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The Forge Business Incubator
operator · Spring 2026
Sponsor or operator: The Forge
Organization role. The Forge's business incubator provides venture support, mentors, advisory resources, workspace and access to the McMaster Innovation Park environment for early-stage startups.
Program. The Forge's business incubator provides venture support, mentors, advisory resources, workspace and access to the McMaster Innovation Park environment for early-stage startups.
Ecosystem relationships
University-operated incubator
McMaster University
FedDev Ontario identifies The Forge as McMaster University's startup incubator and announced support for its maker-space expansion and entrepreneur mentoring capacity.
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Hamilton, Ontario
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Aug 11, 2026
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- Open source: The Forge at McMaster (opens in a new tab)
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