About Forge
Forge is an AI-driven, next-generation platform that helps founders find co-founders and build their core teams. Unlike other platforms, Forge goes beyond resumes, using personality and skills to make meaningful connections, matching the right people to form strong, complementary teams. Once teams are in place, our next focus is connecting founders with early-stage investors to fuel their growth.
Who's Behind Forge
Eilbra Youkhaneh – Founder & CEO
Most startups don’t fail because of the idea, they fail because the people were misaligned. Eilbra founded Forge to change that.
A survivor of life’s toughest transitions and a builder of multiple ventures, she knows what it takes to turn chaos into alignment. At Forge, she designs trust-driven systems that help founders and early-stage investors meet, connect, and thrive together.
Her experience spans SaaS, design, and social innovation, leading teams through product launches, digital transformation, and scaling, always prioritizing alignment over acceleration.
Hard Skills
- SaaS & Product Strategy
- Business Strategy & Vision
- Digital Transformation
- Product Launches & Brand Evolution
- Human-Centered Design
Soft Skills
- Team Alignment & Culture
- Human-Centered Leadership
- Trust & Collaboration
- Resilience & Mentorship
- Strategic Decision-Making
David Abling – CoFounder & CTO/CMO
As the Founding CMO and CTO at Forge, David leads both the marketing and technology sides of the company. His work focuses on growing Forge’s community and building the systems that make it easier for founders and early investors to find the right partners.
Forge’s mission is to make the earliest stage of building a company smarter, safer, and more human. David helps turn that vision into reality by developing tools, strategies, and experiences that help people build trust and form lasting partnerships.
His experience includes working at Microsoft and with a range of startups and organizations across tech, retail, and mission-driven spaces. He’s led marketing, sales, creative, and technical teams, and has a deep mix of strategy and hands-on experience, helping teams launch new products, scale communities, and build brands while bridging strategy with creative execution.
Hard Skills
- Full-Stack Marketing Strategy & Execution
- Lifecycle, Email & Marketing Automation
- Web, Funnel & Conversion Optimization
- Analytics, Performance & Optimization
- Brand, Content & Creative Leadership
Soft Skills
- Strategic Leadership & Decision-Making
- Cross-Functional Collaboration/Influence
- Servant Leadership & Mentorship
- Ownership & Accountability
- Adaptive, Mission-Aware Problem Solving
Bio Coming Soon:
Daniel Yavari
Chief Product Officer
Our Mission and Vision
We envision a product that removes chance from the co-founder and early investor search. One that replaces friction and serendipity with insight, structure, and empathy, helping high-potential individuals find the right people, not just any people.
Why We’re Different
Our platform will intelligently surface alignment, in values, vision, skills, working styles, and long-term ambition, enabling users to make decisions with clarity and confidence.
This means going beyond superficial profiles or passive networks.
We aim to build guided experiences, meaningful matching, and tools that help founders and investors truly see each other before they commit.
Meet the one you’ll build something unforgettable with.
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