What it sells
AI native freight forwarder and customs broker
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedLogistics/supply chain or finance lead at the importing company (inferred).
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Tariff exposure and refund opportunities (IEEPA tariff refunds, duty drawback) and the manual chasing of quotes, bookings and customs documents.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Share commercial invoice and shipping docs, Forge classifies HTS codes, books ocean/air/truck freight, files the customs entry ahead of arrival, tracks release in the Forge platform, and files refund/drawback claims.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Services business (forwarder and licensed customs broker) with AI/software to lower handling cost; drawback claims advertised as a "99% refund on all your import duties" and IEEPA refunds averaging 60 days.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Sales-led: "Talk to an Expert" booking links, with a customer login to the Forge visibility platform and dedicated support over email, phone or Slack.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2024 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.