Workshops
Short, focused sessions where you pick up something practical and use it before you leave. AI tools, product thinking, design, systems, or turning a messy idea into something you can actually show someone.
Apply for workshopsStop Planning.Start Making.
FORGE is where ideas stop being conversations and start becoming real things. A practical program for builders who learn best by doing the work, not watching someone else talk about it.
Built for
You don't need a perfect idea. You need a place to start.
FORGE is for students, people early in their careers, aspiring founders, designers, developers, and anyone who has an idea sitting in their head but nowhere to test it. You might have a project that's stuck. A skill you want to get better at. Or maybe you just want to see how real products actually get built.
Three ways
Pick the track that matches where you are
Mentorship
Individual conversations with people who’ve been where you are. Whether you need help shaping a project, building your portfolio, making a hard call, or figuring out what deserves your focus next.
Apply for mentorshipFellowships
For a small group ready to commit real time to one project. You get ongoing feedback, structure, and the space to develop work with depth, not just speed.
Apply for fellowshipsForge Hackathon
Signal to Ship
Not your typical hackathon. Every team starts with something they've noticed in the real world, something broken, overlooked, or harder than it should be. Then they build working proof before time runs out.
Spot the signal
Find a real problem. Not a theme from a prompt list. Something you’ve seen, felt, or lived with. The more personal, the better.
Build the proof
The goal isn’t a polished product or a perfect slide deck. It’s something another person can see, touch, try, or react to. Make it real enough to learn from.
Show what you learned
Teams share what they made, why they made it, and what changed when real people tried it. We reward usefulness, honesty, and smart choices, not just polish.
Keep going
Strong projects don’t die when the event ends. Selected teams get invited into continued mentorship, feedback, or a future FORGE track to keep building.