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BoardForge™
For founders raising capital or building a board

An investor-ready scorethat opens doors.

Most founders have either cash for a board but no experience choosing one — or experience but no cash. BoardForge solves both. Take the Investor Readiness assessment. The agent matches you with credentialed NEDs you can actually afford, and introduces you to seed and Series A capital aligned to your sector.

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BoardForge Verified · Investor Readiness
Tom Whitehead
Founder & CEO · PetGenix Diagnostics Ltd
Pre-Series A, raising £2.5m
64
/ 100 Investor Readiness
Vision
78
Traction
60
Capital
52
Team
70
Governance
58
Operations
66
Domain: Animal HealthRefresh quarterly · next Aug 2026
Two problems, one platform

Cash but no chair. Or vision but no introductions.

BoardForge connects both kinds of founder to what they need next.

Founder type A
Cash, no chair.

You have £15-25k a quarter for governance. Full-rate NEDs want £40k+ for two days a month. BoardForge matches you with credentialed, aspiring NEDs from our verified pool — domain-fit, eager for their first seat, priced for your runway.

→ Affordable, credentialed NEDs
Founder type B
Vision, no intros.

You haven't closed your seed round. You can't pay a chair. The agent runs your Investor Readiness assessment, surfaces your fundable narrative gaps, and introduces you — via Forge Points — to sector chairs willing to mentor and to capital partners with active deal flow.

→ Mentor + capital intros via Forge Points
What we assess

Six pillars of investor readiness.

Same 30+10 architecture as Board Readiness. Different lens. Designed with seed and Series A investors in animal health, fintech and energy.

  • Vision & Market
    Problem clarity, market sizing, competitive frame.
  • Commercial Traction
    Paying customers, growth signal, churn.
  • Capital Strategy
    Runway, ask, dilution, milestone plan.
  • Team & Founder
    Founder skills, gaps, hiring sequence.
  • Governance Readiness
    Board structure, NED-readiness, controls.
  • Operating Discipline
    Reporting, financial controls, scale-readiness.
What Tom heard back

Tom, your Vision pillar (78) is publication-grade — your problem statement and market sizing are above the cohort median for Animal Health founders raising Series A. But your Capital Strategy (52) is your single largest blocker — investors will discount your ask because your milestone-to-runway model isn't clear. Your Commercial Traction (60) needs at least two paid pilots before you go out to market. I've matched you with Sarah Chen (NED) and queued an introduction to Innisfree Ventures.

This week's matches for Tom
NED match
Sarah J. Chen, MBA — Animal Health (BF Verified, score 78)
Board-ready Animal Health executive, looking for first NED seat. Domain-fit. Available £15k / year for two days a month.
Capital intro
Innisfree Ventures — seed Animal Health fund
Partner Maarten G. has reviewed your verified profile. Open to a 30-min call. Forge Points: 5.
Chair mentor
Margaret Hailwood — Chair, AnimalHealth Capital
Specialises in commercial scale-up. Mock-interview slot opened. Forge Points: 3.
Founder pricing

Same price. Different door.

£499
/ year

Free to take the assessment. £499 unlocks your credential, your weekly match digest, and Forge Points for capital intros.

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