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Perk Partners

Our startups receive an array of benefits and discounts from our valued perk partners.

Thank you to our partners for supporting our startups growth.

15element

15Element

15Element delivers a holistic B2B marketing approach, leveraging Google Ads, SEO, LinkedIn outreach, Email Marketing, CRM, and quality Databases to create tailored action plans covering lead generation to customer loyalty.

Adapty

Adapty Tech

Adapty.io streamlines in-app subscription management for mobile developers, handling a myriad of subscription events seamlessly with just a single line of code. The platform simplifies implementation, analysis, and growth strategies, saving developers time and resources while facilitating efficient monetization strategies for their apps.

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Altium

Software tools to empower and connect PCB designers, part suppliers and manufacturers to develop and manufacture electronics products faster and more efficiently than ever before.

AmarVR Law

AmarVR Law

AmarVR Law is a legal firm focusing on technology startups, video game companies and AR/VR-related companies.

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Ayming

We are a global consultancy firm helping companies in Canada with non-dilutive funding options through programs like SR&ED and Grants.

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Brevo

Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to efficiently build meaningful customer relationships at scale and help businesses grow.

BuiltFirst

Builtfirst

BuiltFirst is a marketplace that provides hundreds of free perks to Forge startups.  The perks are dynamic and ever-changing.

CircleCI

CircleCI

The world’s best software teams deliver quality code, confidently, with CircleCI. As the largest continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) platform, CircleCI is the central hub where developers seamlessly take ideas to execution, at scale.

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Coda

Coda is a versatile all-in-one document platform that seamlessly integrates text, data, and collaboration tools, empowering teams to create powerful documents tailored to their needs, from launching products to scaling businesses or aiding study sessions.

Cortex Design

Cortex Design

Cortex Design is a full service design firm that offers design, design research, manufacturing liaison, electronic certification, medical device regulatory pathway analysis, etc.

Solidworks

Dassault Solid Works (Javelin)

Dassault Solid Works is a software developer who makes the Solid Works design pack. This software is useful for 3D design of objects, circuit boards, HVAC, etc.

Eliomedica

Eliomedica

Eliomedica Inc is a strategy firm specializing in medical device. We shape the path for a successful market entry by focusing on three pivotal areas: regulatory strategy & submissions, product-market fit analysis and go-to-market strategy.

enginuity

Enginuity Inc.

Enginuity is Canada’s dynamic engineering and design group, comprising over 50 innovative experts who tackle complex technical challenges with tailor-made solutions, driven by curiosity and a commitment to making a profound impact through a collaborative, risk-managed approach from idea inception to fabrication.

equivesto

Equivesto

Equivesto is an online investment portal and licensed Exempt Market Dealer that enables qualified Canadians to invest in vetted private investment opportunities like Startups, Small Businesses, and Real Estate opportunities – Starting at $100 CAD.

fasken

Fasken

The Fasken Emerging Tech Group is comprised of 80+ individuals across Canada who work specifically with high-growth tech companies from ideation to scale up to exit.

finnovate

Finnovate.io

Finnovate.io offers tailored solutions to meet your unique needs. With our deep experience in software technology, we will deliver turn-key digital solutions that’ll wow your audience.

Firmex

Firmex

Firmex stands as one of the most extensively utilized virtual data rooms, facilitating over 20,000 new rooms annually and supporting a plethora of deals. With user-friendly, secure data rooms and acclaimed customer service, Firmex empowers clients with confidence and control over their critical documents.

Fresh Digital

Fresh Digital

Creative marketing solutions to take your business online. PPC Advertising, social media management, and landing page creation to drive up your sales and grow your business.

FyeLabs

FYELABS

FYELABS specializes in accelerating ambitious startups and small businesses from idea to minimum viable product using their pioneering innovation-as-a-service (IaaS) model. With a diverse cross-functional engineering team and expertise in software, DevOps, algorithms, IoT, hardware, and more, they simplify and de-risk product development, empowering companies to compete with industry giants.

Goodlawyer

Goodlawyer

Goodlawyer is a marketplace for founders who need specialized legal services at a price they can trust. Our model allows startups to go directly to lawyers, cutting out big firm overhead and saving 30-50% on all business law services. Trusted by startups from MVP to Series B.

Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce provides members with exclusive affinity programs, networking opportunities, and advocacy efforts aimed at fostering economic growth and development in the region. Through partnerships, political engagement, and tailored solutions, the Chamber supports businesses in overcoming challenges and achieving success.

HubSpot

Hubspot

HubSpot is a leading provider of inbound marketing, sales, and customer service software, empowering businesses to attract, engage, and delight customers at every stage of the buyer’s journey. With a suite of tools for CRM, marketing automation, content management, and more, HubSpot helps organizations grow better by transforming how they market, sell, and support their customers.

Innovative Solutions

Innovative Solutions

As an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner and Certified Well-Architected partner, we specialize in cloud consulting, cloud migrations, and cloud-native development. Our Managed Services offering aligns with your business needs and provides a true consumption-based delivery model for IT services.

ironstone Product Development

Ironstone Product Development

Ironstone Product Development (IPD) is a certified company specializing in medical device development, providing comprehensive support from conception to commercialization.

LeadGen

LeadGen

Leadgen-close.com is a digital marketing and growth hacking agency. We are helping B2B SaaS startups and growing companies to improve marketing efficiency and blowing up sales.

