FORGE Connecticut Product Development Funding Program

About

The FORGE Connecticut Product Development Funding Program offers non-dilutive funding of $30K to CT-registered companies with early stage physical prototypes, providing the necessary funds to overcome a specific product development challenge and scale manufacturing with the support of Connecticut-based contract manufacturing and/or supplier resources.

Benefits

• Non-dilutive funding of $30K
• Opportunity to overcome hardware "valley-of-death" and scale manufacturing
• Access to Connecticut-based contract manufacturing and/or supplier resources.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must be a CT-registered company
• Funding must be used towards a CT-based firm
• Must have an early stage physical prototype
• Cannot have received over $5,000 in non-dilutive funding from FORGE in the last 12 months
• Must be able to present project in person at a public FORGE event in Stamford, CT on November 14, 2024
• Must share proof of project execution/payment after 6 months and provide follow up data as requested by FORGE
• Must provide updates on key milestones, successes, and any additional opportunities that arise as a result of the grant.