Forgepoint, a New York startup building AI sales tools for manufacturers, raised a $9.8 million seed round co-led by Primary Venture Partners and a16z speedrun. Its AI agent, Frank, handles the quoting work that usually falls to a shop’s inside sales staff, reading part files, asking customers for missing specs and pricing each job from the manufacturer’s own cost model and past orders. Frank sends engineering questions to a person for review before it produces the final quote and follows up with the customer.