MathWorks

Mathworks

MathWorks is renowned for developing mathematical computing software, notably MATLAB, used for algorithm development, data analysis, visualization, and numeric computation, and Simulink, for simulation and Model-Based Design of engineering systems without requiring C, C++, or HDL code. These tools are crucial for accelerating innovation across various sectors, including automotive, aerospace, and biotech, supporting over 3,000 startups and 300 accelerators globally.

Medstack

MedStack

MedStack simplifies privacy compliance for healthtech app developers by offering ready-to-use ISO27001, HIPAA, and PIPEDA standards. It automates most security and privacy obligations, allowing developers to concentrate on enhancing their application’s primary features for a better clinical and patient experience.

MegaLab

MegaLab Group Inc

MegaLab Group is the largest one stop shop for certification and testing of products in Canada. We offer EMC, Product safety, Environmental and packaging testing all under one roof. We are an independent and accredited lab so we can help startups with the complex task of navigating regulatory approvals. Toe FX were a recent client of ours, our test reports were needed so they could submit their medical device to FDA.

Microsoft

Microsoft

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is a platform for all founders at any stage to reach their next milestone through personalized technical tools and business resources. Founders can get started on the platform in minutes and gain free access to the technology and support that’s critical to turning dreams into life-changing products.

MNP

MNP

National in scope and local in focus, MNP is one of Canada’s leading professional services firms — proudly serving individuals, businesses, and organizations since 1958. Through the development of strong relationships, we provide client-focused accounting, consulting, tax, and digital services. Our clients benefit from personalized strategies with a local perspective to fuel success at every stage.

Neuronic Works

NeuronicWorks

We offer expert turnkey electronic design solutions and support you through the entire product development lifecycle. Our capabilities include hardware design, embedded firmware, software development, application design and development, mechanical and industrial design, graphic and UI/UX design, prototyping, and manufacturing. By leaving the design to us, you can focus on other aspects of your business and product launch.

NuBinary

NuBinary

NuBinary, located in the Toronto/Waterloo corridor, offers Fractional CTO services and specializes in crafting custom cloud and IoT applications, mobile applications, microservices, and cloud infrastructure, alongside tech consulting. Our expertise lies in guiding product development, market discovery, and strategy, with a focus on agile software development, aiming to accelerate time to market, enhance product development, and strategize fundraising through comprehensive services including Venture Jumpstart and Full Product Development packages.

OpenIP Corp

OPEN IP Corporation

Patent and trademark agency specializing in the management and creation of intellectual property.

OWNR

Ownr.co

Ownr provides simple/automated incorporation, shareholders agreements, minute books, and other legal services for startups. They do have enterprise deals that give access to real lawyers.

Pitchpages

PitchPages.io

Investor one-sheet style, online pitch document. No code required.

Pocketed

Pocketed

Pocketed is a powerful grant matching platform designed to do all the heavy lifting for you.

Our grant platform is completely free to use (unlike the other grant guys).

Produktiv

Produktiv (formerly KRFTWRK)

We make digital products that perform! We’re a passionate team of strategists, designers and developers that have been launching amazing digital products for entrepreneurs and enterprises.

Prolucid

Prolucid

Prolucid is a custom software company specializing in the commercialization of connected devices and applications. From early planning and prototyping phases, we simplify the process of commercial-grade application development, regulatory approval, and funding through government programs and private equity. Take your product from concept to full-market scale with Prolucid.

Proto3000

Proto3000

Proto3000 helps companies leverage the transformative power of advanced manufacturing with industry-leading design, additive manufacturing, and metrology solutions.

Prototype Hubs

Prototype Hubs

Prototype Hubs is a web-based manufacturing platform that connects clients from around the world who are looking for prototypes and production parts to a global network of Manufacturing Partners.

Ranked.Ai

Ranked.Ai

Ranked.Ai creates weekly blog content for companies to help improve their SEO.

Round

Round Agency

Building up client brands while tearing down agency overhead.

Salt and Pepper Media

Salt & Pepper Media Inc.

Salt & Pepper Media Inc. is a premier public relations and digital media firm, excelling in media coverage, press releases, social media, and more, including website design and content creation.

Scispot

Scispot

Scispot is a Canadian life science informatics startup backed by Y Combinator and Velocity. It has created a no-code lab operating system for life science startups that helps you collaboratively manage your research projects (internal & external), inventory, and partners all in one spot. The Forge startups get free one-month access to Scispot, followed by a 50% discount on its license fee.

SnapPea Design

SnapPea Design

SnapPea helps startups do the heavy lifting by rapidly validating potential market opportunities before you spend a ton of money on development. As a UX focused Product Design and Development house, they also accelerate time to launch, by supporting as your design partner from concept to production, with Industrial, Mechanical, Hardware, UX/UI, and Visual Design all under one roof, with startup friendly fees.

Stripe

Stripe

Stripe is a payment processor for online merchants.

The OCMX

The OCMX

The OCMX serves both public and private companies along with investment and mutual funds which need to raise additional funds or gain significant market exposure. It does this by way of connecting the relevant companies, funds, investors, and advisors all in one online transparent portal.

TrackJS

TrackJS

TrackJS makes finding and fixing client-side errors simple. We automatically detect bugs on your website and give you a clear view of how the user got to the error.