Meet the Accelerator of the Year: FORGE President and Executive Director Laura Teicher

Most people associate startups with software, with successful founders developing digital platforms, AI tools, and apps that can scale at little cost. But that overlooks a critical part of the economy, where there’s a massive demand for physical innovations that can solve some of the biggest problems of our age. Those bring with them a unique set of challenges that are foreign to the digital world, such as questions about manufacturing costs and the reliability of supply chains.

Somerville, Massachusetts-based FORGE helps startups navigate these challenges, which is why it won Startup Boston’s Community Award as Best Accelerator or Incubator Program. To learn more about FORGE and its ambitions, Startup Boston caught up with its president and executive director, Laura Teicher.