NovaForge Serious founders. Global outcomes.
NovaForge AI Venture Lab is a non-profit incubator and accelerator in a 50,000‑sq‑ft Canadian Innovation Hub & Co‑working Centre, pairing world‑class mentorship, capital access, and deep resources to turn bold ideas into enduring businesses.
Lifetime Support
NovaForge backs you for life - beyond Demo Day you keep alumni resources, investor intros, and a community to your success
NovaForge backs you for life - beyond Demo Day you keep alumni resources, investor intros, and a community to your success
Founders First Model
NovaForge supports AI and tech founders with critical guidance, connections and tools needed to support accelerated growth. Fostering Canadian Innovation with global ambitions and assisting with every aspect of whats require to achieve success. An end-to-end support model to support leadership, capital and guidance.
Subject matter insights designed to fast‑track your success
Where innovators meet the capital needed to launch and to scale
Build skills, confidence, and pitch power through curated programs
Build with an inclusive cohort-coworking, Innovation Labs, and real peer support.
Ready to Forge Your Future?
Ready to 'Make Your Mark'? Apply to NovaForge’s and leverage our mentors, resources, and community to turn into your business into the next unicorn.
Why NovaForge?
Founder-Centric & Ambitious
From napkin idea to scaling MVP, we tailor support to your unique founder journey
From napkin idea to scaling MVP, we tailor support to your unique founder journey
Global Mentorship
Tap into a global mentor network, from Toronto’s AI Innovation Hub to Global unicorn CEOs, for an instant day-one edge
Tap into a global mentor network, from Toronto’s AI Innovation Hub to Global unicorn CEOs, for an instant day-one edge
Inclusive Community
NovaForge joins real-world know-how with an inclusive vision, empowering founders to pursue bold ideas with steadfast support
NovaForge joins real-world know-how with an inclusive vision, empowering founders to pursue bold ideas with steadfast support
Global Ambition, Local Strength
Toronto-born, world-bound: our AI hub opens doors globally. Canadian first innovation with global ambitions.
Toronto-born, world-bound: our AI hub opens doors globally. Canadian first innovation with global ambitions.
Lifetime Support
NovaForge backs you for life - beyond Demo Day you keep alumni resources, investor intros, and a community to your success
NovaForge backs you for life - beyond Demo Day you keep alumni resources, investor intros, and a community to your success
Lifetime Support
NovaForge backs you for life - beyond Demo Day's or Pitch-a-thon's. Forge deep relationships with alumni, resources, investor, and a community designed to support every stage of your journey.
NovaForge backs you for life - beyond Demo Day's or Pitch-a-thon's. Forge deep relationships with alumni, resources, investor, and a community designed to support every stage of your journey.
Built for Visionaries, Backed for Life
“If you dream of building a unicorn, NovaForge is your proving ground”
Resource Library – Self‑Serve Firepower
Access NovaForge’s on-demand Resource Library - packed with expert guides, templates, and tools - so you can solve challenges and seize opportunities anytime, at your own pace.
Support to Scale Benefits - Build Faster without financial constraints or burden
NovaForge Ai Venture Lab companies receive significant support in kind grants and discounts for essential business services like cloud hosting, banking, and legal resources.
What to expect: Past NovaForge Alumni have seen up to and greater than $1,000,000 in critical software, platform and computational support grants in addition to significant discounts. Our curated Benefit Partners, invest in your future success and help you scale. We ensure you are ready and matured to qualify.
Get access: to credits, deep discounts, and unrestricted licenses across your tech stack—so you can focus on building, launching, and scaling faster.
- Cloud & AI: compute, storage, databases, model hosting, datasets
- Build & Collaborate: repos, CI/CD, issue tracking, docs, team chat, email, files, meetings/webinars, project management
- Design & UX: creative suites, no/low-code editors, prototyping, usability testing
- Growth: CRM, marketing automation, email campaigns, social scheduling, analytics
- Finance & Trust: accounting, invoicing, e-signature, security/CDN/WAF, privacy & policy management
Featured Alumni - Vosyn Inc.
