Autodesk Inc., whose 3-D design software is used in
manufacturing, architecture, construction and entertainment, is launching a $100 million venture fund as part of a new effort called Forge. The fund aims to back startups developing products on a new
Forge software platform that Autodesk is opening to developers. Its first focus will be manufacturing. Previously, developers needed to be using an Autodesk app to access its platform, according to
Vice President of Cloud Platforms Scott Reese. Now they can go straight to the lower levels of Forge, which Autodesk said combines both old and new software into a set of cloud services that enable
design, engineering, visualization, collaboration, production and operations.
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