About · The Practice
Yokun Ridge is a holding company.
We build vertical operating systems for industries software forgot — and we show our work.
What this is
Yokun Ridge — formerly Bending Forks — is a holding company that builds vertical operating systems for industries software forgot, starting with Matyard, the operating system for laundromats. Every portfolio company runs on one proprietary AI-native platform, which is also available to select clients through advisory and build engagements. The firm publishes its arguments, reports, and LLM benchmarks publicly — in a journal that kept the old name, Bending Forks — so its work can be checked.
The founder
Matt Heim is the founder of Yokun Ridge, a holding company building vertical operating systems for overlooked industries. A working red teamer and operator, he builds the companies, runs the engagements, and publishes the benchmarks — under his own name, correctably.