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Forge Catalyst

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$300K – $3.0M

Portfolio

27+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on elevating HR operations, corporate training, and AI-driven workforce optimization, especially SaaS tools targeting 500+ employee organizations.

Meet the Team

CO

Chris Owens

Founding Partner

Corporate SaaS
HR Innovation

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
SaaS
Developer Tools
Healthcare
Consumer
Food / AgTech
Real Estate

Does Not Invest In

D2C
Consumer Marketplace

Portfolio Companies (27)

Other

WO

WorkSkill AI

AI-Powered HR Tech
LI

LiveLeadership

Corporate Training
TH

The RepTrak Company

big data

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Reputation analytics and perception analytics.

ME

MediaMath

advertising/marketing

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Digital ad tech company.

WE

Weave

healthcare/CRM·growth

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Patient communication platform.

VI

Videology

streaming/advertising·acquired

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Video ad platform.

CH

ChowNow

food delivery/e-commerce

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Restaurant ordering platform.

CO

Conductor

marketing tech

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

SEO platform.

BR

Breezeway

real estate/SaaS

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Property management software.

EK

Ekos

financial tech

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Winery/brewery software.

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