forge residency · cohort 02
a sanctuary for contrarians.
twelve to fourteen founders. twenty-two days. come with the thing you cannot leave alone.
- where
- Mandrem, Goa
- when
- 11 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
- the room
- 12–14 founders
- apply by
- 5 October 2026
surf at sunrise. ship past midnight. argue at dinner. begin again tomorrow.
one founder house. a whole village of possibility.
Edge City gathers hundreds of people building new technologies, communities, and institutions. Forge is its founder house: twelve to fourteen contrarians inside the larger village.
explore edge city indiathe people
our kind of founders.
fiercely independent. building something they cannot leave alone.
we look for founders building in line with our thesis. we also love backing teams finding product–market fit or ready to build on it.
we work closely with those teams to sharpen the product, clarify the story, and accelerate their next raise through fundraising preparation and investor introductions.
read our thesisif you’re selected,
you’re in.
a place to live, people to build with, and help that gets into the work.
apply nowmove into the work.
join a founder retreat in our Goa villa, with hardware labs, space to experiment, and the everyday details handled.
find who you build well with.
get guidance on potential cofounders and test the fit by working together on real problems.
have people in your corner.
live and build alongside a small cohort of founders. trade feedback, share what works, and help each other get unstuck.
give the product room to move.
get hands-on support and AI and infrastructure credits to test, build, and sharpen what people actually want.
get your next raise moving.
work on the story, prepare for investor conversations, and get introductions that fit what you are building.
more room to experiment.
AI and infrastructure credits from the teams building the tools, so cost does not slow the work.
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leave the desk.
keep the idea.
sunday surf. long dinners. room to think. the work comes with you.
Mandrem, Goa · your home for twenty-two days
pool outside · beach on foot · sunday surf
dinner is handled.
a private chef, a shared table, and no reason to eat at your laptop.
pull up a chair.
Edge City founders, researchers, and operators drop by. good company, without the calendar invite.
everything points to demo day.
one working product. one sharper story. one room ready to see what the three weeks made possible.