McMaster’s Made at Mac: startups raised $139M, generated $40.5M revenue and created 979 full‑time jobs (2025–26)
McMaster’s Made at Mac annual report shows affiliated startups raised $139 million, produced $40.5 million in revenue and provided 979 full‑time jobs in the past year. The ecosystem — including The Forge, McMaster Seed Fund and the DeGroote‑Heersink Hub — combines mentorship, funding and facilities, highlights recent rounds and trials, and lists events on Nov 16 and Entrepreneurship Week Nov 16–20, 2026.
Made at Mac connects students, faculty, alumni and partners to commercialization supports from idea to scale. In 2025–26 NodeAI secured $500,000 from Ontario’s Life Sciences Innovation Fund for clinical trials; Stoked Bio closed a $2.5‑million seed round; ELO Gaming recorded over $2 million in sales and raised $800,000 on Kickstarter. The initiative engaged 716 program participants, more than 5,000 event attendees and 220 mentors who contributed 2,770 hours. New academic and bridge offerings launched in Fall 2026 to expand entrepreneurship training.