FORGE INNOVATION AND VENTURES LTD

What FORGE INNOVATION AND VENTURES LTD does

FORGE INNOVATION AND VENTURES LTD, operating as Forge Venture Studios, is a privately held UK venture studio headquartered at Rear Of 5, Norfolk Street, Sunderland, England. The company operates a hybrid model: it builds in-house ventures from concept to market and provides professional services to external founders as a technical co-founder across a three-phase lifecycle — R&D (Explore), Build, and Scale. Its portfolio consists of three ventures: Hannah AI, a mobile AI-powered personal budgeting app; KLAAP, a web-based campaign automation and creator escrow platform targeting Africa's UGC creator economy; and Jupy, an upcoming enterprise-grade cryptocurrency payment platform for e-commerce and SaaS businesses.

The studio's underlying technology is a modern full-stack engineering platform spanning web (Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Laravel), mobile (React Native, Flutter, Swift, Kotlin), databases (PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, GraphQL), and infrastructure (AWS, Vercel, Docker, Terraform). It maintains dedicated blockchain capabilities on Solana and Ethereum with smart contract development, and integrates AI/ML tooling including OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, and PyTorch. The studio brands its build capability as an "App Factory Engine" and its validation capability as an "R&D Validation Framework," with scale services covering growth arbitrage, AI-ops automation, and venture-capital readiness preparation.

The business model combines two revenue streams: equity participation in in-house ventures (acting as technical co-founder) and professional services engagements structured around budget tiers ranging from under £10k to £150k+. Pricing is quote-based, with leads captured through a website contact form that qualifies prospects by venture stage, focus area, and budget. The go-to-market is sales-led and primarily referral-driven. Customer segments target founders across Finance/Fintech, Web3/Blockchain, AI/ML, and SaaS/Product verticals. The studio has no publicly disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, external enterprise customers, or partnerships.

Name

FORGE INNOVATION AND VENTURES LTD

Legal name

FORGE INNOVATION AND VENTURES LTD

Website

https://forgeventurehq.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

FORGE INNOVATION AND VENTURES LTD (Forge Venture Studios) is a UK-based venture studio that builds in-house startups across Finance, Web3, and AI verticals while providing technical co-founding services to external founders across R&D, Build, and Scale phases.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Studio Services

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Studios / Company Builders (FSANAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures) (FSANAHAC), Corporate Strategic Partnership & Ecosystem Investment Arms (FSANAHAF)

Keywords

• Venture studio services
• Technical co-founder
• MVP development
• R&D validation
• Venture building

Headquarters

HQ city

Sunderland

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venture Studio / Equity Model: Builds and co-founds ventures in-house from concept to market. Generates returns through equity ownership in portfolio companies (Hannah AI, KLAAP, Jupy). Acts as technical co-founder providing expertise, resources, and capital to build breakout companies.
2. Professional Services / Consulting: Provides R&D, build, and scale services to external founders and ventures. Engagement structured through phases (Explore, Build, Scale) with budget ranges from under £10k to £150k+. Combines financing with advising.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

FORGE INNOVATION AND VENTURES LTD operates a venture studio that serves as a technical co-founder, taking ideas from research through build to scale under a single integrated lifecycle. It delivers R&D validation, full-stack MVP and product development (web, mobile, blockchain, AI), and growth/GTM services to founders, while also building and co-founding in-house ventures such as Hannah AI, KLAAP, and Jupy. Revenue is generated through professional services fees and equity ownership in the ventures it builds.

Product overview

Forge Venture Studios operates as a venture studio providing a full lifecycle service—from R&D through Build to Scale—serving as a technical co-founder for startups. Their product portfolio consists of three in-house ventures: (1) Hannah AI, a mobile AI budgeting and finance assistant for personal finance management; (2) KLAAP, a web-based campaign automation and creator escrow platform connecting brands with African UGC creators; and (3) Jupy, an upcoming enterprise cryptocurrency payment solution for businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hannah AI: AI-powered budgeting and finance assistant mobile app that helps users understand spending, set goals, and make smarter financial decisions.
• KLAAP
• Jupy

Products and services

• R&D Validation Services (Explore phase) Idea validation and feasibility services for early-stage founders, including feasibility studies, proof of concepts (PoC), market gap analysis, ideation, validation, sprint week, and prototyping. Targets founders at the Idea/Exploring or Validation/PoC stage seeking to test assumptions and design business models before committing to build.
• App Factory Build Services (Build phase) Full-stack product development service leveraging the proprietary App Factory engine to turn validated PoCs into production-ready MVPs. Covers business formation, founding team build, MVP creation, founder-led sales, and company launch. Includes full-stack web/mobile development, smart contract audits, and productized services for founders at the Building MVP or Scaling/Growth stage.
• Scale & GTM Services (Scale phase) Growth-stage services including fundraising support, network introductions, advising, and M&A advisory. Combines financing with advising to scale businesses. Includes growth arbitrage for identifying high-leverage channels, AI-Ops automation for support/sales/operations, and venture capital readiness preparation (data room, metrics, narrative). Targets founders at the Scaling/Growth stage.
• Hannah AI An AI-powered mobile budgeting and finance assistant that helps users understand spending patterns, set financial goals, and make smarter financial decisions through intelligent tracking and personalized recommendations. Built and published by Forge Venture Studios; targets individual consumers seeking personal finance management.
• KLAAP A campaign automation and creator escrow platform that bridges global brands with Africa's top UGC creators. Features automated campaign workflows, precision talent vetting with performance scoring, and multi-currency escrow settlement. Built and published by Forge Venture Studios.
• Jupy Enterprise-grade cryptocurrency payment solutions enabling businesses to accept crypto payments with low fees, instant settlements, and global reach. Targets e-commerce, SaaS, and online businesses seeking crypto payment acceptance.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Idealab: Pioneering venture studio that has created and operated dozens of internet companies over decades — comparable to Forge as a long-running venture studio model with in-house idea generation and company-building infrastructure.
• Betaworks: NYC-based venture studio and seed fund that incubates and operates internet-native companies in areas like AI, fintech, and social — comparable to Forge in operating as a builder-investor hybrid across multiple tech verticals.
• Atomic: Venture studio that partners with founders to build companies from zero, taking equity and providing operating support — a comparable studio model to Forge in both structure and equity-aligned economics.
• High Alpha: Venture studio that conceives, launches, and invests in B2B SaaS companies — comparable to Forge in the studio model and SaaS vertical focus, though more concentrated on a single category.
• Antler: Global venture studio that identifies and co-founds founders from day zero, providing capital, validation, and GTM support — the most direct large-scale comparable to Forge's Explore → Build → Scale model across multiple geographies and verticals.
• Entrepreneur First: Talent-first venture builder that brings together technical and commercial co-founders to form companies from idea stage — comparable to Forge in offering structured phases, talent matching, and equity-based venture creation rather than pure agency services.
• Science Inc. Operator-led venture studio that builds and invests in internet and software businesses — directly comparable to Forge as a multi-vertical builder with in-house engineering, design, and growth capabilities.
• Founders Factory: Global venture studio and accelerator that builds startups in partnership with corporates across fintech, health, and consumer — a comparable studio model with structured phases, corporate partnership angles, and equity-based venture creation.
• Pioneer Square Labs: Seattle-based venture studio that co-creates technology companies from scratch with founders — closely comparable to Forge in the studio-as-technical-co-founder model and structured venture creation process.
• Human Ventures: Venture studio and fund that partners with founders to build and scale mission-driven companies — comparable to Forge in operating as a structured builder with a portfolio of co-created ventures.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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