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Dual-use Venture Studio

At Forge Bastion we
build dual-use technology companies that solve problems others won’t touch.

Forge Bastion Labs creates and scales technology companies serving commercial and government markets. We bring institutional knowledge that takes years to build, execution discipline that ships product, and strategic access that established studios don't have.

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Dual-use Venture Studio

Forge Bastion
builds dual-use technology companies that solve problems others won’t touch.

Forge Bastion Labs creates and scales technology companies serving commercial and government markets. We bring institutional knowledge that takes years to build, execution discipline that ships product, and strategic access that established studios don't have.

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WHO WE ARE

Forge Bastion Labs is built around a single thesis: the most important problems of our time require bridging the gap between government and commercial innovation.

We are a venture studio, investment fund, and fractional talent network bringing institutional knowledge that takes years to build, execution discipline that ships product, and strategic access that established studios don't have.

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A Seat at the forge

Two pathways to building what matters. Whether you're starting from scratch, already building, or bringing deep expertise — there's a seat at the forge.

FBL Studio

Want to start a company with us?

We co-build ventures from scratch with founders who want to tackle hard problems in regulated industries.

Tell Us About Your Idea

Tell Us About Your Idea

Fractional Talent

Are you an expert in your domain?

PhDs, regulatory veterans, and deep specialists — bring your institutional knowledge to ventures where it's the unfair advantage.

Bring Your Talents to the Forge

Bring Your Talents to the Forge

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Investment areas

The sectors where we build, invest, and deploy expertise.

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Defense & National Security

Autonomous systems, secure communications, threat intelligence, and next-generation capabilities for national security missions. We build for operators who need technology that works in the most demanding environments.

defense

security

intelligence

autonomous systems

Defense & National Security

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Healthcare & Life Sciences

Regulated health technologies that require deep clinical understanding and compliance fluency. From digital health platforms to health-wealth convergence tools serving the populations that need them most.

healthcare

digital health

regulatory

life sciences

Healthcare & Life Sciences

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GovTech & Critical Infrastructure

Software and systems that make government work better — for agencies and citizens. AI governance, IT portfolio management, and the modernization of infrastructure that the country depends on daily.

infrastructure

energy

modernization

gov-tech

GovTech & Critical Infrastructure

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Space & Cybersecurity

Technologies enabling the new space economy and advanced security for the most sensitive government and commercial environments. Two frontiers where dual-use isn't optional — it's the default.

space

cybersecurity

dual-use

aerospace

Space & Cybersecurity

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Defense & National Security

Autonomous systems, secure communications, threat intelligence, and next-generation capabilities for national security missions. We build for operators who need technology that works in the most demanding environments.

defense

security

intelligence

autonomous systems

Defense & National Security

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Healthcare & Life Sciences

Regulated health technologies that require deep clinical understanding and compliance fluency. From digital health platforms to health-wealth convergence tools serving the populations that need them most.

healthcare

digital health

regulatory

life sciences

Healthcare & Life Sciences

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GovTech & Critical Infrastructure

Software and systems that make government work better — for agencies and citizens. AI governance, IT portfolio management, and the modernization of infrastructure that the country depends on daily.

infrastructure

energy

modernization

gov-tech

GovTech & Critical Infrastructure

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Space & Cybersecurity

Technologies enabling the new space economy and advanced security for the most sensitive government and commercial environments. Two frontiers where dual-use isn't optional — it's the default.

space

cybersecurity

dual-use

aerospace

Space & Cybersecurity

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Defense & National Security

Autonomous systems, secure communications, threat intelligence, and next-generation capabilities for national security missions. We build for operators who need technology that works in the most demanding environments.

defense

security

intelligence

autonomous systems

Defense & National Security

/ 002

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Regulated health technologies that require deep clinical understanding and compliance fluency. From digital health platforms to health-wealth convergence tools serving the populations that need them most.

healthcare

digital health

regulatory

life sciences

Healthcare & Life Sciences

/ 003

GovTech & Critical Infrastructure

Software and systems that make government work better — for agencies and citizens. AI governance, IT portfolio management, and the modernization of infrastructure that the country depends on daily.

infrastructure

energy

modernization

gov-tech

GovTech & Critical Infrastructure

/ 004

Space & Cybersecurity

Technologies enabling the new space economy and advanced security for the most sensitive government and commercial environments. Two frontiers where dual-use isn't optional — it's the default.

space

cybersecurity

dual-use

aerospace

Space & Cybersecurity

/ 001

Defense & National Security

Autonomous systems, secure communications, threat intelligence, and next-generation capabilities for national security missions. We build for operators who need technology that works in the most demanding environments.

