.about
mkrs is a new model for building with founders who make culture.
We're a studio of builders turned co-founders. We wire together product, narrative, and operations to help the next generation of makers go from idea to traction without losing their voice.
Make > talk
We bias toward prototypes, rituals, and artifacts in the wild. Velocity beats perfection, but craft is non-negotiable.
Co-own the story
We write, film, and ship narrative with founders—because distribution is part of the product. Every release has a story arc.
Teach the playbook
We document how we work so teams can keep scaling after we rotate out. Open source thinking keeps the mkrs flywheel honest.
2020
Mkrs collective forms
A handful of designers, engineers, and filmmakers in Toronto start co-building nights and weekends.
2021
Studio goes full-time
We launch the first mkrs residency, partnering with two venture-backed teams to ship their initial product stories.
2023
Mkrs.world launches
The network expands to New York, Lagos, Porto, and Singapore. Community chapters bring in the next generation of builders.
2024
Scale operations
We introduce mkrs operators, pairing founders with embedded squads across product, ops, and growth.