Forge Real
Products Into
Real Markets
A 4-week execution sprint in Seoul. Build touchpoints with Korea's leading enterprises and industries, with investment decisions based on customer signal.
Seoul, Korea · 4-week full-time
Korea: A Reference Market for the World
Without Forge
With Forge
World's #1 electronics company by revenue
Semiconductors · Display · Appliances · Mobile
World's #2 memory chipmaker
DRAM · NAND · HBM · AI Chips
World's #3 automaker · #1 shipbuilder
Automotive · Robotics · Shipbuilding · Construction
World's #2 home appliances · #3 EV batteries
Appliances · EV Batteries · Display · AI
Execution, Not Speculation
Forge is a 4-week in-person execution sprint in Seoul. Founders with shipped products drive real adoption with real customers.
Korean Enterprise Ecosystem
Build touchpoints with Korea's leading enterprises and industries. See how the market moves, up close, and who actually decides.
Validated with Real Customers
Pitch to real buyers, structure pilots, and collect adoption signals — not investor theater.
Investment Decision in 4 Weeks
On the final day, investment decisions are made based on execution results and customer signal.
Industries Where Distribution Is the Real Bottleneck
Forge focuses on industries where getting product adopted requires time, relationships, and market access — not just code. Four weeks designed to test the thesis up close to Korea's market.
Physical AI & Embodied Intelligence
Autonomous driving, smart factory, edge AI
Robotics & Mechatronics
Industrial robots, logistics automation, cobots
Semiconductors & Deep Systems
Chip design, test automation, EDA tools
Mobility & Smart Infrastructure
EVs, charging infra, V2X communication
Gaming, Esports & Virtual Economies
Game engines, metaverse, virtual economies
Biomedical & Healthcare
Medical devices, digital therapeutics, diagnostic AI
Aerospace & Defence
Drones, satellite comms, defence software
Energy, Materials & Other Frontiers
Batteries, hydrogen, new materials, smart construction
Four Weeks, Close to the Market
Week by week, founders pressure-test assumptions, sharpen conversations with real buyers, and focus on the signals that matter for adoption.
Customer Reality
Build trust within your cohort. Identify the real customer and buyer. Pressure-test assumptions around use cases, buying constraints, and decision-making.
Live Proof
Refine your pitch for real buyers, not investors. Tighten demos to highlight adoption-critical value. Design realistic pilot strategies.
Korean Enterprise Touchpoints
Build touchpoints with Korea's leading enterprises and industries. Validate the thesis with real customers and capture market signal.
Pilot & Investment
Run pilots and trials in real customer environments. Collect feedback and map the path to conversion. On the final day of Week 4, investment decisions are made based on execution.
Final Day of Week 4 — Investment Decisions
Investment decisions are made immediately — based on execution, customer pull, and the strength of the signal you generated over the sprint.
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Why Seoul?
Seoul, home to the world's densest concentration of global enterprise HQs. See why Forge runs here and what happens in 4 weeks.
Investment Tracks
From Selection to Investment
Forge Sprint
For founders with products. Enterprise access to Samsung, Hyundai, SK and customer adoption focus.
Process
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Seoul · 4-week full-time
Meet us in Seoul. Scale through 30 cities.
Four weeks of validation, the Investment Committee, up to $500K combined. After first cheque, 1,800+ portfolio companies across the network open up.
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