FORGE

STARTUP INCUBATOR BUILT BY
Y COMBINATOR FINALISTS

We're here to transform your sparks into strategies, guiding you straight to the startup & venture capital scene. With the powerhouse network of Princeton alumni founders, top-notch speaker events, and direct VC hookups, we're your fast track to being the next unicorn. Plus, we're your insider source for brilliant ideas straight from the Princeton patent office.

Stay in the loop, stay on top of the game — join us at Forge, where we're not just a club, we're a movement.

DIRECTORS

MAX MACHADO

ECE ‘26

YIYING ZHANG

ECE ‘26

EXECUTIVE BOARD

MATTHEW BANAANG

ECE ‘26

XUAN LIN

COS ‘26

JOE WAHBA

ECO ‘26

Portfolio

Asculta Tech
(YC S23 Finalist)

Spotlight
(YC S23 Finalist)

what we do

  • Finance emerging student-led startups and connect student-entrepreneurs with mentors & other like-minded students

  • Perform thorough market research and interface with industry leaders to identify market gaps, emerging trends, and value chain bottlenecks

  • Meet with VC advisors to present and assess research findings

  • Host speaker events and office hours with seasoned entrepreneurs and venture capitalists

 

OUR MISSION

  • To capture and maintain an entrepreneurial presence at Princeton through social events and partnerships with Princeton facilities to establish spaces for innovation and design.

  • To guide an ambitious group of entrepreneurially-minded Princeton students through the process of ideation and growth of early stage ventures.

 

Our startups

  • Asculta Technologies produces ultrasonic plasma acoustic emissions sensors, which are highly sensitive microphones detecting structural damage in infrastructure before material failure. With our patented technology and software, our sensors characterize structural damage for high-temperature and high-radiation applications, extending the lifetime of nuclear fission and fusion reactors, chemical refineries, and other infrastructure in extreme environments.

  • Spotlight builds plug-and-play solar stations for urban services. These range from scooter charging stations to food delivery lockers, but they all share one thing in common: they attach to our universalized solar unit, providing power, space and internet connectivity.

    Together, these stations form a rapidly scalable network that generates revenue through hosting services and advertising.