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Tell us what you're building. Meet three agencies who have built it.

Everyone is an AI agency now. The hard part isn't finding one, it's finding one that has done this before. Answer about ten questions and we introduce you to up to three we have verified can build what you described.

~3 minutes · free to buyers

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The questions buyers ask first

What does it cost?
Nothing, if you're the buyer. Agencies pay a fee when they accept an introduction. We don't take a cut of the work you go on to commission.
How long does the brief take?
About three minutes. We ask what you're building, where it has to fit, the budget shape and the timeline. You can stop and pick it up later.
How many agencies will I meet?
Up to three. We would rather send three you should talk to than a list of twenty you have to filter yourself.
How are the agencies vetted?
An application, a thirty-minute verification call, then we call the references and check the work they named. We confirm an agency has shipped production AI, not that it demos well.
Who sees my brief?
We do, and then only the agencies we match you with. Both sides opt in before any contact details move.
What if none of them fit?
Then we say so. If the marketplace doesn't cover your problem yet, telling you that is more useful than forcing a match.

Want to see the shape of the marketplace first? Read the agency directory.

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Three minutes now. Three vetted agencies next.

Get matched and you leave with The Forge Playbook: the bones of an AI operating plan, tailored to your business. Yours to keep, with or without us.

Free to buyers · No obligation
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