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6.4 Roadmap
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Strategic Roadmap Report
Forge
From three cells today to seven hundred by year five
Roadmap
From three cells today to seven hundred cells by year five.
To date
Pre-Seed
Formation Phase
Q1 2024: Founded; first prototype wok cell on the bench
Q3 2024: First pilot signed with regional Asian fast-casual chain
Q1 2025: First cell live in a commercial kitchen
Q3 2025: Three paid pilots running — wok, pasta, grill
Q1 2026: First multi-store production conversion signed
Next 2 years
Seed
Development Phase
Close $3M Seed; scale engineering team three to ten
Deploy cell number twelve; first non-pilot chain in production
Cross $1M ARR run-rate; open Series A conversations at month 18
Cell number forty-five deployed; expand grill and pasta lines
Close equipment financing facility to fund fleet growth
Next 5 years
Series A
Growth Phase
Deploy cell number 140; first multi-chain integrator partnership
Cell number 350 deployed; first cell refurb cycle on early units
Year-5 revenue at $37M with 700 cells running across 50+ chains
Open Series B at $15M ARR with 350+ active cells
Expand to international chains via foodservice integrator partners
Seed - $3M @ $15M post - Closing Q3 2026
Series A - $12-15M - Target Q3 2027
Series B - $30M+ - Target Year 5 at $15M ARR
Past Phase · Traction to Date
3 cells live, $216k ARR, 98% uptime
Close $3M Seed, scale 3 to 12 cells, sign first chain rollout
Q1
Close $3M Seed; scale engineering team three to ten
Q2
Deploy cell number twelve; first non-pilot chain in production
Q3
Cross $1M ARR run-rate; open Series A conversations at month 18
Q4
Cell number forty-five deployed; expand grill and pasta lines
Near-Term Phase · Next 12 Months
Growth Milestones
Q3 2026
Deploy cell number 140; first multi-chain integrator partnership
Q1 2027
Cell number 350 deployed; first cell refurb cycle on early units
Q3 2027
Year-5 revenue at $37M with 700 cells running across 50+ chains
Q1 2028
Open Series B at $15M ARR with 350+ active cells
Q3 2028
Expand to international chains via foodservice integrator partners
Long-Term Phase · 1-3 Years
Key Milestones
Q1 2027
Deploy cell #12 and convert first non-pilot chain to production
Q3 2027
Cross $1M ARR run-rate and open Series A conversations
Q1 2028
Deploy cell #45 and expand Recipe OS across grill and pasta
Q3 2028
Close equipment financing facility to fund fleet capex through 140 cells