Startup · Canada
Forge Automation
HQ Toronto, CanadaFounded 20221-10 employeesUpdated
Operates software-enabled factories supplying custom metal parts.
Funding1 round · $500K
- Equity raised
- $500K
- Latest
- $500KPre-Seed · Mar 12, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2025 | Pre-Seed | $500K | — | Y Combinator | — | Reported |
- Pre-SeedLed by Y Combinator$500KMar 12, 2025
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced manufacturing and materials | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 172, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-19: Software-enabled factories supplying custom metal parts, with no defense or government customer stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 172, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-19: Software-enabled factories supplying custom metal parts, with no defense or government customer stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Timothy Seto | Founder |
| Walter Raftus | Founder |
Sources4
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind, Organization · website
“{"group": "startups", "id": "d0432776-099c-4505-a993-0c9eb3af2f5e", "name": "Forge Automation"}”
- 2
Y Combinator · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name
“Forge Automation runs software enabled factories that deliver custom metal parts in four days or less.”
Funding1
- 3
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“funding round: Pre Seed Round, 2025-03-12, USD 500,000, lead: Y Combinator”
People1
- 4
promptloop.com · Supports Role
“Forge Automation was founded in 2022 by Walter Raftus and Timothy Seto.”
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