Accelerate Product Innovation
Your Path to Market-Ready Products
Learn from industry experts, build actionable strategies, and showcase your business to investors in just 3 months.
Unlock Your Product Potential
What You’ll Achieve
Rapid Prototyping
Turn your idea into a working prototype in weeks, not months, using advanced fabrication technologies.
Marketing & Branding Solutions
Create custom displays, signage, and packaging to elevate your brand.
Product Development Expertise
Gain strategic insights on design feasibility, material selection, and production methods to refine your products before full-scale manufacturing.
Expert Guidance
Access one-on-one consulting sessions with industry experts specializing in product development, rapid prototyping, and branding solutions.
How It Works
Tailored Support
With limited spots available, Protohype ensures a personalized approach, allowing each participating startup to receive tailored support.
Actionable Workshops & Sessions
Hands-on access to advanced fabrication technologies and expert guidance sessions.
Outcome-Driven Milestones
Develop functional prototypes, refine production strategies, and prepare for market launch by the end of the program.
Networking & Collaboration
Engage with a community of startups, industry experts, and mentors.
Exclusive Resources
Access to state-of-the-art fabrication equipment and facilities.
What We Offer for Startups
3D Printing
cost-effectively.
Expert Services
Access to industry professionals with up-to-date knowledge on all things engineering and prototyping.
Meet Our Experts
Enmanuel Rumbos
Expert-in-Residence
Enmanuel Rumbos is the COO at Krinner Schraubfundamente GmbH, where he oversees key operations and promotes sustainable growth. Known for his expertise in business turnarounds, he has achieved double-digit growth in challenging conditions.
Dave D'Angelo
Lead Business Coach
With a successful exit from his own Niagara-based company, Lead Business Coach, Dave, brings a wealth of experience and passion for startups and innovative technologies. As the founder of Trivium Industries, a pioneer in eco-friendly plastics manufacturing, Dave has a proven record of accomplishment of innovation and entrepreneurship in an ultra-competitive industry.
Raymond Simmons
Expert-in-Residence
Raymond Simmons is a retired executive with extensive experience in strategic management and lean manufacturing. He has successfully led operations and production planning in the USA, Germany, Sweden, and France, focusing on safety, quality, and workforce development.
Laurent Balenci
Expert-in-Residence
Laurent is a professional business development executive with over 15 dedicated years in healthcare, specializing in commercializing novel technologies. His expertise covers R&D, product and business development, operations, and senior management.
Melanie Sodka
Expert-in-Residence
With over seven years of experience as a founder, speaker, writer, and capacity creator, Melanie Sodka helps overwhelmed people and teams who are over-committed and distracted. She is also a professor of business and entrepreneurship at Niagara College.
