On October 14, 2026, Forgepoint, a start-up developing AI agents for manufacturing, announced that it has raised $9.8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Primary Venture Partners and a16z speedrun, with angel investors from OpenAI, Brex, Vercel, and SoFi also participating. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Forgepoint on the transaction.

The funding will bring Frank—Forgepoint’s AI inside sales rep—to more manufacturers, deepen integrations with the systems they already use, and grow its world-class team. Frank helps manufacturers manage the entire RFQ-to-PO process using each shop’s pricing rules and approval processes.

The Wilson Sonsini team advising Forgepoint included Lang Liu, Sunny Kumar, Michael Murrietta, and Mary Cruz.

For more information, please see Forgepoint’s news release. Additional coverage is available in Axios and Forbes.