Forge

Overview

Forge is an AI company based in New York City [1][4] that helps companies recover tariffs and duties paid on imported goods [2]. Founded in 2023 [12], the company was accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch [5][10]. Forge automates the duty drawback process, taking full ownership of organizing data and filing claims for businesses seeking refunds on tariffs and duties related to goods that are later exported or scrapped [3][9]. According to the company, billions of dollars in eligible refunds go unclaimed annually [3][9]. The company operates with a team of six people [7][13] and maintains an active status [6].

Forge helps companies recover tariffs and duties paid on imported goods that are later exported or scrapped by automating a process called duty drawback. Billions of dollars of eligible refunds go unclaimed every year. We take full ownership of the process from organizing data to filing claims so businesses can unlock this extra revenue with minimal effort. [3] [9] [18]

New York City, NY, USA [4]

New York City [11]

2023 [12]

Y Combinator's directory lists the company location as New York City, NY, USA. [15]

Growth & traction

count: 6 [7]

6 [13]

Y Combinator lists a team size of 6. [17]