timely market and strategic information. Our goal is to help our clients achieve their key business objectives by offering a range of primary and secondary research capabilities that give guidance on new products and emerging businesses.
The company is headquartered in Nevada City, California.
Company website: https://www.newventureresearch.com
About Manufacturing Market Insider
Manufacturing Market Insider (MMI) is a subscription newsletter that is 100% dedicated to contract manufacturing and the EMS industry. The newsletter has been published since 1991.
Each month, Manufacturing Market Insider – EMS, gives readers an eight-page briefing of what is happening in the EMS industry. Coverage includes technology and company trends, market analysis and industry news. MMI offers unique content such as the annual MMI Top 50 EMS providers, the annual Scorecard of M&A deals, the annual outlook for the year ahead, aggregated quarterly financial results and market segment data.
Articles are typically staff-written and based on original primary research. Charts may appear in some articles. Text is formatted in three columns. This newsletter does not accept advertising.
Manufacturing Market Insider (ISSN 1072-8651) is published by New Venture Research, 337 Clay Street, Suite 101, Nevada City, CA 95959 USA. The company website is: https://www.mfgmkt.com
Company History
New Venture Research Corp. (NVR) took its name from the explosion new startup companies being conceived in Silicon Valley, in hopes of capitalizing on emerging markets market intelligence and innovative company products. Our plan was to target electronics companies, consultants and venture capitalists that required independent business intelligence that could be used in their business plans and product development. As we evolved, most of these organizations relied more on their internal resources rather than outsiders, yet there was always a need for third-party opinion, which often involved a custom consulting engagement.
NVR spent the next two decades consulting to OEM electronics manufacturing companies in the field of market research, business development and M/A advisory services. Our case study history web page illustrates the range of consulting assignments that describe our value-add services. Today, we contribute significant results to companies either releasing new products, moving into a new market or a region, or acting as a broker/match-maker to companies wishing to partner or enlarge their product reach or market penetration.
In the year 2009, a change occurred when Electronic Trend Publications decided to merge with NVR, repositioning the company as a market research publishing house and management consultancy. Since this time, we have expanded our market research repertory of publications while continuing to supplement with custom market research consulting services per our history. Our concentration continues to be on advanced electronics products, with a focus in the electronics manufacturing space (EMS, ODM and OEM), electronics semiconductor packaging, and emerging products and technologies such as printed electronics, photovoltaics (PV), nanotechnology and LED manufacturing technology.
With its research partners in Europe and China, NVR is uniquely positioned as a global provider of business intelligence and advisory services to companies in the computer, telecommunications, consumer, scientific instrumentation, industrial, medical and transportation electronics markets worldwide. We assist clients in their decision making by providing timely market and strategic information via field (primary) and desk research. Our aim is to assist our clients to achieve their key business objectives by offering a range of research and consulting services that give guidance on new products and emerging businesses.
Our Partners
NVR is pleased to have worked closely with these companies to produce high-quality research products.
A little more about them:
Contract Manufacturing Consultants helps electronic products companies create outsource strategies and programs for global assembly of printed circuit boards, mechanical modules and complete finished products. Other services include outsource feasibility assessment (make vs. buy), and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) industry expert witness in matters involving excess inventory damages and performance disputes.
NSI Research, Inc. is publisher of The Compass blog and a market research and consulting company in the information and communications technology sector, focusing on projects between U.S. and Japanese business relations.
EMSNOW was launched in 2002 to provide the Electronics Manufacturing Sector, and its supporting supplier and customer bases, with a single, real-time information and analysis source covering the global aspects of this critical industry.
Evertiq is a dynamic global media brand dedicated to serving the Electronics Design and Manufacturing Supply Chain worldwide through a variety of platforms for news and information, accessible both online and offline. They host several one-day expos all over the world that unite the electronics industry.
Our Customers
Here are some of the companies who have purchased our research products.
- Advanced Semiconductor
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Abengoa
- Agilent Technologies
- Air Liquid
- Akoya Capital
- Asset InterTech
- Banta Corp.
- Birch Hill Equity Partners
- BP Solar
- Boundless Manufacturing
- Cardone Industries
- Celestica
- Celtronix
- Continental Automotive
- Cookson Electronics
- CMS Energy
- CommerceFlow
- Creation Technologies
- CTS Industries
- Cypress Semiconductor
- Diehl Controls NA
- Ditrans
- Doosan Electro-Materials
- Dow Electronic Materials
- E.J. McKay
- eCycle
- Elcoteq
- ELMOS Semiconductor
- EPIC Technologies
- ESCATEC
- ETRI
- Fairchild Semiconductor
- Federal Electronics
- Flextronics
- Forrest Solutions
- Fujitsu
- Fujitsu Computer Products of America
- Genesis Electronic Manufacturing
- Global Information Inc.
- Global Intelligence Alliance
- Guidant
- Henkel Corp.
