The Forge

Three Hamilton companies named to Canadian Business "Startup 50"

Hamilton companies Collective Arts Brewing, Caliber Communications and Forge alum Nix Color Sensor were named to the 50 list of Canada's top new growth companies for 2018. See: https://bit.ly/2QpTyBP

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Give the gift of colour

Entrepreneur.com names the Nix Color Sensor one of its "4 Cool Gifts for Tech Geeks for this Holiday Season" See: https://bit.ly/2QpTyBP

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Korechi's RoamIO is the future of precision agriculture

Build right here at McMaster Innovation Park, the RoamIO Jumbo robot will help farmers monitor weather, temperature and soil quality. See: https://bit.ly/2DCiToX

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LonganVision: helping firefighters see through smoke

Spear Interactive signs deal with NFL Star Doug Flutie

Apply to the Forge by January 10 2019

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What We Offer

If you have big ideas for a scalable technology-based business in anything from medtech to software to hardware, you are ready to apply to the Forge. You do not need to be a McMaster student. Learn More

The Forge provides free, flexible, dynamic office space to build your company, a network of experienced mentors and coaches and access to funding. Get started with our intensive 14-week program for early-stage entrepreneurs. We are located at McMaster Innovation Park, a premier research and innovation centre in Hamilton, Ontario. Learn More

When you join the Forge you get more than just free desk space and bottomless coffee, you become part of a family. We host regular founder meetups and community events to get your brand and asks out there, and we work closely with McMaster University to leverage each other’s unique networks. We celebrate wins together and learn from failure together because that's what we believe is a community. Learn More

No rent. No fees. No equity. We realise funding is critical for a successful startup. We give you access to our active angel network, lend guidance through grant applications, facilitate investor pitch events, set up one-on-one’s with VC’s and work hands-on with you to perfect your pitch. Learn More

The McMaster Venture Incubator Lab faciliatates wet lab access, technical resources and basic consumables that eligible startups can use to develop, test and implement their startup ideas.

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