FORGE Fall Startup Showcase 2026
An exciting evening of networking and live demonstrations of prototypes from innovative hardtech startups at FORGE’s Fall Showcase.
Join us on October 15th for the FORGE Fall Showcase at the Dassault Systèmes North America HQ in Waltham, MA (175 Wyman St, Waltham, MA 02451)
The event brings together emerging, local hardtech companies, manufacturers, investors, and other ecosystem collaborators to celebrate hardtech innovation and FORGE’s Manufacturing Initiative.
Join over 200 attendees to celebrate the local hardtech innovation community.
- 5:30–5:40 PM: Opening Remarks, Remarks from the Dassault Systèmes Team
- 5:40–6:15 PM: “Making AI Work For Your Growth” Expert Panel Discussion
- 6:15–6:25 PM: Eastern Bank Product Development Grant Announcement
Startup exhibitors include Camelot Tools, SpadXTech, KARSA, BoreLogger.io, Legomics, Protect Your ADAS, SomniSystems, LiPhera, Dialysis-x, HerZeta Tech, and more!
Partner exhibitors include Samtec, Wolf Greenfield, Burt Process Equipment, Cambridge Polymer Group, Cofab Design, Kalow Technologies, Plastic Manufacturing Resources, Wiggin and Dana, Dassault Systèmes, Insperity, CLA, Product Resources, Cummings Foundation, MassCEC, New Page Associates, and Mestek.
The 3DEXPERIENCE Lab is Dassault Systèmes’ startup accelerator and laboratory for disruptive innovation that supports projects with a positive impact on the world. Spread across 6 locations worldwide (Paris, Boston, Pune, Munich, Shanghai and São José), 3DEXPERIENCE Lab is a mentoring-based, zero-equity, global accelerator program open for startups solving tough technical challenges for a better, sustainable world.
SOLIDWORKS for Startups program provides early to mid-stage hardware startups FREE access to SOLIDWORKS Design software. Over 27,000 startups have leveraged the program to convert their napkin sketches to real-life products. The program has truly fueled hardware startup success since its inception in 2015.