We are North Forge Technology Exchange – a hybrid incubator/accelerator and the innovation partner for the Province of Manitoba. We fuel Manitoba’s innovation economy providing entrepreneurs with award-winning mentors, rockstar subject matter experts, and a new four-stage Founders Program. Armed with Canada’s largest non-profit fabrication lab, we operate out of 27,000 square feet across Innovation Drive and Innovation Alley in Winnipeg, Canada.
RESULTS
North Forge Technology Exchange by the numbers:
OVER
7,500
PROTOTYPES
CREATED IN
OUR LABS
WORKED
WITH OVER
200 COMPANIES
RAISING OVER
$220 MILLION
OVER
$2 MILLION
IN DIGITAL
PROTOTYPING EQUIPMENT
Team
Joelle Foster
CEO
Shane Li
President, NORTH FORGE EAST
Director, International Founders Program
Director, International Founders Program
Marney Stapley
VICE PRESIDENT
Shelley Wilson
Comptroller
Whitney Moir
Program and Communications Manager
Krista Kowaluk
Interim Program and Communications Manager
Teena Lee
Marketing and Events Specialist
Jeff Stobbe
Maintenance Manager
Emelia Nyarku
Operations Specialist
Gloria Thom
Program Specialist
Tim Gibson
North Forge North Project Manager
Jerome Conaty
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Jerry Boyes
Fabrication Lab Specialist
Mike Simpson
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Rosalie Harms
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Peter Moreira
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Growth Coach
Joel Semeniuk
Growth Coach
Chris Johnson
Board Chair
Melanie McKague
Board Member
Stuart Henrickson
Board Member
Dr. Digvir Jayas
Board Member
Priti Mehta-Shah
Board Member
Kerry Stevenson
Board Member
Jerin Valel
Board Member
Kirk Johnson
Board Member
Natalie Bell
Board Member
Diane Roussin
Board Member
Stefan Maynard
Board Member
SUPPORTERS
Interested in supporting North Forge?
From event sponsorships and corporate memberships to service provider agreements and strategic partnerships, there are many ways for you to play a groundbreaking role in the success of innovation in Manitoba – all while increasing your company’s visibility and expanding your business network.
We offer a truly customized program that can be tailored to meet your corporate objectives. Our goal is to not only build a relationship between partners and startups based on product offerings but even more importantly, to foster a reciprocal and mutually beneficial environment.
North Forge provides partners permanent exposure in our multiple locations (U of M Smartpark and Innovation Alley) and also exposure at an abundance of monthly community events.
Supporters
Partners
