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In the chaotic spring of 2020, as automotive plants sat idle and consumer electronics faced a six-month backlog, a quiet realization swept through the C-suites of Fortune 500 manufacturers: No one actually knew where their chips were.

The result? The automotive supplier acquired the chips in 9 days at only 22% over 2019 pricing. The swap was executed via FirstChip’s new "neutral zone" warehouse in Penang, Malaysia. For supply chain veterans who remember the "wild west" of 2021, FirstChip was a useful but peripheral tool. In its 2025 iteration, driven by the infrastructure built since its YC 2019 backing, it has become central. firstchip+yc2019+new

For anyone sourcing components in 2025, the old question was “Do you have stock?” The new question, powered by FirstChip, is “Can you prove you’ll need it before I do?” In the chaotic spring of 2020, as automotive