CloudForge, a New York-based AI-powered sales and procurement platform for the metals supply chain, has emerged from stealth and secured $3.95 million in funding.
Investors
The round included Zero Infinity Partners, Resolute Ventures, and Bienville Capital.
Zero Infinity Partners (ZIP) is a New York–based venture capital firm specializing in the infra-tech category. It backs founders and companies deploying innovative technologies across global infrastructure sectors, including energy, power, mobility, logistics, data, water, and waste.
Resolute Ventures, based in San Francisco, focuses on Pre-Seed and Seed-stage investments, backing founders who share an entrepreneurial spirit and energy.
Bienville Capital is an idea-centric platform investing across sectors and geographies in both public and private markets. Founded in 2008, Bienville invests from the seed stage through IPO.
CloudForge Use of Funds
The funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand AI capabilities, and scale engineering and customer success teams to meet growing demand.
About CloudForge
Founded and led by CEO Ben Marans, CloudForge is a company building infrastructure technology for the metals supply chain. The company leverages artificial intelligence to help businesses across the metals supply chain drive new customer acquisition, expand existing accounts, and accelerate procurement processes. CloudForge combines a proprietary database of over 165,000 verified metal companies with tools for outbound sales, CRM-style account management, and procurement execution.
Funding Details
Company: CloudForge, Inc.
Raised: $3.95M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: February 2026
Investors: Zero Infinity Partners, Resolute Ventures, Bienville Capital
Company Website: https://www.cloudforgesoftware.com/
Software Category: AI / Supply Chain / Sales and Procurement
Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260202589324/en/