About Us

Making brand building accessible to everyone

BrandForge is an AI-powered platform that turns a simple description into a complete brand identity โ€” logo, website, social presence, and everything in between.

Our story

Built from a decade in e-commerce infrastructure

BrandForge didn't start as a brand builder. It started with a simple observation: millions of small businesses buy a domain name, sign up for hosting, and then get stuck. They have a business idea but no brand, no website, no content strategy โ€” and no budget to hire agencies for all of it.

After years of building e-commerce and hosting infrastructure, we saw the gap firsthand. The tools existed, but they were fragmented, expensive, and required skills most founders don't have. So we asked: what if AI could do the heavy lifting?

BrandForge is the answer. One prompt, one platform, one complete brand โ€” generated in minutes, not months. And because we believe in distribution through partnerships, we've built it as a white-label platform from day one.

2015โ€“2022

E-commerce roots

Built and operated SaaS e-commerce infrastructure serving thousands of online stores across Europe.

2023

Technology acquisition

Acquired key platform technology assets, forming the technical foundation for what would become BrandForge.

2024โ€“2025

AI pivot

Rebuilt the platform around AI-first brand creation, developing the Brand DNA engine, logo builder, and social media co-pilot.

Q2 2026

BrandForge launch

Public launch with founding partners. White-label AI branding available to hosting providers, agencies, and registrars worldwide.

What drives us

Our mission and vision

Our mission

To make professional brand building accessible to every business on earth โ€” regardless of budget, design skills, or team size. We believe AI should remove barriers, not add complexity.

Our vision

A world where every domain registration becomes a fully launched brand within minutes. Distributed through the partners who already serve millions of SMBs โ€” hosting providers, registrars, agencies, and telcos.

Our values

What we believe in

Partners first

We build for distribution, not direct competition. Our partners' success is our success.

Ship fast, learn faster

Perfection is the enemy of progress. We ship, measure, and iterate โ€” every single week.

Radical simplicity

If it takes more than one prompt to get started, we haven't simplified it enough yet.

Transparent by default

Open pricing, honest timelines, clear communication. No fine print, no surprises.

The team

Small team, big ambition

BrandForge is built by a lean, experienced team with deep roots in e-commerce infrastructure, SaaS, and AI.

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Michiel Grotenhuis

Founder & CEO

Serial entrepreneur with over a decade of experience building e-commerce and hosting infrastructure across Europe. Previously built and operated SaaS platforms serving thousands of online stores. Now channeling that experience into making AI-powered brand building available to every SMB through strategic partnerships.

Barendrecht, Netherlands ยท CMY.NL B.V.

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Netherlands

Headquartered

Barendrecht, South Holland

10+

Years in SaaS

E-commerce & hosting infrastructure

Partners

Distribution model

White-label from day one

Q2 2026

Launch target

Founding partner slots open now

Join us

Ready to build the future of brand creation?

Whether you're a hosting provider looking to add AI to your stack, or a founder ready to build your brand โ€” we'd love to hear from you.

Launching Q2 2026 Founding partner slots open Based in the Netherlands