Vosyn transforms how the world connects through real-time localization.
One of NovaForge’s recent success stories is Vosyn Inc.- a real-time multilingual content localization startup that joined our accelerator as bold idea and emerged as an industry innovator. NovaForge Ai Venture Lab help from every stage of their capital journey. Beginning with Ideation, product positioning and multiple rounds of secured capital. Beginning locally at a pre-seed funding round and expanded globally. Starting with a team of two passionate entrepreneurs to what is now a global team of over 750 people globally.
Incubation (Q1, 2023)
Post ideation phase with Vosyn hiring its first employee in mid July, kicking-off technical feasibility and early concept validation" to replace that Q1 description in Vosyn.
Pre-Seed Capital (Late 2023)
By year end, Vosyn was rapidly advancing in unprecedented ways. Founder Friendly Pre-Seed Non-dilutive Capital was secured and Vosyn was on track with its 'Pre-Seed' round of 2mm
Seed Round (July 2024)
Platform debuted at the Collision Conference in Toronto, where it announced successfully closing its Pre-Seed round and formally announced their 8MM Seed Round.
Big Tech Strategic Partnership Secured (Q4, 2024)
Google Cloud officially became a key strategic partner and featured Vosyn in their 'top 10' Canadian start-ups list featured on their blog.
Vosyn Inc - Summary
Vosyn closed is Seed Round of 8mm and oversubscribed by 3.5mm. Now launching an A Round of 25mm with 4mm already committed. Today, Vosyn has over 750 people on their team with more than 300 software engineers. Well positioned, matured and on track for a targeted IPO in 15-18 months. A proud part of the NovaForge Innovation community.
“NovaForge didn’t just give us space- they believed in our
vision before we could fully articulate it and have supported us every step of the way”
- Andil Houlder, Vosyn Inc.
Partner With Us
NovaForge is a collaborative ecosystem where mentors, investors, and partners plug in to power startup success. Are you a mentor, investor, or partner looking to make a difference?
Ready to Forge Your Future?
Ready to ignite your vision? Apply to NovaForge’s next cohort and let our mentors, resources, and community turn your vision into a global reality
Frequently Asked Questions
1What is NovaForge?
NovaForge is a nonprofit, zero-equity hybrid accelerator and founder community based at Office146 in Etobicoke, Toronto. We support early-stage AI startups through a 3–6 month milestone-driven program, hands-on mentorship, and access to a global coworking network.
2Who should apply to NovaForge?
Early-stage AI/tech founders—whether solo or in teams, ideal for idea, MVP, or early revenue—who are ready to validate, build, and launch. We welcome first-time and underrepresented founders.
3Does NovaForge take any equity or ownership?
No, NovaForge is completely zero-equity. You retain full ownership of your company and IP.
4How does the NovaForge accelerator program work?
Our hybrid model combines self-paced LMS resources with live mentor sessions, weekly milestones, workshops, peer stand-ups, and a final demo/pitch day.
5Can I join remotely?
Absolutely! Our accelerator is offered in-person (Toronto), fully remote, or hybrid. Sessions are recorded; resources are available on-demand.
66. What workspace and facilities are available for founders?
Founders get access to coworking areas, meeting rooms, event spaces at Office146 (membership/tier-based), plus global coworking partner locations.
7What support do mentors and investors provide?
Mentors offer office hours, micro-lessons, and reviews in product, GTM, and fundraising. Investors lead AMAs, pitch reviews, demo day, and warm introductions.
8What benefits and discounts does NovaForge offer founders?
Founders can redeem donated software, deep discounts, and credits for cloud, dev tools, marketing, finance, legal, and more—benefits vary by stage and eligibility.
9How much time is involved?
Expect to spend 3–5 hours per week, with increased intensity for key milestones like pilot launch, investor prep, and demo day.
10Are there fees or scholarships?
No equity is required; some services are subsidized or tiered by membership level. Scholarships may be available for eligible teams.
11What happens after I complete the program?
Graduates join our Alumni network with continued access to mentors, perks, events, investor opportunities, and may return to mentor or speak at sessions.
