Jack Strauss
Co-founder and CEO
AI inside sales and quoting workers for American manufacturers
Forgepoint builds AI workers for manufacturers' back offices, starting with Frank, an AI inside sales rep that reads incoming RFQs (PDFs, spreadsheets, prints, CAD), applies each shop's cost models and pricing rules, asks customers for missing specs and produces quotes. It targets shops such as injection moulders, steel mills, foundries, fabricators, CNC machining and forging. Co-founded by CEO Jack Strauss and Alex Pareto, it raised a $9.8M seed round in October 2026 co-led by Primary Venture Partners and a16z speedrun.
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