FORGE

for high-school founders

Get rewarded for building any STARTUP.

Forge is an organization backing high-school builders with real funding, subscriptions, credits, and so much more. No strings. No equity. If you're shipping, we've got your back.

Join the waitlist See what you get

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01 / What you get

The resources that used to be locked behind a Series A.

Grant funding

Non-dilutive cash to buy what you need to ship. Parts, subscriptions, a domain, your first ad spend.

Compute credits

GPU and compute for teams training models, running simulations, or shipping anything that's actually hungry.

Cloud credits

Hosting, databases, and deploy credits from the providers you already want to build on.

Hardware

Boards, sensors, and kits for hardware builders—because not every startup lives in the browser.

02 / Who it's for

Built by high schoolers, for high schoolers.

If you're in grades 9–12 and actually shipping something—an app, a hardware hack, a store, or a tool—you qualify. Idea stage is fine.

There's no bar to clear.

Forge is free, and it isn't a competition. It's built to back high schoolers who are actively building. Show up with something you're making, and you're in.

  • In grades 9–12 (or equivalent), anywhere
  • Actively building—idea stage counts
  • Solo or a small team, your call
  • No prior funding or connections needed

03 / How it works

Four steps from idea to funded.

  1. 01

    Join the waitlist

    Drop your email below. It takes ten seconds.

  2. 02

    Tell us what you're building

    When applications open, share your project in a short form.

  3. 03

    Complete tasks

    Hit practical milestones, like launching an MVP or reaching your first 100 users.

  4. 04

    Get rewarded

    Choose what you need to continue building.

04 / Beyond the resources

The same tools the pros use—in students' hands early.

Forge puts members on the industry-standard stack that real teams ship with, so they graduate from side projects fluent in the tools that matter. When a member ships, that work doesn't disappear—we showcase it on their Forge profile and across our channels, giving young builders a public track record and giving the tools behind them real visibility with the next generation of founders.

Join the waitlist.

Drop your email. We'll reach out when applications open—no spam, one message.

Free · nonprofit* · no equity taken, ever