Startup Survivor Applications Now Open!

The Forge Startup Survivor is back! 

If you’re ready to make your ideas come to life, The Forge is here to help! Startup Survivor provides startups with the funding, resources, and mentorship to guide and prepare you for launch.

Startup Survivor is a four-month innovation program and pitch competition open to McMaster University students and recent alumni. If that isn’t exciting enough, we’re giving out $75,000 cash throughout the program!

Startup Survivor is The Forge’s $75,000 innovation program & pitch competition for early-stage startups led by student and alumni teams from McMaster University. Throughout the Summer, ten teams are given business and technical challenges to complete in order to receive funding to support their startup journey. Each challenge is designed to help move companies through a well-worn path of startup success – from customer discovery all the way to pitching.

Challenges focus on customer discovery, market validation, business modelling, rapid prototyping, marketing, sales, go-to-market strategy, and pitching to investors.

In order to apply, at least one founding team member must be a McMaster student or alumni (graduated on or after Spring 2022) enrolled in any faculty, program, and level of study.

We highly suggest you submit your eligibility form as early as possible, so you have more time to work on the application package before the deadline.

Visit bit.ly/startupsurvivor for more details and to apply!