Jack Strauss

Co-Founder and CEO @ForgepointAI | Interested in industrials, autonomy, and nat'l security | Prev @StanfordGSB @BainandCompany @XwingInc @NorthropGrumman @USC

[Jack Strauss @jack__strauss]

We're on a mission to give American manufacturers an unfair advantage.

In the past year, we've turned the messiest data problem I've ever seen into a product manufacturers actually love. I couldn't be prouder of our team.

If a problem this hard sounds fun to you, come join us.

[Alex Pareto @alexpareto]

Today we're launching Forgepoint.

I've never worked on a data problem as hard, or as underserved, as the one sitting in American manufacturing's back office.

Here's what we're building. 🧵

[Aaron Slodov @aphysicist]

the evolution of production is pretty clear: solve design/quoting and have it connected to a factory, immediate margin visibility, fabrication strategies and sequencing to reinforce zero rework/oneshotting every job. extremely scalable, multiples on these will skyrocket.

[speedrun @speedrun]

Congrats @jack__strauss & @alexpareto on their $9.8M Seed Round!

@ForgepointAI builds AI coworkers to support the back office of the 240,000+ American manufacturing firms.

Frank, their AI Sales Rep, is already streamlining the RFQ-to-PO process, increasing quotes by 30% per month and cutting quote time by over 55%

The team also hiring anyone looking to build the future of 🇺🇸 manufacturing!

🤝 @PrimaryVC

[Jack Strauss @jack__strauss]

Axios article: https://t.co/J3MhtApRNO

[Jack Strauss @jack__strauss]

Proud to announce @ForgepointAI's $9.8M seed round led by @PrimaryVC and a16z @speedrun

🧵

[Jack Strauss @jack__strauss]

Forbes article: https://t.co/P52e7OZyeR

[Jack Strauss @jack__strauss]

@Tocelot @speedrun 🐐

[a16z @a16z]

America has 16,876 machine shops.

83% employ fewer than 20 people. Just nine employ more than 500.

New defense companies are moving from prototypes to mass production, and every missile, drone, ship, and rocket they ultimately produce needs to run through one of these small shops.

That friction is a national security liability.

Connor Love and Collen Larson on the next generation of American manufacturing that gets built by smoothing it: https://t.co/iqaYhGrK32

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: It’s been revealed the “waste water” used to produce a single 16oz bag of almonds could power someone making 100 ChatGPT queries/day for >385 years.

[Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 @DanielLurie]

We are seeking new contracts for all of San Francisco’s homelessness services, prioritizing accountability and results. This effort will shift all contracts to an outcomes-driven model and incorporate performance metrics. We are also seeking feedback from the community and providers throughout this process.

Our administration is fundamentally transforming how the city tackles homelessness and addiction. We are not just getting people off the streets—we are helping them get on the path to recovery and stability. 

But that work can only succeed with a system that is built to deliver results, with accountability when the outcomes aren't good enough. We are not going to continue spending $1 billion of taxpayer money on a failing system—we're fixing the system so we can deliver the safe and clean streets every San Franciscan deserves.

[Alex Pareto @alexpareto]

Under rated benefit of chat based UI: it's incredibly easy to learn. Whether you are 25 or 75 - everyone knows how to send a text message.

Training for agent products compared to traditional SaaS products is day and night.

[Kushal Byatnal @kushalbyatnal]

Alex is truly a N of 1 builder (I've never met someone who ships as fast as he does) and Forgepoint is solving one of the hardest vertical AI problems out there

[speedrun @speedrun]

@alexpareto here's to future of 🇺🇸 manufacturing. congrats!

[Jack Strauss @jack__strauss]

@emilybenn12 @alexpareto Thanks Emily! Proud to be working with the speedrun team

[Jack Strauss @jack__strauss]

@jacobkieser @alexpareto appreciate it Jacob!

[Jack Strauss @jack__strauss]

@MBTannenbaum @alexpareto thank you Michael!

[Jack Strauss @jack__strauss]

@tkexpress11 @ForgepointAI More production. Less paperwork!