A non-profit AI venture lab.
A real campus. A live community.
A non-profit AI venture lab.
A real campus. A live community.
Our Mission
To create a global innovation hub uniting founders with advisors, investors and partners to turn ideas into real-world impact through our collaborative workspaces and events led by world-class industry leaders.
Our Mission
To create an innovation hub uniting founders with advisors, investors and partners to turn ideas into real-world impact through our collaborative workspaces and events led by world-class industry leaders.
Our Vision
To be the go-to destination for AI innovation in Toronto and a globally connected gateway around the world where high-potential startups can progress from community to mentorship, capital, and acceleration.
Our Vision
To be the go-to destination for AI innovation in Toronto and a globally connected gateway around the world where high-potential startups can progress from community to mentorship, capital, and acceleration.
Our Core Values
01
Aligned, Not Invested
Because NovaForge is a registered non-profit, we take no equity, SAFEs, or warrants — ever. Our interest in every founder’s success is structural, not financial.
02
Community before capital
Members progress at their own pace, from workspace to mentorship to capital, on a path we build with them — not a funnel we run them through.
03
Local roots, global reach
Based on a 50,000-square-foot campus in Etobicoke, Toronto, we connect members to partners from Hong Kong to the wider AI community through Deloitte Canada, HKTDC Toronto, and others.
04
Practitioners, not spectators
Our advisors, investors, and partners work alongside founders in the room, not from a stage — sharing tools and time, not just talking points.
Our Core Values
01
Aligned, Not Invested
Because NovaForge is a registered non-profit, we take no equity, SAFEs, or warrants — ever. Our interest in every founder’s success is structural, not financial.
02
Community before capital
Members progress at their own pace, from workspace to mentorship to capital, on a path we build with them — not a funnel we run them through.
03
Local roots, global reach
Based on a 50,000-square-foot campus in Etobicoke, Toronto, we connect members to partners from Hong Kong to the wider AI community through Deloitte Canada, HKTDC Toronto, and others.
04
Practitioners, not spectators
Our advisors, investors, and partners work alongside founders in the room, not from a stage — sharing tools and time, not just talking points.
Make Toronto a place
serious AI founders come from.
NovaForge is a registered Ontario non-profit AI venture lab, headquartered at the Office146 campus in Etobicoke. Our mission is to develop a serious AI ecosystem in Toronto — the founders, the mentors, the capital, and the campus that bring it to life.
We never take equity. We never charge founders for community access. We operate as a community-first launchpad — built for impact, inclusion, and the next decade of Canadian AI.
Making Toronto A Place Serious AI Founders Come From
NovaForge is a registered Ontario non-profit AI venture lab, headquartered at the Office146 campus in Etobicoke. Our mission is to develop a serious AI ecosystem in Toronto — the founders, the mentors, the capital, and the campus that bring it to life.
We never take equity. We never charge founders for community access. We operate as a community-first launchpad — built for impact, inclusion, and the next decade of Canadian AI.
NovaForge is the venture engine.
The venture lab is the programmatic engine behind NovaForge — a coordinated stack of founder community, mentor network, partner ecosystem, and structured programs that turns ambitious ideas into investable companies.
NovaForge is designed as a single, coherent founder journey: discovery, sprints, mentor matching, capital readiness, investor introductions, and global expansion pathways — all delivered on top of a real campus, with zero equity taken at any stage.
NovaForge Is The Venture Engine.
The venture lab is the programmatic engine behind NovaForge — a coordinated stack of founder community, mentor network, partner ecosystem, and structured programs that turns ambitious ideas into investable companies.
NovaForge is designed as a single, coherent founder journey: discovery, sprints, mentor matching, capital readiness, investor introductions, and global expansion pathways — all delivered on top of a real campus, with zero equity taken at any stage.
Office146 is the homebase.
50,000 square feet of premium coworking and event space in South Etobicoke — the official campus of NovaForge AI Venture Lab.
More than a coworking space, Office146 is where the venture lab comes to life — founders building side by side, mentors stopping in between meetings, partners shaping deals, and investors arriving for Demo Day.
Office146 is the homebase.
50,000 square feet of premium coworking and event space in South Etobicoke — the official campus of NovaForge AI Venture Lab.
More than a coworking space, Office146 is where the venture lab comes to life — founders building side by side, mentors stopping in between meetings, partners shaping deals, and investors arriving for Demo Day.
The Community Lives in Person.
Curated events run every month at Office146 — mostly free, mostly open, all designed to put founders in the same room as the people who can help them.
From casual mixers to Demo Days, the community shows up in person — because the strongest networks are still built face to face.
The Community Lives In Person.
Curated events run every month at Office146 — mostly free, mostly open, all designed to put founders in the same room as the people who can help them.
From casual mixers to Demo Days, the community shows up in person — because the strongest networks are still built face to face.
Partners Power the Ecosystem.
Mentors, investors, and global partners — the people helping Toronto founders go further, faster.
From hands-on mentor sessions to investor introductions and international expansion, every partner brings tangible value to the founders building here.
Partners Power The Ecosystem
Mentors, investors, and global partners — the people helping Toronto founders go further, faster.
From hands-on mentor sessions to investor introductions and international expansion, every partner brings tangible value to the founders building here.
The People Behind NovaForge.
NovaForge runs on cross-functional teams — each playing a crucial role in accelerating responsible AI startups across Canada.
Make a global impact, work alongside visionary innovators, and grow your career inside an AI-focused non-profit venture lab.
The People Behind NovaForge.
NovaForge runs on cross-functional teams — each playing a crucial role in accelerating responsible AI startups across Canada.
Make a global impact, work alongside visionary innovators, and grow your career inside an AI-focused non-profit venture lab.
