Reuters · Mar 2026
Useful market context for Forge's duty-refund business: Reuters reported that refunds tied to Trump's emergency tariffs could ultimately total up to $182 billion.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
AI-native customs brokerage and duty-recovery service for importers. Forge currently positions itself around U.S. customs brokerage, IEEPA tariff refunds, and duty drawback, using licensed customs expertise plus proprietary AI/software.
Primary product
Duty drawback and customs brokerage service platform
Founded
2023
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Customs brokerage / trade compliance / duty drawback
Offices
0 jobs at Forge
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Business model
Leadership
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CTO
Head of Product & Operations
Head of Product Strategy and Customs
Investors
Lean, in-person, fast-moving team that emphasizes white-glove service, outcome-based work, and heavy automation of otherwise manual customs and trade-compliance workflows.
Work style
Onsite
Compensation
A public YC software engineer posting listed $100K-$225K salary plus 0.10%-1.50% equity.
Pricing
No upfront fees; contingency / success-fee pricing tied to recovered refunds.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
approximately $5.8M-$7.7M
Estimated monthly visits
3.2K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Reuters · Mar 2026
Useful market context for Forge's duty-refund business: Reuters reported that refunds tied to Trump's emergency tariffs could ultimately total up to $182 billion.
Cofactr · Feb 2026
Partnership announcement describing Forge's duty drawback service, no-upfront-fee model, and refund recovery workflow.
Reuters · Feb 2026
Another major context item for Forge: Reuters reported that the Supreme Court ruling opened potential refunds on more than $175 billion in tariff collections.
TechCrunch · Jun 2024
Introduces Forge's founding team and reports its $2.1M seed round led by Gradient Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator and angels.
Gradient Ventures · Jun 2024
Gradient's investment note describing Forge's AI-powered procurement platform and its seed investment in the company.