We lived the problem.
Then we built the fix.
FlowSource exists because two founders spent years watching buyers overpay, miscommunicate, and lose deals — and decided that had to stop.
The Origin
A decision to move to Shenzhen — and everything that followed.
Timi didn't start in tech. He moved to Shenzhen — the manufacturing capital of the world — to learn how global supply chains actually work. He spent months walking factory floors, learning Mandarin, and negotiating directly with suppliers without an interpreter.
What he found was a consistent, massive problem: Western buyers were paying 30–40% more than they should be. Not because factories were dishonest — but because there was no system giving buyers the same visibility as someone standing in the room.
Latoye had been running RP Consult — a sourcing and procurement consultancy — watching the same problem from the client side. Brands and businesses would come to him after getting burned: wrong products, wrong prices, no recourse.
The two met, compared notes, and realised the solution wasn't more consultants. It was a platform that gave everyone the intelligence that only insiders had. That became FlowSource.
The Problem We Solve
Global sourcing is broken for buyers who aren't insiders.
The gap between what manufacturers charge locals and what they charge foreigners is real, wide, and systemic.
Price opacity
Factory prices are negotiated, not listed. Without market benchmarks, buyers accept whatever quote lands in their inbox — often 30-40% above fair value.
Language barrier
Most supplier comms happen in Mandarin. Nuance gets lost in translation, specs get misread, and expensive mistakes get made at production.
No visibility into landed cost
Unit price is just the start. Freight, duties, handling — buyers are flying blind until the container arrives. FlowSource connects all of it.
FlowSource closes the insider gap.
AI supplier search, bilingual translation, factory-ready mockups, live cost calculators, and client-facing quotes — everything a seasoned sourcing agent uses, now in one platform anyone can access.
Pricing
Simple. Transparent. Scalable.
We built the pricing model we wish existed when we were starting out.
Starter
- ✓Project dashboard
- ✓Client portal (shareable links)
- ✓Up to 3 active projects
- ✓Basic quote builder
Pro
- ✓Everything in Starter
- ✓AI supplier search (unlimited)
- ✓Mockup generator
- ✓Bilingual translator
- ✓Cost calculator + landed cost
- ✓Unlimited projects
Intelligence
- ✓Everything in Pro
- ✓Luxury market intelligence
- ✓Pre-owned platform pricing data
- ✓Authentication & verification support
- ✓Deal scoring across resale platforms
- ✓Priority support
All plans include a 14-day free trial. No credit card required to start.
Intelligence Tier
Luxury market intelligence.
For buyers who operate at the top end.
The luxury resale market — StockX, GOAT, The RealReal, Vestiaire Collective, Farfetch — moves fast and punishes buyers who don't have live data. The FlowSource Intelligence tier brings that data into your workflow.
Cross-platform price intelligence
See real-time pricing across resale platforms side by side — know exactly where a product is cheapest or most liquid before you buy or recommend.
Authentication & verification support
Flag items for verification workflows. Built-in guidance for spotting counterfeits across major brands — so you can source with confidence.
Deal scoring
AI scores every deal against market comps — underpriced, fairly priced, or overpriced. Stop overpaying on pre-owned luxury.
Sourcing recommendations
AI surfaces deals matching your client brief across resale platforms — right product, right price, right condition — automatically.
Coming to Intelligence tier — Q3 2026
Platform integrations for automated deal alerts, condition grading AI, and luxury brand authentication partnerships. Early access available to Intelligence subscribers.
The Team
Built by people who've done the work.
Not theorists. Not consultants who read about sourcing. People who walked factories, negotiated deals, and built businesses in this space.
Timi Sidowu
Co-Founder & CEO
Moved to Shenzhen, learned Mandarin, and spent years embedded in the factory ecosystem. Built the sourcing intelligence that became FlowSource from the ground up.
Latoye
Co-Founder & COO
Founder of RP Consult. Spent years as a procurement and sourcing consultant watching buyers overpay and underprotect themselves. Brings the client-side perspective that shapes everything we build.
Michael
Head of Technology
The technical mind behind the platform. Builds the AI infrastructure, supplier integrations, and the systems that make FlowSource fast, reliable, and scalable.
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