BASES Forge
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What We'll Give You
Our goal at Forge is to make your job easier. We appreciate the difficultly in innovating. As such, our program is optimized to help you create the next big thing. Some of the main services we provide are:
1. Funding- Regardless of how groundbreaking your idea is, in the early prototyping phase you may struggle to raise capital from VC’s or outside incubators. Forge will provide up to $20,000 for a team’s product development needs, without taking equity.
2. Legal - We understand that legal issues can be an abstract black box. Fortunately, Forge has an excellent relationship with prominent law firm Perkins Coie to help you through any legal problems you may face. Through Forge, you will have access to unlimited free legal advice as well as free provisional patent filing.
3. Mentor Network - Creating a product is hard. Creating one that people will use is even harder. Forge will give you one-on-one access with our VC sponsors and successful valley entrepreneurs to guide you in your product development process to give you the best chance of succeeding. These mentors will be available at your request to help you with whatever issues you may face during your stay at Forge.
4. Office space - One of the biggest challenges as you get off the ground can be finding a place to concentrate on product development and engineering. Forge has partnered with New Enterprise Associates to provide your team with a place to work, in an innovative and ambitious environment.
5. Logistical SWAT team - You are building the next generation Rocket Ship, but you don’t have the time or knowledge to go find the parts for it. Not to worry. We have assembled a team of logistical ninjas to fulfill all your non-engineering needs and allow you to concentrate your full efforts on innovation.
6. Exit Opportunities - Where do you go after Forge? At the Forge Demo Day, pitch your project to the best VC’s and entrepreneurs in the valley. We will also allow you to bypass the BASES Product Showcase processes upon completion of our program.
Who We Want
We are looking for the most talented engineering teams developing groundbreaking technologies with market potential. We are looking for both undergraduate and graduate teams. We don’t care what vertical you are operating in, because from medical devices to solar power, Forge can provide the resources to bring your project to reality. See history for a better idea of our past teams and success stories.