- Hewlett-Packard
- Hinton Information Services
- Hoser & Mende KG
- IEC Electronics
- Imagine Manufacturing
- Imbera Electronics
- Indium
- Infinion Technologies
- InFocus
- Institute for International Research
- Intel
- Integrated Microelectronics
- Intersil Corp.
- Intri-Plex
- Ion
- IPC
- ITT Cannon
- Jabil Circuit
- Johnstech International Corp.
- Keytronics
- Kitron ASA
- Kontron
- LACROIX Electronique
- Lincoln International LLC
- LSL AG
- Magna International
- Mentor Graphics
- Mercury Marine
- Mettler Toledo
- MicroProbe, Inc.
- Microsoft
- Mindready Solutions.
- Morey Corp.
- Motorola
- MTS Systems
- National Semiconductor
- Naval Surface Warfare Center
- NEOPOST INDUSTRIE
- NEPES, Pte. Ltd.
- NexLogic, Inc.
- Nordson EFD, LLC
- NXP Semiconductors
- OC&C Strategy Consultants Oki Semiconductor
- ON Semiconductor
- Orbotech
- Orion Electronics Manufacturing
- OSE
- Pacific Equity Partners
- Parthenon Group
- Partminer Worldwide, Inc.
- Philips
- Philips Electronics Japan, Ltd.
- Photon Dynamics
- Plexus Corp.
- PolyDyne Software
- Preferred Capital Markets
- Primus Technology
- Princo Corp.
- Rambus Inc.
- Rasco GmbH
- Robert Bosch BmbH
- Rogers Corp.
- Samsung Electronics
- Sanmina-SCI
- Schlumberger
- Seagate Technology
- Senior Systems Technology
- Siemens AG
- Signetics Corp.
- Silver Lake Partners
- SiTel Semiconductor BV
- SMTC Corp.
- Spansion, Inc.
- Speedline
- STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
- Sumitomo Metal Mining
- Suntron
- Swisstronics Contract Manufacturing
- Sypris Electronics, LLC
- TA Associates
- Tefen
- Teradyne EMS
- Terressa, Inc.
- TOPCON
- TT Electronics
- UMC Electronics Co.
- United Test & Assembly Center
- Varian
- Vectron, Inc.
- Venture Manufacturing
- Volterra Semiconductor Corp.
- VTM, Inc.
- W.C. Heraeus GmbH
- W.L. Gore & Associates
- Winway Technology Co.
- Wistron Corp.
- Westernelectronics
- XILINX, Inc.
- Xintec, Inc.
- Yorkton Securities
- Zollner
Our People
Randall Sherman, President and Founder
Randall Sherman is the Founder and President of NVR and has more than 25 years experience in marketing of high technology electronic products, as well as a background in design and deployment of advanced, new products.
He has been a founder of three start-up companies and regularly consults with many OEM and emerging firms in their product and business development strategies.

Jeremy Vanselous
Jeremy Vanselous is the President & CEO of The SearchWorks Group, a niched Executive Search Firm dedicated to the EMS Industry. After joining The SearchWorks Group in 2008, Jeremy quickly leveraged his 16+ years of experience in the EMS Industry to become one of the country’s most sought after recruiters in his space.
Frank Klomp
Frank Klomp is the principal consultant of Alerta Marketing Intelligence, a research-based consulting firm, located in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, a major high technology center in Europe. He specializes in creating marketing intelligence, enabling marketing strategies and business development of high tech companies and contributing to open innovation platforms.
Mike Doscher
Mike Doscher is a seasoned executive manager in the telecommunications industry. He has broad and diversified experience in strategy, tactics and execution, to ensure the success of start-ups and new ventures inside major corporations engaged in voice, data, wireless, internet communications, hardware, software and services. Mr. Doscher’s specific areas of responsibility have included strategic planning, engineering, operations, provisioning, customer service, business development, mergers and acquisitions and facilities/data center construction in the telecommunications and internet industries.
Dave Leone
Mr. Leone is an independent consultant specializing in business development, manufacturing operations, program management, new product development, and outsourcing manufacturing domestically and internationally. He has completed business development, survey, and operations engagements with Tier 1 and 2 EMS suppliers and numerous OEMs and small business.
Gary Ogden
Gary Ogden is an independent consultant focusing on competitive strategy, product development, and customer satisfaction. He has conducted numerous customer loyalty studies and strategy sessions for major electronic manufacturing services companies.
Mr. Ogden was formerly the Director of Marketing for Solectron Corporation (Milpitas, CA) which was the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer at the time. His responsibilities included strategic planning, market analysis, new account targeting, and improving customer satisfaction processes.
Vivek Sharma
Vivek Sharma is a research analyst with more than 9 years of experience in the field of market research and consulting. He has worked for leading research companies such as Willis, Gridstone Research, Adventity, etc. as a senior analyst and in team leader positions.
Vivek is an expert in business database and secondary research and has extensive experience in the electronic manufacturing industry.