Who we are
Big Think Capital’s commercial real estate division. Built to execute.
Big Think Capital is a national small-business lender with more than a decade of working capital behind it. Forge brings that execution discipline to commercial property.
Dedicated
Specialists who own every deal, start to finish. One coordinator, one point of contact, no handoffs you have to chase.
Backed
The reputation and platform of Big Think Capital: underwriting, processing and a lender network built over years of funding small businesses.
Connected
Forge IQ matches every deal to the right lender. Direct relationships only, so you always know where the file went.
The name
Forge
To shape under heat and pressure.
That’s how great deals get made. Big Think Capital brings the ideas. Forge shapes them into deals built to last, with a lender behind each one who actually wants it.
The problem
Fragmented.
Every lender has its own appetite, guidelines and terms. Knowing which one fits is most of the work.
Slow.
Owners and brokers wait weeks to learn if a deal fits, and the answer is often a no that could have come in a minute.
Complex.
The right capital stack takes real expertise. Most deals fail on structure, not on the property.
We fix all three
Built to grow
Commercial real estate first. More on the way.
Now
Commercial real estate
Acquisition, refinance, cash-out and bridge for investment and owner-occupied property.
Next
Residential lending
Investor and owner residential capital through the same placement engine.
Next
Broker marketplace
Forge IQ in your hands: screen, submit and track from one place.
Next
More to come
Every product we add runs on the same promise: a fast answer and a lender who wants the deal.