Hero Forge
An industry-leading in-browser 3D character creator platform that enables users to design, customize, and order bespoke miniatures for tabletop gaming.
- CEO / Founder
- Teagan Morrison
- Team Size
- 40-50
- Stage
- Established
- Total Funding
- $3,347,874
- Latest Round
- Crowdfunding / Kickstarter (Hero Forge 2.0)
- Key Investors
- ["Kickstarter Community","Sky Castle Studios (Bootstrapped/Self-funded)"]
Technology & Products
Key Products
["Physical Miniatures: Custom-designed figures in various materials including Plastic, Premium Plastic, Bronze, and Full-Color 3D Prints.","Digital STL Downloads: High-resolution files for users to print at home.","3D Digital Miniatures: Optimized files for use in Virtual Tabletop (VTT) environments.","Hero Forge Pro+: A subscription service providing monthly digital download credits and advanced library management.","Kitbashing Tools: Advanced customization features for \"pro\" users to manipulate individual parts and poses beyond standard presets."]
Technological Advantage
Proprietary 3D Engine: A robust, browser-based rendering and rigging system that allows for real-time posing and complex mesh manipulation without specialized software. Color 3D Printing Pipeline: Pioneered the use of high-detail, full-color 3D printing for consumer-grade miniatures. Mass Customization Logistics: A highly automated 'print-on-demand' pipeline.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides a highly intuitive, "mass customization" interface that bridges the gap between digital character design and physical tabletop play, offering both high-quality 3D prints and digital assets.
How They Differentiate
Proprietary full-color 3D printing pipeline (Hero Forge 2.0) and a highly advanced 'Kitbashing' system that allows for non-grid-aligned part manipulation without requiring 3D modeling skills.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Tabletop RPG players (D&D, Pathfinder), miniature hobbyists, 3D printing enthusiasts, and Virtual Tabletop (VTT) gamers.
Industry Verticals
["Tabletop Gaming & RPGs","3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing","Virtual Entertainment / Digital Assets","Software as a Service (Customization Engines)"]
Competitors
Eldritch Foundry, TitanCraft (formerly DesktopHero), Anvil Industry, MyMiniFactory
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Over 3.8 million registered users; 70,000+ individual Kickstarter backers; consistent weekly content updates ('Treasure Tuesday').
Major Milestones
["Successfully launched initial platform via Kickstarter in 2014","Raised over $3.1M for Hero Forge 2.0 (Color Printing) in 2020","Launched Hero Forge Pro subscription service in 2021","Released 'Kitbashing' tools for advanced character customization in 2022","Reached 3.8 million registered users and expanded VTT (Virtual Tabletop) export features in 2024"]
Notable Customers
Roll20 (Integration Partner), Foundry VTT (Integration Partner), Tabletop Simulator (Integration Partner)