FORGE
Hardware & Manufacturing · Run by FORGE · Somerville, MA
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The facts
All fields verified Aug 26, 2026- Terms model
- Non-dilutiveGives money that does not take equity: grants, prizes, or credits. Your ownership is untouched.
- Investment
- product development grants (recent Massachusetts round $3,000 to $50,000)
- Equity taken
- Not publishedA nonprofit that helps hardware and physical-product startups move from prototype to manufacturing through supplier-network support, education, and periodic non-dilutive product development grants. It is an ongoing support organization rather than a fixed cohort. A Fall 2026 Massachusetts grant round offers $3,000 to $50,000, and a Connecticut product development grant program also operates. No equity is taken. Sites include Somerville, Springfield, Lowell, and Beverly, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut.
- Program length
- Not published
- Format
- Hybrid
- Location
- Somerville, MA
- Cohorts per year
- Not published
- Cohort size
- Not published
- Stage focus
- hardware / physical products (prototype to manufacturing)
- Sub-vertical
- hardware / manufacturing
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- Eastern Bank Foundation, Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: A nonprofit that helps hardware and physical-product startups move from prototype to manufacturing through supplier-network support, education, and periodic non-dilutive product development grants. It is an ongoing support organization rather than a fixed cohort. A Fall 2026 Massachusetts grant round offers $3,000 to $50,000, and a Connecticut product development grant program also operates. No equity is taken. Sites include Somerville, Springfield, Lowell, and Beverly, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut.
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Terms in plain English
FORGE is a nonprofit that helps hardware and physical-product startups move from prototype to manufacturing. It provides supplier-network support, manufacturing education, and periodic non-dilutive product development grants, and takes no equity. It is an ongoing support organization rather than a fixed cohort. A recent Massachusetts grant round offered $3,000 to $50,000, and a Connecticut product development grant program also operates.
Who this is actually for
Hardware and physical-product founders trying to bridge from a working prototype to manufacturing who want supplier connections, manufacturing know-how, and non-dilutive grant support. Best for teams in or near FORGE's Massachusetts and Connecticut sites.
FORGE application deadlines
Product development grants (periodic open rounds): Rolling: applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Verified Aug 26, 2026Source
Frequently asked questions
- When is the next FORGE application deadline?
- FORGE accepts applications on a rolling basis, so there is no single fixed deadline.
- How much does FORGE invest?
- FORGE lists an investment of product development grants (recent Massachusetts round $3,000 to $50,000).
- How much equity does FORGE take?
- FORGE does not publish the equity it takes, so we record it as not published.
- Where is FORGE located and is it in person?
- FORGE is based in Somerville, MA and runs a hybrid program.
- Is FORGE still active?
- As of our last check on Aug 26, 2026, FORGE is active.
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Sources
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