Salon R-13 Corp Naucalpan: the innovation center with fab lab and clean room where the Mexican startup presents the prototype to the corporate from CDMX before the Series B round

Salon R-13 Corp Naucalpan is the innovation center with fab lab equipped with rapid-prototyping 3D printers, clean room for electronic-component assembly, capacity for 180 attendees in demo-day format or 320 standing around the demo stations, audio system for pitch presentations, high-speed Wi-Fi with 4G/5G failover for the live demo, kitchenette with barista service and healthy snacks for investors, and a back-of-house technical freight elevator with its own entry off Avenida Primero de Mayo. The room hosts the demo days that accelerators (Endeavor, MassChallenge, Techstars, 500 Startups, Nazca Ventures, ALLVP, Dalus Capital, Cometa) run for Mexican startups to present the prototype to institutional investors and corporates before the Series B round, the R&D presentations where the innovation labs of FEMSA, Cemex, Bimbo, Liverpool, Alfa, Vitro and Ternium validate projects with the business units, the academia-industry events where Tec de Monterrey, UNAM, ITAM and IPN present thesis projects to the corporate innovation committee, and the innovation fairs where chambers (CANIETI, AMEXME, COPARMEX) recognize the tech entrepreneur of the year. What defines R-13 is the innovation logic: the merch is delivered as a working tool (encrypted USB with the prototype, technical notebook, accelerator-isotype shirt) and as founder recognition, with strict compliance of the intellectual-property protocol.

Merch packages for Salon R-13 Naucalpan

Investor and corporate guest's kit

Production from 100 to 320 pieces for institutional investors (Nazca Ventures, ALLVP, Dalus Capital, Cometa, Jaguar Ventures), corporates invited to the demo day, startup founders in pitch and journalists from Expansión, El Financiero, Forbes Mexico, Contenido and The Tech Beat. Technical backpack with tablet and prototype compartments, cotton-polyester technical shirt with the accelerator isotype, field notebook with millimeter scale, encrypted USB with the pitch deck and prototype videos, card with the virtual data-room QR code, photo badge and lanyard with the attendee tier. Delivery at R-13 registration with signature, timestamp and serial number.

R-13 Naucalpan staff merch

Uniforms for the accelerator team, the fab lab engineers, the clean-room technicians, the innovation-center hospitality staff and the invited mentors. Technical vest with the accelerator isotype, cotton-polyester technical shirt, work trousers with tool pockets, industrial safety shoes for the fab lab, photo badge and RFID lanyard for fab-lab and clean-room access, visible role identifier (accelerator, fab lab, clean room, mentor, press, production). Runs from 30 pieces with individual numbering and quality embroidery.

Tech entrepreneur of the year recognition

One-off piece for the tech entrepreneur of the year or for the founder closing the Series B or Series C round with the eight-figure USD amount. Metal and wood trophy engraved with the accelerator isotype and the chamber isotype (CANIETI, AMEXME, COPARMEX), mounted on a solid-oak base with a complementary plate listing the startup's milestones. Packaging in a lacquered wood box with card signed by the accelerator director and the chamber chair. Runs of 1 to 3 pieces, delivered at the demo-day gala by the accelerator director.

Accelerator director and lead mentor technical merch

For the accelerator director, lead mentor, lead fund investor and the corporate executive participating as demo-day judges. Executive vest with the accelerator isotype, cotton-polyester shirt, executive trousers, comfortable shoes for the demo-day run, executive briefcase with engraved isotype, encrypted tablet with the pitch deck and virtual data room preinstalled. Runs from 12 pieces with bespoke tech-executive tailoring and the accelerator director's signature.

Logistics, access and custody at Salon R-13 Naucalpan

R-13's technical freight entry off Avenida Primero de Mayo has restricted hours from 6:00 to 9:00 on demo-day, with a log signed by innovation-center operations, the accelerator director and the intellectual-property compliance officer. Material moves to the back-of-house in sealed boxes with lot numbers and stays under lock in the center's cellar until registration setup begins. For demo days with US and European investors, we run kits with English translation and strict compliance with the intellectual-property protocol and the Federal Law on Personal Data Protection.

For multi-city tours combining CDMX with Monterrey, Guadalajara and Querétaro (the country's main innovation hubs), we run partial shipments with Carta Porte 3.0 and the foreign trade complement when the prototype crosses the border for patent validation in the US, with USMCA compliance where applicable. For international legs continuing into San Francisco, Boston or Berlin, we run IATA-compliant packing and coordinate with the client's corporate courier. The merch chain of custody is documented with signature, timestamp and photo at every checkpoint: freight intake, center operations inspection, back-of-house transfer, restocking during registration and post-event collection.

