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A later write-up describes Forge Automation’s software-driven quoting and manufacturing workflow, its 4-day shipping promise, and its founding story.
Software Enabled CNC Parts Supplier
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Forge Automation is a Toronto/North York-based YC Winter 2025 company that runs software-enabled CNC machining for custom metal parts, promising instant quotes and 4-day turnaround; it also sells dedicated reserved machine capacity for customers needing guaranteed SLA-based production.
Primary product
Software-enabled custom CNC parts manufacturing with instant quoting and 4-day turnaround
Founded
2022
Headquarters
North York, Ontario, Canada
Team size
1-10
Industry
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
Sub-industry
CNC machining / rapid prototyping
Offices
91 Forest Heights Boulevard, North York, Ontario M2L 2K7, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Business model
B2B custom manufacturing
On-demand per-order CNC machining
Reserved machine / dedicated capacity contracts
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$640K
Latest round
Seed VC · Feb 2025
Feb 2025 · Pioneer Fund
Feb 2025
Apr 2024
People & investors
Work & culture
The public messaging emphasizes speed, reliability, and a customer-obsessed manufacturing experience—described as the 'Amazon experience' for custom metal parts.
Compensation
No official public compensation policy was found. A third-party job posting surfaced a Manufacturing Engineer and Operations salary range of about $80,000-$120,000 CAD per year, which should be treated as a role-specific signal rather than a company-wide band.
Product & market
Pricing
Instant quote / per-order pricing for custom parts; reserved machine access is offered at a higher price for customers needing guaranteed production capacity.
Differentiators
- —4-day turnaround for custom CNC parts
- —Instant CAD-upload quoting
- —Reserved machine option with guaranteed SLA
- —Online ordering with manufacturing intent annotation
- —Free 1-2 day shipping
- —In-stock materials and same/next-day finishing options
Technology
QuickBooks
Fusion 360
online CAD upload / instant-quote ordering platform
Customers
Mechanical engineers
Consumer hardware teams
Robotics teams
Hard-tech startups
Fortune 10 companies
North American startups
Competitors
Xometry
Protolabs
Fictiv
Ethereal Machines
Daedalus
RE3DTECH / Uptive
PartsBadger
Mack Molding
SyBridge Technologies
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$600K-$800K annual revenue (third-party estimates range from about $598,885 to $770K)
Latest news
DECACORN LinkedIn · Apr 2025
A DECACORN post says Forge Automation raised funding, emphasizes instant quoting and 4-day turnaround, and frames reserved machines as the company’s next growth step.
Y Combinator LinkedIn · Feb 2025
YC reiterates Forge Automation’s quick-turn CNC service, reserved machines, and customer promise of guaranteed 4-day production times.
Y Combinator · Feb 2025
YC’s launch page frames Forge Automation as a software-enabled CNC parts supplier, highlighting 4-day turnaround, instant quotes, CAD upload, and the reserved-machine offering.
Jobs and careers at Forge Automation
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