Say you have mission critical parts, interesting new products to develop, and invest hugely in R&D in hardware, but you had to use the same horizontal procurement software that everyone else uses and was built 20-40 years ago. No automated RFP and invoice management, no supply chain risk scoring (vendor or part based), no dynamic assessment of critical needs and potential delays. That sounds... suboptimal. Forge (YC W24) gives hardware teams the tools to accelerate.
Pumped to back Emir Sahmanovic and Haris Sahmanovic at Forge (YC W24)! Hardware procurement is notoriously cumbersome. Co-founded by brothers Emir and Haris, Forge is a solution born from real-world experience. Emir, a former propulsion engineer at Blue Origin and Stoke Space, saw firsthand how inefficient procurement processes could cause massive delays and waste countless hours of valuable engineering time. Read more about our investment in Forge from Andrew Brackin and Zachary Bratun-Glennon on our blog.
Founder & CEO @ Voltair.ai | previously: Area120, Gradient, Google, Zillow, Apple
1moAlways happy to serve as early testers for the larger Gradient Ventures family!