Our driving goal is to connect you with founders who are a great fit. We know this region inside and out, giving you the intel and insight you need to act quickly when the time and opportunity is right.

We’re not investment bankers. We don’t receive a success fee for capital introductions or closed transactions. And we don’t work exclusively for founders – we’re their partners supporting them while they work through a process, ensuring they present their company and its goals in the most compelling way to the right people.

Our Connect to Capital service makes over 1,000 introductions annually. We bring startups in our FORGE community and ACCELERATE investors together through curated introductions that consistently lead to powerful investment relationships

North Carolina is our focus. We collaborate with companies seeking capital in the sectors of Life Sciences, Technology, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, Consumer Products, Cleantech, and AgTech.

The FORGE companies we work with are most often in their first round of raising institutional capital, but we also support companies in the pre-seed or seed phases, as well as subsequent follow on rounds.

Different companies need different types of financial backing, so we work with multiple categories of venture financing. Beyond traditional venture capital funds, we also build relationships with individual angels, family offices, angel groups, growth and private equity funds, corporate and strategic investors, and debt funds.