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Forge Innovation & Ventures

Forge Innovation & Ventures

Coimbatoreforge-iv.co

Overview

Forge Innovation & Ventures is an Indian accelerator and incubator that provides grants, seed investments, and programmatic support to hardware-first, digital-plus (Phygital) technology ventures.

Year Founded

2015

Portfolio Companies

4

Investments

Forge Innovation & Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Okulo AerospaceJul 2023Pre SeedCo-investor
PetroBot TechnologiesDec 2022SeedCo-investor
TriNANO Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Jan 2022AcceleratorCo-investor
Susstains Engineering Solutions LLP-GrantCo-investor

Key People

Shankar Vanavarayar

Founder

Vish Sahasranamam

Co-Founder & CEO

Arun Suresh

Head, Forge4Fauj (Defence Initiatives) & Principal, Forge.Ventures

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersCoimbatore
Year Founded2015

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