The project 'ThunderForge' appears to be a submission for 'PlainCore Robotics & Embedded Systems', a legitimate spin-off from the University of Stuttgart specializing in IoT gateways (PlainSense Gateway). While the underlying technology and business are real and useful (B2B industrial IoT), the submission data is of very low quality. Claims such as 'most people have used my product' and an audience of 'everyone' are demonstrably false for a niche industrial hardware product. The project has minimal verifiable traction outside of its local ecosystem and conference appearances. The 'marketcap' figure likely refers to valuation or revenue but is ambiguous.
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