Finalists selected to move into FORGE at Roy Place!
Meet the finalists selected to move into the FORGE at Roy Place incubator!
On February 22nd, FORGE celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of startup teams to complete our signature Accelerated Entry Program.
Twelve teams met over 6 weeks, with over 40 hours of rigorous business development programming, featuring over 30 guest speakers, mentors, and ecosystem leaders, including Nicolette Daly (CFO at Primavera Foundation), Shiva Planjery (CEO of Codelucida), Fletcher McCusker (CEO of UAVC), Joann MacMaster (CEO of the Desert Angels), and Larry Mehren (former CEO of Accelerate Diagnostics).
From this first cohort, three teams were selected to move into FORGE at Roy Place and will receive customized incubation services to guide their entrepreneurial journey:
Meet the lineup of the FORGE's inaugural incubatees!
Stackhouse
Founders: Janelle Briggs and Ryan Egan
A real estate venture that provides turn-key, eco-friendly, truly mobile, and transparently priced container home communities for urban dwellers. Learn more here.
Harbor Lighthouse Studios
Founders: Jeffrey Anthony and Samantha Bounkeua
A frictionless music licensing platform for content creators threatened by copyright claims, promoting a more equitable musicians' middle class by bridging the gap between production and song licensing. Learn more here.
ELE Optics
Founders: Logan Graves, Isaac Trumper, and Jeremy Shockley
A software as a service platform and community resource for engineers that enables design, analysis, and innovation to ensure that optical products are made correctly the first time. Learn more here.
The teams were selected for their demonstrated leadership and coachability, continually leveraging feedback from peers and mentors to make strategic shifts in their business and bring clarity to their messaging. Each of our finalists showed notable progress over the course of the 6 weeks and showed up prepared and professional throughout the program and instilling confidence in us that they will be great ambassadors for the FORGE community.
Join us in welcoming Stackhouse, Harbor Lighthouse Studios, and ELE Optics to FORGE!