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What is Forge

Where capital meets the companies the country depends on.

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Why FORGE

Why This Matters Now

Capital Meets the Mission

Multi-Market, Year-Round

Real-Time Capital Matching

2026 Programming

The Calendar

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VC in DC @ Tectonic

VC in DC @ New York Tech Week

vcIQ - FORGE

VC in DC @ FedSupernova

FORGE 2026

FORGE Dinners

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Who It's For

Who Should Be in the Room

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Founders

Apply as a Founder
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Strategic Partners

Become a Partner
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Past Investors in Attendance

Capital in the Room

AIN Ventures

Airbus Ventures

America's Frontier Fund

B Ventures

Booz Allen Ventures

CIRIDC Investment Partners

Dcode Capital

Defense Innovation Unit

DYNE Ventures

E2MC Ventures

FedTech

Fjond Ventures

Flagship Ventures

Godspeed Capital Management

In-Q-Tel

JHH VC

Lavrock Ventures

Leonid Capital Partners

Lockheed Martin Ventures

Mantis VC

Marlinspike

Moonshots Capital

New Vista Capital

Noblis Ventures

Nomadic Venture Partners

Origin Ventures

Paladin Capital

Plug and Play

Red Cell Partners

Ringbolt Capital

Roo Capital

RTX Ventures

Runtime Ventures

SAIC Ventures

Scout Ventures

Squadra Ventures

SRI Ventures

Starburst

TEDCO

Ultratech Capital Partners

Veteran Ventures Capital

Virginia Venture Partners

Our Partners

Built With

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The builders are already at work. The capital should be too.

Startups Apply