Reforge

Backed byInsight Partners
Total raised$60.0M
StageSeries B
Founded2016
Team size11-50
HQSan Francisco, United States
IndustriesE-LearningSaaSEdTechProduct ManagementAI/ML

About Reforge

Reforge is a company focused on empowering product teams beyond education. It offers AI-powered tools designed to help product teams ship high-quality software faster, alongside expert training. As of now, it has launched two AI-powered tools and plans more to come. The company positions itself to shape the future of product management.

Company at a glance

Location
San Francisco, United States
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Founders & Leadership

DH

Dan Hockenmaier

CSO at Faire; danhock.com

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ES

Ethan Smith

CEO @ Graphite.io // Reforge, IE Business School

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FL

Frederic Linfjärd

Building BetterPic.io | Product & Growth | AI | Advisor

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IF

Ingrid Flores

CEO @Hosta AI | Ex-Meta/ Airbnb/ LinkedIn

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JJ

Jiaona Zhang (JZ)

Chief Product Officer | Lecturer | Advisor

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Other68%
  • Operations & Management12%
  • Engineering10%
  • Sales & Business Development5%
  • Product & Design5%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of California, Berkeley
  2. 2.Stanford University
  3. 3.University of Pennsylvania
  4. 4.Harvard University
  5. 5.Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Team Worked At

  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • IBM
  • Accenture
  • McKinsey & Company

Team Composition

261 people
  • Product Management15 senior41
  • Entrepreneurship30 senior31
  • Operations6 senior29
  • Marketing16 senior29
  • Engineering1 senior23
  • Business Development7 senior16
  • Leadership8 senior9
  • Consulting7

Funding History

Series BMar 2022

$60M

raised

Career development platform Reforge raised a $60M Series B led by Insight Partners; Andreessen Horowitz, True Ventures, NextView Ventures, TCV, Long Journey Ventures and 170+ operators participated

Insight PartnersAndreessen HorowitzNextView VenturesTrue VenturesLong Journey VenturesTCV

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