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FORGE
FORGE is a student-led accelerator and startup community at Johns Hopkins University, focusing on software, robotics, and medtech. It connects ambitious builders with resources and opportunities in Baltimore and Silicon Valley.
Overview
What FORGE does
What FORGE is
FORGE is a student-led accelerator and startup community at Johns Hopkins University, focusing on software, robotics, and medtech. It connects ambitious builders with resources and opportunities in Baltimore and Silicon Valley.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports program host and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Accelerator
- Structured capabilities
- Program host · Community
- Last reviewed
- April 28, 2026
What Accelerator means
An accelerator is a structured, short-term program designed to speed up a startup's progress toward product-market fit, traction, fundraising, or scale.
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Find FORGE elsewhere
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Capability profile
FORGE as a program host
Program thesis
FORGE is a student-run growth engine founded to empower Johns Hopkins University (JHU) founders in building and scaling innovative ideas.
Focus narrative
FORGE focuses on supporting innovative projects that have the potential to redefine industries, providing resources and mentorship to help founders succeed.
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator
- Regions
- North America
Capability profile
FORGE as a community
Community overview
FORGE is a student-run growth engine founded to empower Johns Hopkins University (JHU) founders in building and scaling innovative ideas. The organization is based at JHU and focuses on fostering industry-redefining projects.
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Program types
- accelerator
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
Notable members
Co-founders include Samuel Lihn, Pratibha Pradeep, Daniel Jung, Jaron Richardson, and Managing Partners Christian Yoon and Lakshya Mutha. Partners include Pareto, Glasswing Ventures, and Red Bull.
Common questions
What to know about FORGE
Upseed classifies FORGE under the Accelerator organization type. Its current public profile includes program host and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 28, 2026
Known limits
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