May 2, 2024 – In New Haven, Connecticut, regional manufacturing experts came together at the ClimateHaven innovation hub to advise startup founders on solving their hardest hardware challenges. Three hand-selected startups presented their physical product prototypes to a panel of eight seasoned manufacturing experts at the ClimateHaven and FORGE Rocket Pitch. Approximately thirty people joined the…
Apr. 24, 2024 – For the second year in a row, FORGE organized a Spring Startup Showcase to display some of the most exciting physical products in our local innovation ecosystem. The event sold out, with a large turnout at the Dassault Systemes 3DExperience Lab in Waltham, MA. Thank you to Dassault Systèmes for hosting…
Apr. 5, 2024 – If you’re looking for experts in design for manufacturing, look no further than Fikst Product Development. Recently, the Fikst team took our guests on a behind-the-scenes tour of their Wilmington, MA facility. In the 8,000 sq. ft. facility, engineers work in brightly lit shops, don frocks to go in the cleanroom,…
Nov. 16, 2023 – We loved seeing the Merrimack Valley innovation ecosystem come together for our panel event Connecting with Economic Development Opportunities for Hardware Startups! A small crowd joined us at the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub to network and take in the panel discussion. Mark Michalski, our Eastern MA manufacturing expert in residence, kicked…
Oct. 24, 2023 – The days might be getting shorter, but the fun is just beginning at FORGE. We recently threw our second startup showcase of the year. The Fall Startup Showcase displayed some of the best physical products in our local innovation ecosystem. More than 130 people filled the Dassault Systemes 3DExperience Lab in…
Nothing beats a sunny day at the ballpark…except a sunny day at the ballpark with Massachusetts’ manufacturing ecosystem. FORGE returned to the state’s third annual Manufacturing Mash-Up for a fun day of networking, grant announcements and more. Students, legislators and startups mingled in Worcester’s Polar Park with some of our favorite manufacturers and suppliers. Massachusetts…
August 24, 2023 – We’re always looking for an excuse to get together with climatetech innovators. So, we jumped at the chance to spend a summer evening with them at the new ClimateHaven space in the heart of New Haven, Connecticut. FORGE collaborated with ClimateHaven, Green Drinks New Haven, and the Yale Planetary Solutions Project…
August 9, 2023 – Holyoke’s innovation ecosystem took the spotlight this past Wednesday! Cofab Design, Clean Crop Technologies, the City of Holyoke, and FORGE hosted Hardtech Holyoke. The event celebrated the startups, technologists, engineers, researchers, manufacturers, and ecosystem service providers building new physical products in and around the city. More than 85 people from across…
June 5, 2023 – It’s official: FORGE has expanded into Connecticut! To celebrate, we brought Connecticut’s innovation and manufacturing ecosystem together for an afternoon of festivities and $40,000 in non-dilutive product development grant funding. Connecticut-based startups joined local suppliers and manufacturers, investors, and startup ecosystem organizations to connect, demonstrate their products, and compete for funding…
Apr. 13, 2023 – Springtime! The sun is out, the birds are chirping, and bold new ideas are growing in startup leaders’ heads. What better time to showcase physical products from our local innovation ecosystem? On a warm and sunny Thursday afternoon, more than 170 people filled the Dassault Systemes 3DExperience Lab in Waltham, MA…
