Case Studies
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Client names have been withheld in accordance with confidentiality agreements. The results below reflect actual outcomes."
Operational turnaround and transformation for life science and deep tech
CASE STUDY 01
Life sciences, post-revenue
The challenge:
An investor brought Reforge Global in after the company's cash position became critical.
The method:
Within six weeks, from a cold start, costs were cut 85 percent while keeping the business operating and revenue flowing. Existing customers continued to receive technical support, support contracts were honored, and sales of consumables and instruments continued throughout the transition. New partnerships were developed to support growth, while the sales and technical support functions were strengthened and expanded.
The results:
Runway extended from one month to more than two years. Cash burn held at zero for eighteen consecutive months, giving the company the time it needed to stabilize, serve its customers, and grow.
Key Metrics
85%
cost reduction in six weeks
Runway extended from
1 month to 2+ years
18 months of zero cash burn
CASE STUDY 02
Life sciences, pre-revenue
The challenge:
Reforge Global was brought in with the company’s runway nearly exhausted and no clear path to a raise. The company needed to dramatically extend runway while continuing to advance the technology and build a credible path to its next financing.
The method:
The company was rebuilt around a tightly focused development protocol, with customers integrated directly into the development process. Rather than building in isolation, prospective customers were brought in to co-build and validate the technology, creating a more capital-efficient path to development. Reforge Global also recruited a new founding scientist without outside search support.
The results:
Runway was extended by nine months. The new Founder Customer model gave the company a capital-efficient way to continue developing and validating the technology while strengthening its story with the board and future investors. The company is now preparing to raise.
Key Metrics
9 months Runway extended
Founder Customer model
created to co-build and validate new technology
New founding scientist
recruited without outside search support
CASE STUDY 03
Industrial chemicals company, publicly traded
The challenge:
The team was engaged to reset a chemicals business projected to run out of cash within nine months.
The method:
Reforge assessed the business holistically to identify every available lever for improving cash flow, then built a client-owned plan designed to increase free cash flow tenfold.
From there, the team supported rigorous implementation, stepping in where needed while helping build the operating discipline required to sustain the gains. That included creating a high Say-Do Ratio, a Bias to Action, and a willingness to Test the Edge.
The results:
Cash flow improved tenfold, and the stock price rose fourteen times over the following two years.
Key Metrics
10x
cash flow improvement
14x
stock price increase over two years
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