The Forge Institute

About The Forge Institute

Forge Institute is dedicated to strengthening the workforce, advancing innovation, and enhancing resiliency in the field of cybersecurity and technology. Their mission focuses on forging innovation and security for a resilient future through various programs, summits, and partnerships.

Products & Services

Forge Academy:An educational platform offering bootcamps, live courses, and a course catalog to strengthen workforce skills in cybersecurity and technology.

Forge Fellowship:A program designed to support and develop talent in relevant fields.

Starbase Arkansas:An initiative focused on educational outreach, likely for students, in technology and defense areas.

Consortium for Cyber Innovation:A collaborative effort to drive research and development in cyber innovation.

Forge Mentorship:A structured program for innovators and entrepreneurs to receive guidance.

Embers Xcelerator:An accelerator program supporting startups and entrepreneurs.

Atomic Anvil:A program in partnership with the Department of Air Force to connect researchers and entrepreneurs with defense mission partners for technology transfer.

Emerging Threat Center:A center focused on identifying and addressing new cyber threats.

Arkansas Cyber Defense Center (ACDC):A regional center dedicated to cyber defense and security.

Ask A CISO:A service or platform to consult with Chief Information Security Officers for expert advice.

Forge Summit:An annual event convening experts to discuss cybersecurity, national security, and technology innovation.

Specialties

Cybersecurity Workforce Development Innovation in Defense and Aerospace Technology Entrepreneurship National Security

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Grant T: - FT: Grant	A: 5000000 MR: - FA: 5 million FAN: 5000000	D: 2024-08-21 FD: 2024-08-21	2 investors

Grant Latest

2024-08-21

$5.0M

2 investors (Pro only)

Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

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Perry Carpenter

Chief Human Risk Management Strategist

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Mark Cheng

Senior Intelligence Service (Ret.), CIA

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Barbara Stevens

Active Board Member & (Ret.) Senior Intelligence Service, CIA

M

Michael Orlando

Senior Director, Global Physical Security

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James Hendren, PhD

PhD, Serial Entrepreneur and Investor

P

Paul Montrose

CISO Acxiom

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