Our Expertise
There are four ways in, depending on where you're standing: protecting what you've built, entering the country to build it, growing it stage by stage, or making the physical thing itself.
Curated resources from ideation to acceleration, delivered online in four stages.
Build in one of North America's largest fabrication and rapid prototyping facilities.
Safeguard your intellectual property before it becomes someone else's leverage.
For immigrant entrepreneurs with the skills and potential to build businesses in Canada.
Welcome to North Forge, Canada's only startup incubator and accelerator with a fabrication lab.
Independent. Non-profit. No equity taken.
Everything we do is focused on helping founders build and grow.
Startups supported
655
Jobs created (FTE*)
1313
Capital raised
$45.5M
Revenue growth since joining North Forge
$42.8M
Driving innovation, building community.
As a not-for-profit startup incubator, accelerator and fabrication lab, we fuel Canada’s innovation economy, providing founders with experienced mentors, entrepreneurs-in-residence, award winning growth coaches and a unique, online four-stage Founders Program.
Metrics updated as of July 1st, 2026
*FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) represents the total number of full-time jobs created, with part-time positions converted to a full-time basis (1 part-time job = 0.5 FTE)
We help startups build their companies through groundbreaking programming, mentorship and resources.
A powerhouse entrepreneur community fuelling Manitoba’s innovative science-based, technology-enabled, and advanced manufacturing startups.
A non-profit incubator accelerator that works with startups across Canada in technology, STEM and advanced manufacturing from the ideation stages all the way through to Series A.
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FEBRUARY 24, 2026 | ROYAL AVIATION MUSEUM OF WESTERN CANADA | 5:00 PM
The inaugural DARE Innovation Awards presented by Bell MTS, and hosted by North Forge, will celebrate Manitoba’s entrepreneurial excellence and innovation by honouring Dreamers, Achievers, Risk-Takers, and Entrepreneurs whose bold vision, transformative leadership, and lasting impact are shaping the future.
Featuring 9 award categories. Nominate an Innovator today!