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GTM Venture Forge is the ultimate blacksmith shop for entrepreneurs, where ideas are hammered, shaped, and sharpened into market-ready businesses. We don’t just help businesses launch, we forge them into dominant forces in the marketplace.
At GTM Venture Forge, we don’t work with just anyone. We build with those who have the grit, resilience, and innovation to solve real problems. Business isn’t easy, and the journey from concept to market domination demands an unwavering commitment to execution.
We are forging an army of entrepreneurs.
This is not just about building companies, it’s about stabilizing the economy by creating high-impact, agile businesses that leverage community-driven growth. Our programs are intense and built for founders who can handle high-speed execution, top-tier talent deployment, and a no-excuses approach to success.
We put our skin in the game just like our founders do. Our 90-day money-back guarantee proves that we believe in what we build. We don’t just create businesses, we forge long-term relationships with the entrepreneurs who can handle the heat.
We know firsthand how hard it is to find the funding to launch a business in our role as investors we saw too many companies waste money and fail during the startup phase due to a lack of structure, strategy, and execution. That’s why we designed a better way, a battle-tested, AI-augmented system that eliminates waste, accelerates success, and gives startups a real chance to dominate. This is for those who refuse to fail. If you’re ready to be forged into an unstoppable force, welcome to the forge!
At GTM Venture Forge, we don’t just build businesses, we forge them into market-dominating powerhouses.
Our team brings together venture builders, capital strategists, operators, and ecosystem leaders who have spent decades launching, scaling, and restructuring companies across industries and markets. This unique combination of expertise gives entrepreneurs, startups, scaling companies, and investors a powerful advantage: access to the real-world experience, systems, and relationships required to move from idea to traction, and from traction to scalable growth.
Together, we help founders and growth-stage companies accelerate their go-to-market strategy, strengthen operational execution, and position their businesses to attract capital and dominate their markets.
Audra Hajj is the architect behind the execution systems that power GTM Venture Forge. A visionary entrepreneur, operational strategist, and AI-driven business transformation leader, sche has spent more than two decades helping companies launch, scale, and dominate their markets.
As the former CEO of Angels Investors Network, Audra worked closely with founders and investors to guide portfolio companies from early concept through market launch, growth, and investment readiness. That experience shaped her ability to translate ambitious ideas into structured businesses capable of gaining traction and attracting capital.
She is also the founder of the AI Augmentation Academy, where she has helped executives and entrepreneurs worldwide integrate AI, automation, and modern digital infrastructure into their business models.
Across her career, Audra has helped launch and restructure more than 3,100 businesses, generating over 34,000 jobs globally and building teams of hundreds of international professionals. She has also helped companies raise over $380 million in capital and supported 71 companies through public offerings and large-scale growth initiatives.
At GTM Venture Forge, Audra designs the go-to-market frameworks, execution systems, and automation infrastructure that enable founders to move rapidly from idea to revenue and position their ventures for scalable growth.
Kurt Walker is an adventure capitalist, venture strategist, and ecosystem builder focused on helping founders transform promising companies into scalable, investment-ready enterprises.
With more than two decades of experience across startup lending, venture capital, angel investing, and private equity, Kurt has built a reputation for identifying high-potential businesses and helping them break through growth barriers.
His expertise lies in aligning capital strategy with operational execution, helping founders design business models that are both scalable and attractive to investors.
At GTM Venture Forge, Kurt focuses on building the relationships and capital pathways that allow ventures to grow quickly and sustainably. Through investor networks, strategic partnerships, and founder ecosystems, he helps ensure that companies emerging from the Forge are visible, credible, and positioned to attract serious investment.
Jamie Bunten ensures that ventures built inside the Forge are structured with the operational discipline and governance required to support real growth.
Previously serving as Chief Compliance Officer for Angels Investors Network, Jamie worked closely with founders and investors to ensure portfolio companies maintained strong operational standards, proper documentation, and investor-ready governance practices.
With academic training in criminal justice and paralegal studies, he brings a deep understanding of regulatory awareness, risk mitigation, and structured operational processes.
At GTM Venture Forge, Jamie focuses on embedding operational guardrails and disciplined execution practices into the venture-building process so founders can scale quickly while maintaining the accountability and transparency investors expect.
Melissa Chalfant ensures that companies emerging from GTM Venture Forge are built with the financial discipline and operational rigor required to scale successfully.
Her work focuses on developing strong financial models, operational benchmarks, and measurable performance frameworks that allow founders to clearly understand how their businesses are performing and where strategic adjustments are needed.
Melissa also prepares ventures for structured funding pathways by aligning financial strategy, documentation, and operational readiness with investor expectations.
Her experience in complex operating environments, including defense-adjacent and regulated sectors, brings a practical and disciplined perspective to venture growth.
At GTM Venture Forge, she helps founders build companies that are not only ambitious—but financially sound and built to endure.
Melvin Valentine helps connect GTM Venture Forge ventures with larger economic and institutional opportunities.
His work focuses on building partnerships with governments, universities, and economic development organizations that create new pathways for founders and emerging companies.
Melvin has extensive experience structuring public-private initiatives and Opportunity Zone development strategies, enabling ventures within the Forge to participate in larger regional innovation and investment ecosystems.
By bridging entrepreneurship with institutional opportunity, he helps expand the reach and long-term impact of companies emerging from GTM Venture Forge.
Michelle Valentine focuses on building collaborative environments where entrepreneurs and innovators can thrive. Her work centers on connecting founders with educational institutions, workforce initiatives, and regional innovation networks that support sustainable venture growth and expand opportunities for emerging companies.
She plays an active role in developing entrepreneurship ecosystems and innovation corridors where startups, talent, investors, and institutions can collaborate effectively. Through these efforts, Michelle helps create stronger pathways between founders and the broader economic and institutional systems that support innovation.
Michelle also works closely with governments, universities, and economic development organizations to foster partnerships that strengthen regional startup communities and open new opportunities for venture creation and growth.
At GTM Venture Forge, she helps build the community infrastructure that enables founders to access mentorship, strategic partnerships, and talent pipelines, creating the support systems that allow ventures to scale and participate in larger regional innovation and investment ecosystems.
Matt Griffith builds the technology infrastructure that powers the venture-building systems behind GTM Venture Forge.
With decades of experience designing and launching software platforms, Matt focuses on helping founders move rapidly from idea to product while maintaining technical clarity and scalability.
He develops the digital infrastructure that supports venture workflows, founder collaboration, and product development across the Forge ecosystem.
Matt’s approach prioritizes capital-efficient product development, enabling founders to test ideas quickly, launch usable solutions, and iterate based on real market feedback.
His work ensures that companies entering the Forge have the technical foundation needed to scale efficiently in modern digital markets.
At GTM Venture Forge, we exist for one reason: to eliminate failure by engineering businesses that don’t just survive—they dominate.
We don’t just advise—we execute. Every business that enters our forge is reinforced with battle-tested systems, proven strategies, and AI-powered acceleration.
GTM Venture Forge is not just a company—it’s a movement. Our vision is to create an investment ecosystem where failure is no longer an option.
At GTM Venture Forge, we believe in turning vision into victory. Whether you’re an entrepreneur looking to launch and scale, or an investor seeking high-caliber opportunities, we are the forge that transforms potential into power.
Ready to build something unstoppable? Let’s forge your future—together.
