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Forge Hardware Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CA

Forge Hardware Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, Deep Tech. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Deep Tech
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-06

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in groundbreaking hardware innovations that improve safety and standards across industries, with emphasis on IoT integration.

How Forge Hardware Ventures invests

Forge Hardware Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Deep Tech. It does not invest in Software-only.

Forge Hardware Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

Forge Hardware Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including VoltSafe Appliances, SafeHome Tech.

Partners & Team

ST

Susan Tran

Founding Partner

Hardware Ecosystems
IoT
Safety Standards

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Deep Tech

Does Not Invest In

Software-only

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

VO

VoltSafe Appliances

IoT Hardware
SA

SafeHome Tech

Safety Tech
How to pitch Forge Hardware Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Deep Tech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Susan Tran, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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