cohort 02 is live

surf at sunrise.ship past midnight.argue at dinner.begin again tomorrow.

live now

alexandria, cohort 02.

inside the residency

a sanctuary forcontrarian founders.

a small group of ambitious founders, living and building together.

we work with you on the product, the story and the next raise. the residency ends; the support doesn’t.

read our manifesto

$7M+

raised by our first 12 founders.

founders backed
24
cohorts, and counting
3
of applicants accepted
~1.7%
aerial view of the Forge villa in Mandrem, Goalive now

cohort 02

alexandria.

11 october – 1 november 2026 · mandrem, goa

twenty-two days. a house of founders. room to build what comes next.

inside alexandria

founder voices.

“you spend years being the only person in the room who cares this much. then you walk in here and everyone is like that. the work got faster because the explaining stopped.”
waris reshi

cohort 01

next · bengaluru

a permanent homein bengaluru.

a year-round base for founders, after cohort 02.

now raising

$15mfund i.

we’re raising forge fund i to keep backing founders after the residency.

talk to us about fund i

bring your ambition.find your people.see what happens next.

proximity does what advice can’t.

say hello
meet the founders