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 4 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.
Explore partnership opportunities and discover how we can create impact together.
Businesses Built Here.
North Forge is an award-winning not-for-profit that helps people start and grow businesses through resources, programming, and mentorship — breaking down the cost barriers and accessibility to an innovation ecosystem. We help validate ideas, build prototypes, launch companies, create jobs, and grow sustainable businesses from Manitoba to global markets.
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.
Join an Open House Tour
Take a tour and discover how Manitoba entrepreneurs are starting businesses using resources from the Fabrication Lab. See 3D printing, laser cutting, computer-controlled routing, plasma cutting, vacuum forming, and many other processes that can transform wood, plastic, steel, glass, fabric and more, into prototypes. Learn how you can transform your idea into a real product or business. Experienced members will be on hand to help you understand the equipment and explain what North Forge Fabrication Lab is all about. Every Tuesday night 6 PM, 312 William Ave.
*Registration is required.
