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Series A · 9 people tracked
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Investment thesis
New Forge is an investor active in Germany's startup ecosystem, notably in the NRW region, participating in funding rounds such as HiveMQ's Series A.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 13 of 14 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9Developer Tools ×7SaaS ×7Data & Infrastructure ×4Cloud Computing ×2Future of Work ×2IoT ×2
HQs:United States×5Germany×2United Kingdom×2Switzerland×1Netherlands×1Poland×1
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 22022 · 13 dated
Activeloop provides a data infrastructure platform that indexes, searches, and organizes multimodal data (documents, images, videos) for AI applications through its Deep Lake database and search capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Davit Buniatyan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAiSprouts VCAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCM VenturesFounders.aiSamsung Next+17 more
Alokai develops frontend software for ecommerce retailers to build fast, modern online storefronts using composable commerce and headless architecture.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSWarsaw, PL
Patrick Friday(Founder)inFilip Rakowski(Founder)inBart Roszkowski(Founder)in
Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALMovens CapitalSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)SquareOneY CombinatorBek Ventures+3 more
Ampcontrol provides AI-driven software and smart technology infrastructure for electric vehicle fleet charging management and optimization.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Joachim Lohse(CEO)in
Co-investorsAngelPadLorimer VenturesThe Westly GroupXplorer Capital
Anytype is a decentralized collaboration and note-taking platform that emphasizes data privacy through local encryption and peer-to-peer synchronization.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFuture of WorkSector AgnosticMoscow, US
Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalBalderton CapitalInflection.xyzSquareOneTechstarsEarl Grey Capital+3 more
Anytype is a privacy-focused collaboration and workspace platform that allows users to organize information, communicate, and create content with local-first encryption and offline functionality.
Future of WorkSaaS
Janna Sharipova(Founder)inAnton Pronkin(Founder)in
Co-investorsScript CapitalBalderton CapitalFabric VenturesJutta SteinerProtocol Labs
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Anzen provides software that automatically populates insurance submission forms (ACORD, carrier applications, supplementals) from collected client information across email, phone, text, and AMS records, while tracking missing data and client follow-ups until submissions are market-ready.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechMarketing TechSaaS
Jose Muniz(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesEvolution VenturesMS&AD Ventures
Checkly provides a monitoring-as-code platform for development teams to build, deploy, and run software applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Hannes Lenke(CEO)in
Co-investorsAccelTiger Global ManagementBalderton CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Mango Capital468 Capital+18 more
Bonterra Deed is a platform that unifies employee giving, volunteering, grantmaking, and corporate social responsibility initiatives for organizations.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSNew York City, US
Deevee Kashi(Founder)inAske Ertmann(Founder)inSteve Liu(Founder)in
Co-investors2.12 AngelsDG Daiwa VenturesEarlybird Venture CapitalPruVen Capital PartnersSquareOneY Combinator+4 more
Edgeless Systems builds confidential computing software that keeps data and workloads encrypted at runtime using Trusted Execution Environments and remote attestation, removing cloud administrators from the trusted computing base.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityBochum, DE
Felix Schuster(Founder)in
Co-investorsSquareOne
HiveMQ provides an MQTT-based messaging platform along with consulting, custom development, integration, and training services for IoT and IIoT projects.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoT
Christian Meinerding(Founder)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalEarlybird Venture CapitalKreos CapitalLiquidity CapitalMars Growth CapitalMolten Ventures+3 more
Lightdash is an open-source business intelligence tool that natively supports dbt metrics and analytics workflows.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB
Hamzah Chaudhary(Founder)inOliver Laslett(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelMoonfire VenturesOutlier GroveY CombinatorCharles DelingpoleForesite Capital+3 more
QuantPi develops testing and verification technology for artificial intelligence systems to assess their reliability, explainability, and safety before deployment.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSaarbrücken, DE
Co-investorsCapnamicPreston-Werner VenturesFirst Momentum
QuestDB is an open-source time-series database designed for high-performance analytics and low-latency querying of temporal data.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB
Nicolas Hourcard(Co-founder & CEO)inTancrede Collard(Founder)inVlad Ilyushchenko(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsEpisode1Kima VenturesUncorrelated VenturesY Combinator468 Capital7-Ventures
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesActiveloop · ycombinator.com · Jun 8, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has New Forge made?
- New Forge has 14 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does New Forge invest at?
- New Forge invests at the Series A stage.
- What sectors does New Forge focus on?
- New Forge focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Who does New Forge co-invest with?
- New Forge most often shares deals with Accel, Balderton Capital, CRV (Charles River Ventures), among 19 tracked co-investors.
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