Protect our country from COVID with products that are Made in the U.S.A. (right here in Texas!)

I’m investing in Armbrust American and now you can too. From now on, I’m wearing my own masks — not ones that are made in China.

Joshua Baer
Austin Startups
Published in
2 min readOct 6, 2020

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We need masks. We needed them in March. We need them now. We’re going to keep needing them for a long time.

We need masks that are Made in the U.S.A. COVID-19 has made it clear that critical manufacturing needs to be based here at home so that our supply chains aren’t disrupted when there is a global crisis. There was no where that was made clearer than with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and especially masks.

When COVID-19 hit, one of the first things I did was spend a $100+ ordering washable facemasks from my favorite brands. They looked nice, but as whole they are heavy, hard to breath through, and make my face hot. I actually find the disposable masks to be more comfortable and easier to breath with.

$100 worth of masks from Armbrust would probably last me a year, wearing one almost every day. They are the most comfortable, disposable masks I’ve found and they come in nice colors that look good, too.

It’s been nothing short of incredible to watch Lloyd and his team pull this together. Researching machines, bringing them in from around the world, building a factory, then making it better and better every day. Lloyd is true testament to American ingenuity, creativity, and the entrepreneurial spirit.

I’ve known Lloyd for almost a decade and invested in his last Y Combinator backed company. He’s one of the most driven entrepreneurs I’ve ever met and that says a lot because I’m one of the most active angel investors in the world. He’s the good kind of unreasonable — always pushing to make things better, always asking why, never taking “no” for an answer.

I bet on him once before and it’s a no-brainer to bet on him again. Maybe you should too?

I’m backing Armbrust in a public crowdfunding campaign on WeFunder so that EVERYONE can be part of the company. Stop buying masks from China. Buy YOUR OWN MASKS from Ambrust American. Join me as an investor and bring our most critical manufacturing supply chain back to the U.S.A.!

The Armbrust American factory in Texas.

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