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Member-Connected Businesses

MakeHaven connects with businesses of all sizes — from entrepreneurs prototyping new products to established companies whose employees use our space for innovation, teambuilding, and fabrication. These are businesses with a real connection to our community.

Join MakeHaven and Connect Your Business at no additional cost.

1. Join as an individual (makehaven.org/join)
2. Create a business profile listing (MakeHaven.org/node/add/business)

Connected businesses enjoy:
1. Access to tools for prototyping
2. Ability to schedule tool time for small batch test runs
3. Discounted membership if a company sponsors 3 or more memberships
4. Access to startup coaching and connection to resources
5. Ability to lease startup workspace in the makerspace

SillyProducts.ForSALE
Unformed / Not yet filed

Market unique merch.  Original slogans and butterflies and bird pictures by Tor Hansen where Tor is a bonafide Naturalist who has presented on the Cecropia Moth at the Devil's Gear.

Impolitique
Unformed / Not yet filed

The business supports our comedic pursuit, which is developing.  Initially, we will take original slogans and catchphrases and put them on t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.  We would like to use a service like Printful so people can order our wares online, but also have a local service so we can sell them at events in the greater New Haven area.

DRYYP Sauna
Limited Liability Company (LLC)

DRYYP is a social wellness company building contrast therapy experiences that bring people together through heat, cold, and intentional rest.

Our first location is operating right across the road at CITA Park in downtown New Haven, where we have created an open air community sauna experience focused on recovery, reset, and connection.  

Beacon Craft Studio
Sole Proprietorship

I’m a queer Asian American leather worker with a passion for handcrafting beautiful and durable leather goods ranging from wallets to custom harnesses. I draw inspiration from tarot, queer & AAPI culture, D&D, and my two cats. Sustainability is important to me, and I offer repairs and restoration of pre-loved leather goods so that their owners can continue to treasure them rather than send old items to the landfill.

Ivy Cyber
Limited Liability Company (LLC)

At Ivy Cyber, we believe everyone deserves privacy, security, and the freedom to speak and share — without fear. Our agile team of innovators delivers the tools you need to navigate the challenges of life online and away from the keyboard. Through secure hardware, private software, expert-led training, and independent journalism, we empower people and organizations to not only survive, but to thrive in a connected world.

Wires and Waves Workshop
Unformed / Not yet filed
Wires and Waves Workshop is just me, Lila. I sometimes do pop-up shops where I sell a variety of things I design and fabricate. Lately, my pop-up shops have included - embroidered clothing and patches, rugs, silk-screened clothing and prints.... and whatever idea that came about. www.wiresnwaves.com carries some enamel charms and a few handmade things that I have available.
CreampuffPal
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
My work is designed with the intent to make folks feel good! Feel-good goodies. Always cutesy, never classy. I only sell things that I enjoy making, because I think folks can feel it and I want my business to be a source of positivity for both the creator and the customer. I specialize in different forms of plastics (resin, acrylic, polymer clay). Note; Earring hooks and posts are all titanium so even those with sensitive ears can join in the fun!
NearingPolymer
Sole Proprietorship
I design and create jewelry and decorative objects from polymer clay. I sell my work primarily at craft shows, although I have a few retail outlets.
Black Joy Creations
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
At Black Joy Creations, together we embark on a shared experience of community and humanity. Black Joy Creations captures the essence of the human experience and resilience. It is an homage to people who find the courage to celebrate and rise within the struggle.
J. David Wright LLC
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Education, research, and development related to climate risk and natural climate solutions with a specific focus on the energy efficiency of framing components to (1) reduce HVAC-energy related emissions, (2) conserve and leverage our natural resources, and (3) enable environmentally responsible real-estate development world wide.
PrivacySafe
Limited Liability Company (LLC)

PrivacySafe: Speak, Work and Share Safely. Our secure collaboration tools can be customized for your business. All data is encrypted, stored on zero-knowledge infrastructure, and accessible only to you and the people you trust to share with. We can’t read your files even if we wanted to!

Love Wink Products llc
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
We make and distribute products for senior dogs and dogs with physical issues like our signature product, Ruff Ramp, which allows your pets to navigate staircases with comfortably and safely.
NanoEngineering Corp.
Corporation
We make scientific instruments that detect, quantify and characterize nano-particles in the range of 1-200 nm using the ES-DMA method. Our systems' resolving power is superior to other ES-DMA and to other methods such as IMS, DLS, and NPS. Our systems are ideally configured for research in virology, metabolomics, bio-pharma, and environmental sciences.
Twisted Tree Studios CT
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Handcrafted wood products incorporating live edge wood slabs and epoxy resin. We handcraft clocks, dining tables, coffee tables, end tables, signs, phone cases, charcuterie boards, cutting boards, bottle openers, coasters, and more! All of our products can be engraved and customized!
Elm City Art Maker
Unformed / Not yet filed
We make customized gifts and art, such as illuminated 3d printed "lithophanes", using YOUR photos and art. Perfect gift for holidays, weddings/engagements, graduations, or to commemorate other special events. We also provide engineering services for large sculpture fabrication, prototype and product Development, design engineering, 3D printing, CAD, drafting, and more.
Crafty Mama s Love
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Small handmade craft & plush artist providing unique crafts & art dolls. I use many mixed mediums for my art dolls & craft projects. I love to sew new & unique things & push myself even further to incorporate different art forms & mediums into an amazing project.
Escape New Haven
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Located at 103 Whitney Ave in New Haven, Connecticut, Escape New Haven is a real-life "escape room" -- an adventure space where nothing is as it seems. You and your team are trapped; you have 60 minutes to escape the room by solving a series of puzzles that will challenge your mind and confound your senses. Explore, adapt, work together, think creatively... and you just might succeed. "You and your team have 60 minutes to escape the room by solving a series of puzzles. Our four games are all designed and built in-house, and staffed by Connecticut’s favorite Game Masters.