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ForgeWest

VC
Boise, ID

ForgeWest is a Seed venture capital firm based in Boise, ID investing in Real Estate, Deep Tech, Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.5M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Real Estate, Deep Tech, Other
HQ
Boise, ID
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-21

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

ForgeWest targets underfunded regions in the US with a focus on PropTech, IoT, and smart technologies impacting the built environment.

How ForgeWest invests

ForgeWest is a vc firm based in Boise, ID. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Real Estate, Deep Tech, Other. It does not invest in Consumer Tech.

ForgeWest typically writes checks of $100K–$1.5M per investment.

ForgeWest has backed 1 company in our records, including OnGrid Solutions.

Partners & Team

LY

Liana Yang

Partner / Co-Founder

Banking & real estate investment in Asia-Pacific
Cross-border real estate projects
Mixed-use and life science developments
SW

Skip Whitney

Partner / Co-Founder

U.S. West Coast investments
Gateway Cities
Cross-border capital
AM

Alex Martinez

Founding Partner

PropTech
IoT

Industry Focus

Invests In

Real Estate
Deep Tech
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Tech

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

ON

OnGrid Solutions

PropTech
How to pitch ForgeWest
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Real Estate, Deep Tech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Liana Yang, Partner / Co-Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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