Arizona FORGE: A hub accelerating student entrepreneurship, fostering industry-academia partnerships, and launching startups.
Location
Tucson, AZ, US
Founded
2019
Arizona FORGE is a business acceleration hub focused on fostering student entrepreneurship and strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Based at the University of Arizona, FORGE provides experiential learning opportunities, mentorship programs, and collaborations that bridge the gap between academia and industry. The hub operates from its first location in downtown Tucson's historic Roy Place Building.
FORGE offers student venture pathways programs designed to inspire entrepreneurial thinking and problem-solving skills. The organization's unique model combines student internships and project-based corporate innovation labs with startup acceleration, leveraging the University's research strengths and strategic business initiatives. FORGE aims to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset in students and community members through its various programs and partnerships.
Arizona Forge - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Portfolio Companies1
Current Portfolio Count1
Top Investment Stages
Pre-Seed1 (100.0%)
Stage Mix
Pre-Seed 100%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
