Program 02
Work inside a company
that already has users.
Small pods of experienced members work inside startups and nonprofits. You take on deliverables from founders and ship to their users.
Forge — Fall 2026
Our Fall 2026 Clients
Five pods, five clients. Each one paired with a team shipping a real product for them this semester.
Mag7 Company
Database Connector
$10B Valued Startup
Saronic
RL for Automated Boats
YC
Pax Historia
Events to Images Generator
S&P 500
Healthpeak
Automated Invoice Processor
National Chain
Family Dollar
Computer Vision Processor
What to expect
Smaller pods, wider scope
Some prior building experience is expected. The scope is wider than a Build Team, and the work ships to real users.
- Pod size
- 8-10
- Weekly
- ~6 hrs
- Companies
- 12+
The Semester
How it runs
Apply
Students apply through the member application. Companies apply separately to be matched with a pod.
Build
Meet your pod and the founders, then agree on deliverables for the semester.
Network
Convergent's alumni and partners are available to help the pod and the company.
Showcase
Present the semester's progress to founders, partners, and the wider org at the Forge Showcase.
For companies
Hand a project to a student pod
Each semester we match a handful of startups and nonprofits with a Forge pod. You get a team for four months; they get to work on something with real users.
What you get
A dedicated pod of engineers, designers, and product students for a full semester, scoped to deliverables you define.
What we ask
A founder or team lead who can meet weekly, give feedback, and treat the pod like part of the team.
How to start
Email partnerships@txconvergent.org or use the contact form. We scope pods before each semester begins.
Recruitment
Ready for Forge?
Forge applications run alongside general recruitment each semester. Prior building experience expected.