defense

security

intelligence

autonomous systems

Defense & National Security

/ 002

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Regulated health technologies that require deep clinical understanding and compliance fluency. From digital health platforms to health-wealth convergence tools serving the populations that need them most.

healthcare

digital health

regulatory

life sciences

Healthcare & Life Sciences

/ 003

GovTech & Critical Infrastructure

Software and systems that make government work better — for agencies and citizens. AI governance, IT portfolio management, and the modernization of infrastructure that the country depends on daily.

infrastructure

energy

modernization

gov-tech

GovTech & Critical Infrastructure

/ 004

Space & Cybersecurity

Technologies enabling the new space economy and advanced security for the most sensitive government and commercial environments. Two frontiers where dual-use isn't optional — it's the default.

space

cybersecurity

dual-use

aerospace

Space & Cybersecurity
Agentic-First

Every sector we operate in is being reshaped by autonomous systems — threat intelligence that acts on its own, health platforms that monitor and intervene, governance tools that audit in real time. We don't add AI to existing workflows. We build for a world where agents are the workflow.

Dual-Use by Design

Defense needs and commercial markets are converging faster than most builders realize. The cybersecurity tool that protects an enterprise protects an agency. The health platform that serves families serves veterans. We architect every venture to capture both sides of that convergence from day one.

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Our Process

How we turn institutional knowledge into venture-scale companies.

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Discover and validate
Discover and validate

We identify high-impact problems from our operator network, then prove commercial demand through rigorous customer discovery. 70–80% of ideas are killed before significant capital is deployed — by design.

We identify high-impact problems from our operator network, then prove commercial demand through rigorous customer discovery. 70–80% of ideas are killed before significant capital is deployed — by design.

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Build and de-risk
Build and de-risk

Surviving concepts get a founding team, studio investment, and a working product. We confirm government mission alignment and identify procurement pathways in parallel — creating multiple revenue paths from day one.

Surviving concepts get a founding team, studio investment, and a working product. We confirm government mission alignment and identify procurement pathways in parallel — creating multiple revenue paths from day one.

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Launch and scale
Launch and scale

The venture spins out as an independent company with meaningful equity for the founding team. External capital raise, team expansion, and government contract pursuit — concept to funded company in 12–18 months.

The venture spins out as an independent company with meaningful equity for the founding team. External capital raise, team expansion, and government contract pursuit — concept to funded company in 12–18 months.

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Our methods

How we build differently.

Agentic First

We know how government actually works.

Every product we create is architected for a world where AI agents act, not just advise. While legacy platforms bolt on AI features, we design from the ground up for autonomous workflows, agentic decision-making, and human-in-the-loop oversight at scale.

Agentic First

We know how government actually works.

Every product we create is architected for a world where AI agents act, not just advise. While legacy platforms bolt on AI features, we design from the ground up for autonomous workflows, agentic decision-making, and human-in-the-loop oversight at scale.

Institutional fluency

We know how government actually works.

Our founder served as FBI Chief Technology Officer and created the Bureau's Innovation Venture Office. Acquisition processes, compliance requirements, mission needs, decision-making dynamics — knowledge that takes typical startups years to accumulate, if they ever do.

Institutional fluency

We know how government actually works.

Our founder served as FBI Chief Technology Officer and created the Bureau's Innovation Venture Office. Acquisition processes, compliance requirements, mission needs, decision-making dynamics — knowledge that takes typical startups years to accumulate, if they ever do.

Dual-use design

We architect for both worlds from day one.

We don't bolt on compliance later. Every company we build is designed for commercial adoption and government requirements simultaneously — creating multiple revenue paths and defensible positions in both markets. This isn't a pivot strategy. It's foundational product architecture that compounds over time.

Dual-use design

We architect for both worlds from day one.

We don't bolt on compliance later. Every company we build is designed for commercial adoption and government requirements simultaneously — creating multiple revenue paths and defensible positions in both markets. This isn't a pivot strategy. It's foundational product architecture that compounds over time.

Validated Before Funded

Creating new opportunities and scalable business models

Our founder served as FBI Chief Technology Officer and created the Bureau's Innovation Venture Office. Acquisition processes, compliance requirements, mission needs, decision-making dynamics — knowledge that takes typical startups years to accumulate, if they ever do.

Validated Before Funded

Creating new opportunities and scalable business models

Our founder served as FBI Chief Technology Officer and created the Bureau's Innovation Venture Office. Acquisition processes, compliance requirements, mission needs, decision-making dynamics — knowledge that takes typical startups years to accumulate, if they ever do.

Invest in the future of dual-use technology.

Pre-seed

Collaborative Approach

Deep partnerships

We're raising pre-seed capital to validate and launch our FY26 portfolio. We work with patient investors who want to be partners in the journey — receiving returns through revenue sharing and venture fund mechanics as our portfolio companies scale.

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