We do not take equity in your company. We facilitate investor events, connect you with the right advisors, provide strategic advice and help perfect your pitch.
Our network of mentors includes industry experts, serial entrepreneurs, and investors who will accelerate your company’s path to success.
Work from a beautiful new facility at McMaster Innovation Park, a premier research and innovation centre in Hamilton linked to Canada’s #1 most research-intensive university.
Join a community of like-minded entrepreneurs. We host regular founder meetups and community events to get your brand out there. We celebrate wins and learn from failure together.
Gay Yuyitung is the Interim Director of The Forge and the Executive Director of the McMaster Industry Liaison Office. Gay oversees…
Read MoreRiley joins The Forge from the Innovation Factory, where he was a Client Services Manager. Riley is a filmmaker turned design/business…
Read MoreMariya Leslie is the Manager of The Forge Incubator at McMaster University, where she focuses on helping Canadian technology startups launch…
Read MoreElina heads the Startup Survivor pitch competition and Communications at The Forge. Previously she worked at the DeGroote School of Business…
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On February 25, 2021, Rachel Bartholomew, CEO and founder of HyIvy Health, pitched her…
Read MoreOn February 11, 2021, The Forge alumnus, Zentrela Inc. announced that it has completed…
Read MoreOn February 4, 2021, B Data Solutions Inc. (BDATA) was awarded third place in the…
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Read MoreOn January 26, 2021, VoxNeuro’s breakthrough neurotechnology was covered on CBC’s Marketplace. The feature…
Read MoreOn January 25, AP Renewables announced that they received $50K from the ENCQOR 5G…
Read MoreOn January 24, 2021, B Data Solutions Inc. (BDATA) received the “Best IoT Data…
Read MoreWelcome back to Jessica Rudden, The Forge program coordinator, who returned from parental leave…
Read More“We are so grateful to have had The Forge early on in our startup journey. The Forge gave us access to co-working space with like minded individuals, resources to validate our early product iterations and some of our first press ever! We’re proud alumni of the incubator.”
“EMN wouldn’t be around without the support of The Forge. This is a model that helps entrepreneurs learn quickly, build confidence, and network with other entrepreneurs who are also in the trenches.”
“As we grew from a small startup based in a downtown Hamilton apartment, to two office facilities within McMaster Innovation Park, The Forge has helped to mentor us every step of the way.”
“The Forge offers us not only a space to work from, but also access to prototyping equipment, a range of mentors as well as funding opportunities. In our residency at The Forge we have secured funding, grown our team and are closing in on completion of our first product.”
“The Forge was instrumental in supporting the company in its original incarnation as CareKit Health. CareKit came to The Forge in 2015, leveraging its mentoring, networking, fundraising and prototyping services. The Forge helped CareKit connect with potential customers and granting agencies, which ultimately helped attract the attention of Reliq Health, leading to its acquisition of CareKit for $2 million.”
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The Forge is a business incubator funded by McMaster University, serving novel and scalable startups in the Hamilton, Greater Toronto and Niagara Regions. Launched in 2015, we work hands-on with entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas or startups from ideation and validation to growth. The Forge is sector agnostic, offering cohort-based programming and does not take equity in the startups we support.
On February 25, 2021, Rachel Bartholomew, CEO and founder…
On February 11, 2021, The Forge alumnus, Zentrela Inc….
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