BoardForge is building a verified, evidence-backed credential layer for the board market, replacing static CVs with continuously updated profiles that follow a director's career. The platform combines these credentials with a private, invitation-only network where chairs, founders, and investors can make off-market introductions. The credential is refreshed automatically as users complete courses, take seats, or deliver outcomes, ensuring the information stays current.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Board appointments rely on static CVs and personal networks, making it difficult to verify a candidate's actual experience and forcing chairs to depend on self-declared qualifications. This lack of a trusted, continuously updated credential layer leads to poor appointment decisions and missed opportunities for qualified candidates who lack the right connections.
Solution
BoardForge provides a verified, evidence-backed credential that follows a board career, replacing the traditional CV with a live profile that refreshes as a user's experience changes. Each credential is reviewed and issued only after evidence is confirmed, ensuring the badge represents a real, earned qualification. The platform also includes a private, invitation-only network where chairs, executives, founders, and investors can discover each other and make off-market introductions. By combining continuous verification with curated connections, BoardForge creates a trusted layer for the board market that prioritizes quality over scale.
Target Audience
Primary users are aspiring non-executives, future executive team members, founders building their first board or seeking investment, and the chairs who connect them.
Features
- Evidence-verified credentials that are reviewed and confirmed before issuance, not self-declared by the user
- Continuously updated profiles that automatically refresh with completed courses, new seats, and delivered outcomes
- Private, invitation-only network designed for chairs, executives, founders, charities, and investors
- Built by a working search firm, providing real-world insight into board appointment processes
- Off-market introduction capabilities that connect qualified candidates with opportunities outside public job boards