A market, not a tool.
Six player types. One AI agent in the middle. Value moves around the loop — credentials become NED placements, placements generate Forge Points, points re-enter the system as charity donations or founder investment. The longer the platform runs, the more the agent learns and the harder the market is to leave.
Every transaction makes the next one easier.
An aspiring NED pays for a credential. A founder pays for an Investor Readiness score and uses Forge Points to introduce themselves to capital. A chair runs mock interviews and earns Forge Points they redirect into charity or an angel investment. The agent watches all of it and gets better at matching.
What each player puts in. What they take out.
| Player | Pays | Gets | Returns to the loop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiring NEDs | £499 / yr | Verified credential, intros, cohort | Becomes supply for SME, founder, charity NED seats |
| Founders | £499 / yr | Investor Readiness score, capital intros, NED match | Pays for affordable NED → creates demand |
| SMEs & scale-ups | £499–2k / yr | Affordable governance from credentialed pool | Creates real, paid NED seats |
| Enterprise | £15–50k / yr | Succession heat map across C-suite + n-1 + n-2 | Backfills senior gaps via search → fees to Kennedy McArthur |
| Chairs & mentors | Free | Forge Points for mock interviews, mentoring | Recycles points into charity, founder investment, or cash-out |
| Charities & NFP | Free | Credentialed NED matches for trustee roles | Drives 'real seat' supply for credential graduates |
Forge Points.
Our internal currency. Earned by chairs and mentors for doing platform work (mock interviews, intros, evaluations). Spent — by founders and aspiring NEDs — to access introductions and consultation time. Convertible to cash, charity donation, or founder investment.
Why a token, not just cash? Because the people we most want on the platform — senior chairs and investors — aren't motivated by £200 an hour. They're motivated by being seen as community leaders, by altruistic deployment of their time, and by access to deal flow. Forge Points let them earn value and choose what to do with it.