When was Forge founded?

Forge was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is Forge located?

Forge is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Forge have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Forge is 2.

Is Forge a funded company?

Forge is a funded company, having raised a total of $20M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 14, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of Forge?

Forge's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Oct 18, 2023, with participation from 19 investors.

Where does Forge rank among its competitors?

Forge ranks 2nd amongst 24 active competitors, of which 6 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Medal, which secured $13M in Jul, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Forge?

Forge's top competitors include Medal, FreshCut and Allstar Gaming. Among them, Medal secured the most recent funding round in July, 2024.

Forge - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Forge is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2013 by Kun Gao and Jared Kim. It operates as an App for video game players to share short clips of their video game sessions. Forge has raised $20M in funding from investors like Animoca Brands, Makers Fund and BITKRAFT Ventures. The company has 24 active competitors, including 6 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Medal, FreshCut and Allstar Gaming.

Company Details

App for video game players to share short clips of their video game sessions. It is an application for capturing and sharing of the video gameplay clips. It enables players to make a short clip of the video game sessions and share it on social networks. The app is available mainly for PC devices.

Website: www.forge.gg/
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Founded Year

2013

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$20M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Oct 18, 2023, $*****

Investors

Animoca Brands & 22 more

Ranked

2^nd among 24 active competitors

Employee Count

2 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

Medal & 29 more

Exit Details

Acquired by NZXT (Jul 31, 2018)

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Forge got acquired by NZXT on Jul 31, 2018.

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Forge has raised a total funding of $20M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 14, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Oct 18, 2023 for $*****. 19 investors participated in its latest round. Forge has 14 institutional investors and 9 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Forge:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 18, 2023	7610253	Seed	6094106	1597374	5612693	9658840
Jun 08, 2016	5641982	Seed	4353823	8528027	8825392	True Ventures & 2 more
Mar 14, 2016	1947921	Seed	5906883	9575668	8326551	True Ventures & 1 more

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The founders of Forge are Kun Gao and Jared Kim.

Here are the details of Forge's key team members:

Kun Gao: Co-Founder of Forge and founder of 2 other companies, GGWP and Crunchyroll. They are also an angel investor in 19 startups.
Jared Kim: Founder of Forge and founder of 1 other company.

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Forge's employee count trend

Forge has 2 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Forge's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Forge include Medal, FreshCut and Allstar Gaming. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Forge, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Medal 2015, Naarden (Netherlands), Series C	Developer of a platform for recording, editing, and sharing game clips	$89.3M	Initial Capital, Horizons Ventures & 18 others	69/100
2nd	Forge 2013, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	App for video game players to share short clips of their video game sessions	$20M	Riot Games, HashKey Capital & 21 others	59/100
3rd	FreshCut 2020, Los Angeles (United States), Series B	Provider of a game clip sharing tool	$26.6M	Tamarack Global, Hashed & 13 others	56/100
4th	Allstar Gaming 2019, New York City (United States), Series A	Online platform for creating and sharing gaming clips	$19M	Drive Capital, Studio VC & 15 others	54/100
5th	Gif Your Game 2018, Santa Monica (United States), Acquired	GIF creation software for gamers	$10.5M	Draft Ventures	46/100
6th	Suzhou Dayu Network Technology 2014, China, Series A	Online MCN platform	-	CICC Capital, joinne.com.cn & 2 others	45/100
7th	Plays.tv 2017, Redwood City (United States), Deadpooled	Record, edit, and share game clips and gameplay instantly	$15M	Shasta Ventures, Tenaya Capital & 3 others	45/100
8th	Nexus Clips 2019, Barcelona (Spain), Funding Raised	Cloud-based platform for gamers to share video clips	-	4Founders Capital, Conector & 1 others	41/100
9th	Lowkey.gg 2018, Cambridge (United States), Acqui-Hired	Provider of solutions to share the game play with fans	$7M	Andreessen Horowitz, Leonis Capital & 5 others	36/100
10th	Powder 2018, Dover (United States), Series A	Social platform for sharing gaming videos	$18M	General Catalyst, SV Angel & 19 others	35/100