About ForgeConnect
Forge 1 Innovations Inc Toronto, ON · Canada
We built ForgeConnect because 88% of the business cards you hand out end up in the trash within a week — along with every prospect you hoped to reach. Our cards do the opposite. Every tap becomes a lead in your CRM. Every card lives in their wallet for years — pulled out at bars, photographed, shown to friends. Paper gets thrown away. NFC gets captured. Metal gets remembered. That's what a business card is supposed to do.
Out of sight, gone. Feels disposable. Goes out of date the moment your title changes. No way to measure what happened after the handshake — because nothing does. That's why we stopped printing paper and started forging metal.
Paper cards in the trash within a week
Two-way, not one-way. Someone taps your card and you instantly have their name, email, and phone — they have your full profile. You never hand out a lead you won't hear from again. Networking becomes measurable.
Your full profile
Name · Email · Phone
Metal doesn't get thrown away. It comes out at bars. Gets photographed. Gets shown to friends. Becomes a conversation piece. That's what a business card is supposed to do.
Every tap, every profile visit, every link click is tracked, attributed, and ready to trigger a follow-up. The card does the follow-up work paper can't.
After the handshakeLive
02Why This Matters
| Row | Without This | becomes | With Forge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Without ThisPaper cards get lost | With ForgeConnections happen instantly | |
| 02 | Without ThisContacts are forgotten | With ForgeInformation is never outdated | |
| 03 | Without ThisFollow-ups are manual | With ForgeLeads are captured automatically | |
| 04 | Without ThisNothing is tracked | With ForgeEvery interaction is recorded |
03Core Capabilities
Instantly share your profile with a tap or scan.
Your full identity in one clean, customizable page.
Collect names, emails, and numbers automatically.
Push everything into your workflow, CRM, or automation.
Features
Every card is equipped with an embedded NFC chip. Share or exchange contact details with a single tap — no app required.
Each card features a printed QR code on the back, fully customizable with your brand colors, logo, or custom pixel design.
Install the mobile widget on your Apple Watch or any device to keep your QR code accessible at all times.
Share contact details through Apple NameDrop with full tracking and controlled information sharing.
Scan and import paper cards instantly with AI-powered recognition and data enrichment.
Ensure every team member shares accurate, consistent company and product information — automatically.
Score and prioritize inbound leads instantly so your team focuses on opportunities that convert.
AI-powered lead scoring ranks every new contact against your ideal customer profile.
04Growth
Stage 01
Turn every handshake into a pipeline opportunity. Centralize new contacts across your entire team, track outreach performance, and maintain consistent branding — all from one platform.
Stage 02
Maintain brand consistency across every team member while unlocking the power of automation. New contacts flow directly into your marketing stack, CRM — without a single manual entry.
Stage 03
Eliminate business card operations entirely by integrating with your HR directory. Automated onboarding, real-time employee data syncing, and instant offboarding save hours every week.
Individuals & Teams
Manifesto
Connections aren't random. They're built. They're earned. They're forged.
05Events
Smart networking tools that help attendees, exhibitors, and organizers capture more contacts, follow up faster, and measure exactly what every event is worth.
For Attendees
01Tap, scan, or share digitally with zero friction.
Contact details flow straight into follow-up workflows.
Swap information and access sales materials without collecting paper.
For Exhibitors
02All your links, profiles, and social channels in one place.
Decks, demos, presentations available for instant download.
Lead info pushes directly to CRM and email automation.
For Event Organizers
03Provide pre-programmed cards to attendees with full profile details.
Display live leaderboards showing top connectors to drive engagement.
Learn who's connecting, measure satisfaction, optimize future events.
06Analytics
01Analytics 01Live
See contacts captured, engagement rate, and top-performing assets per rep while the event is still running. Reassign staff, reward top performers.
02Analytics 02
Link every captured contact to a specific campaign, demo request, or deal for true event ROI. Exportable reports map directly to pipeline dashboards.
03Analytics 03
Automate CSV and dashboard exports on your finance team's cadence. Filter by event, region, or rep.
04Analytics 04
On-screen rankings drive healthy competition, increase capture volume, and reward top contributors.
Workflows
Leads arrive in your CRM tagged by event, rep, and campaign with correct field mapping. No manual CSV imports.
Rules engine assigns leads to the right rep, applies priority scores, and triggers immediate outreach sequences.
Fire nurture campaigns, update ad audiences, and personalize messaging based on event interaction metadata.
Connect to internal tools and niche platforms via API or automation connectors for custom workflows.
07How It Works
Step 01
One tap or scan collects contact details plus custom qualifying questions, no app required.
Step 02
NFC, QR, and manual entry ensure every visitor can connect regardless of device.
Step 03
Data stores locally in low-signal environments and syncs automatically when connectivity returns.
Step 04
Captured contacts are enriched with public data and normalized to your CRM schema.
Playbooks
01Playbook 01
Greet, demo, capture. Reps tag intent level and push leads to SDRs for same-day follow-up.
02Playbook 02
End-to-end system for maximizing booth traffic, qualifying leads on the floor, converting conversations into revenue.
03Playbook 03
Branded landing pages for sponsors with shared dashboards showing activation ROI.
04Playbook 04
Bridge in-person and virtual attendee data into unified follow-up lists.
08Get started
Join thousands of professionals who've upgraded from paper cards to ForgeConnect.