FORGE Massachusetts
FORGE helps innovators navigate the journey from physical prototype through to commercialization and impact at scale. We provide manufacturing-focused support, training, and right-fit introductions to regional suppliers and manufacturers.
Why Massachusetts?
Research and Development: Massachusetts is one of the top states for R&D investment, with the second-highest R&D spending in the country. Massachusetts businesses are investing in innovative products. FORGE can connect innovators to a strong, advanced regional supply chain network. Our Massachusetts offices bring innovative companies and manufacturers together in the heart of America’s industrial revolution and the state’s greatest manufacturing hubs.
Advanced Manufacturing: Massachusetts’ manufacturing history stretches back to the time of water-powered textile mills, but the commonwealth knows how to stay on the cutting edge of manufacturing and engineering innovation. With a manufacturing workforce of over 250,000, Massachusetts employs twice the national rate of computer and electronics manufacturing workers. In Massaschusetts, you’ll find outstanding makers of biotech and medical devices, semiconductors, chemicals, plastics, and much more – just what startups with physical products need.
The FORGE Massachusetts program is supported by funding and collaboration from our partner organizations
FORGE’s committed partners help us support a self-fueling innovation ecosystem and give forward-thinking startups the tools they need to succeed, from education and training to connections to local supply chains across the Bay State.
FORGE Massachusetts ecosystem collaborators
FORGE fosters relationships with a blossoming ecosystem of organizations that work with startups and manufacturers. We’re always evolving our collaboration to keep pace with startups’ ever-changing needs.
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What regional companies are saying
“PowerHouse is a huge fan of FORGE development workshops and webinars. Not only is the content phenomenal, but the presenters and attendees in the FORGE startup Ecosystem are knowledgeable and helpful. An engineering firm’s partner referral and connections to local manufacturers have helped direct our growth. The FORGE Product Development Grant is valuable, but their Ecosystem is the gift that keeps on giving.”
— Joey Fiore, PowerHouse founder
“FORGE provided tremendous support in various aspects such as awarding Elateq with FORGE Development Grant and providing continuous support through an introduction to manufacturers and organizations providing the manufacturing support.“
— Ljiljiana Rajic, CSO and co-founder
“Loring Human Factors has been part of the FORGE network since 2021. Our office is located at the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub where FORGE’s office is located. I have seen first-hand the positive impact they have on the startup community. My company provides human factors and usability engineering services to medical device innovators, and FORGE has introduced me to several startups that could use our services. The result will be the local development of medical devices that are easier and safer to use.“
— Beth A. Loring, founder of Loring Human Factors
The FORGE Supply Chain Network
- Zero costs – FORGE is a mission-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so it costs nothing to join the network
- Opportunity for new business – FORGE’s connections have resulted in more than $41M in known contracts
- New business and workforce opportunities – FORGE helps manufacturers and suppliers get a jumpstart on future opportunities and markets, as well as attract an enterprising workforce by demonstrating their dedication to innovative technologies
- Derisked connections – FORGE ensures our referrals are right-fit and ready for manufacturers and suppliers
- Trusted resource – We have built trust with regional suppliers and innovative companies, making more than 2,500 connections between innovators and manufacturers
- Networking made easy – Access to FORGE’s public events, which provide opportunities to strengthen your connections, credibility, and brand recognition
- FORGE is your boots on the ground – We travel throughout the commonwealth to discover innovative opportunities. When an innovator requests a product or service, we make the introduction to the right company and they take it from there
FORGE’s Massachusetts Offices
FORGE Headquarters shares a building with our sister organization Greentown Labs in Union Square, Somerville, a central location for many of Massachusetts’ innovative companies.
444 Somerville Ave., Somerville, MA 02143
Our Lowell office, serving northeastern Massachusetts, is part of the Lowell Innovation Hub, sharing space with some of Merrimack Valley’s most advanced tech entrepreneurs and experts.
110 Canal St. Ste 318 Lowell, MA 01852
Springfield is home to a key cluster of suppliers in Massachusetts. Our Pioneer Valley office serves as a springboard for engaging with suppliers there and throughout Western Massachusetts.
One Federal St., Springfield, MA 01105
Our office in Beverly provides an outpost and point of contact for our North Shore community. It’s located in the Cummings Center alongside research, medical, and other local businesses.
100 Cummings Center Suite 313-H, Beverly, MA 01915
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