For accelerators invoicing through SAT, we issue CFDI 4.0 with 16% IVA breakdown and deduction support as Innovation or Investor Relations expense. For accelerators with international operations, we run complementary invoicing in USD at the Banco de México FIX rate of the prior day and compliance with the foreign-operations regime. For accelerators with dual MXN/USD invoicing, we run the payment complement when the operation closes in installments. For tours crossing the border, we file a temporary import pedimento when the kit returns to Mexico.

IMPI, USMCA compliance and Salon R-13 prohibitions

R-13 operates under IMPI (Mexican Institute of Industrial Property) and the Federal Law on Personal Data Protection for startup demo days: no merch with technical documentation of the prototype that hasn't been NDA-protected, no undeclared electronic devices admitted through the center's security manifest, no competitor-logo merch during the demo day, no photography or recording of the prototype before NDA signature, no outside food or beverages beyond R-13's authorized catering. For demo days with encrypted retransmission abroad, we run pieces compliant with the accelerator's transmission protocol and concealed pieces for the feed when the compliance manual requires it.

For multi-city tours crossing the northern border, we run USMCA compliance with certificate of origin when the kit includes US components and support for the foreign trade complement of CFDI 4.0. For European legs covering Berlin or London, we run GDPR compliance for European investor data and support for local-VAT invoicing when the accelerator has an EU presence. For Asian legs covering Tokyo or Singapore, we run compliance with local merchandise-entry restrictions and coordinate with the client's international courier.

For SAT invoicing, we issue CFDI 4.0 with 16% IVA breakdown and deduction support as Innovation, Investor Relations or Regulatory Compliance expense. For accelerators with dual invoicing, we run the payment complement when installments apply. For international tours, we file temporary import pedimentos when the kit returns to Mexico and comply with Article 27 of the Fiscal Code of the Federation for deducting expenses abroad. Delivery to the center's cellar is documented with a slip signed by the center operations chief and the accelerator's intellectual-property compliance officer.

MOQ, costs and Salon R-13 reservations

Investor and corporate guest's kit — from 1,150 MXN before IVA per piece in 120-piece runs. R-13 Naucalpan staff merch — from 2,250 MXN before IVA per person in 30-person runs. Tech entrepreneur of the year recognition — from 14,800 MXN before IVA per piece in 3-piece runs. Accelerator director and lead mentor technical merch — from 3,950 MXN before IVA per person in 12-person runs. Costs exclude the innovation-center rental and the barista and healthy-snacks service.

For demo days in high-demand dates (March and October for the accelerator cohorts' close, June and November for the startup international tour), we lock production ninety days ahead. For medium-demand dates, sixty days. For low-demand dates, forty-five days. Express production with less than twenty-one days carries a 35% surcharge for the intellectual-property compliance validation. Reservations run with a fourteen-point brief: demo-day date, attendee count, tech sector, accelerator brand manual, IMPI and intellectual-property compliance, international retransmission, load-in logistics, SAT invoicing and post-event donation.

For multi-city tours combining CDMX with Monterrey, Guadalajara and Querétaro, we run consolidated packages with single invoicing and partial shipments. For international tours, we run packages with USMCA, GDPR where applicable and international courier coordination. Delivery to the center's cellar is documented with signed slip and photography when center protocol allows.

Salon R-13 Naucalpan FAQ

Can you deliver the investor's kit at R-13 with signature receipt and chain of custody signed by the intellectual-property compliance officer?

Yes — we deliver at R-13 registration with investor signature, timestamp, assigned serial number and uniformed-staff signature. Chain of custody is documented with photography when center protocol allows and the kit stays in sealed boxes throughout the day, with log signed by the accelerator's intellectual-property compliance officer.

Can you handle merch for a multi-city tour combining CDMX with Monterrey, Guadalajara and Querétaro?

Yes — we run consolidated packages with partial shipments to the four cities, with Carta Porte 3.0 and the foreign trade complement when the prototype crosses the border for patent validation. Coordination with the intellectual-property compliance officer and the accelerator director.

Can you invoice the merch with USMCA compliance for tours to San Francisco, Boston or Berlin?

Yes — we issue CFDI 4.0 with the foreign trade complement, USMCA certificate of origin when the kit includes US components, and deduction support as Innovation or International Investor Relations expense.

Is Corp-Merch an official partner of Salon R-13 Naucalpan or of the Mexican accelerators and startups?

No. Corp-Merch.MX is an independent workshop for curation, production and logistics of merch for R&D innovation events, tech demo days, academia-industry presentations, and corporate prototype pitches at Salon R-13 Naucalpan and other venues across Mexico. Salon R-13 and the accelerators mentioned are described for sector-descriptive purposes only.

Request a quote for Salon R-13 Naucalpan merch

Tell us the demo-day date, the attendee count, the tech sector, the accelerator brand manual, the IMPI and intellectual-property compliance, the international retransmission, the load-in logistics and the SAT invoicing. We respond with a detailed quote, curation proposal and digital mockup within 24 to 48 business hours.