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Rocket Roundtable

Rocket Roundtable

Rocket Roundtable (2/12/21) On February 12th, FORGE hosted a public, virtual Rocket Roundtable for Supply Chain Solutions.  Robotics startups pitched their physical product challenges and received live advice from the supply chain expert panelists. Three startups were featured: Land Maverick, which is building autonomous robots to test the soil conditions of golf courses; Gencores, which…

Rocket Roundtable

Rocket Roundtable

In our latest Rocket Pitch on December 3rd, three FORGE network startups presented: ARC Industries, a company building a small scale vertical axis wind turbine, Kuva Systems, a company making an industrial camera system that can visualize natural gas leaks, and Quempin, a company working to innovate an efficient and low emission gas burner. These…

Manufacturing and Innovation Showcase

Manufacturing and Innovation Showcase

FORGE hosted our second annual Manufacturing and Innovation Showcase virtually on October 22, where we heard finalist pitches from Floe, LLC, OmniVis, Flux Marine Ltd., and AeroShield Materials. Massachusetts House Majority Leader Wagner Joseph Wagner gave opening remarks detailing FORGE’s role in state economic recovery and we heard updates from last year’s event winners, RISE…

Rocket Roundtable

Rocket Roundtable

Rocket Roundtable (10/2/20) On October 2nd, FORGE hosted a public, virtual Rocket Roundtable for Supply Chain Solutions. Startups pitched their product and received live advice from the supply chain expert panelists. Two startups presented: Infinite Cooling, which has a patent-pending technology that recovers water from the evaporative losses of cooling towers, and Obaggo Recycling LLC…

Connecting Startups to the Regional Supply Chain

This introductory event gave an insight into how FORGE helps startups navigate the journey from physical prototype to commercialization and impact at scale by hearing directly from three companies FORGE has supported – Freight Farms, Coldharbour Tiles, and Infinite Cooling. Dan Marino, Director of Manufacturing at Freight Farms, introduced their hydroponic farms that are built-in…

Rocket Roundtable

On August 28th, FORGE hosted their monthly Rocket Roundtable for Supply Chain Solutions. The goal of this event is to give startups a platform to present their products and any manufacturing challenges to a panel of supply chain experts. The startups receive immediate feedback on design, strategy, and direction from the panel, to bring them…

Controlling the Uncontrollable: Supply Chain Event & Opportunities for Startups

FORGE hosted Controlling the Uncontrollable: Supply Chain Trends for Startups with MassMEP, a non-profit that provides consulting services to small and medium-sized manufacturers, on how to position companies for the next major pandemic. A great discussion was led by Tom Andrellos of MassMEP on how to help startups survive through the pandemic and grow their…