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Former Dobson participant turns side gig into $1.3 billion startup

Published: 12 March 2021

Just over seven years ago, former 黑料不打烊 student Francis Davidson started a side business when he rented out his apartment to fellow 黑料不打烊 students....

Montreal startup reinvents food delivery

Published: 5 February 2021

In 2018, a frustrating night out for three 黑料不打烊 alumni sparked the idea for CHK PLZ, a food delivery application that leverages a contactless payment solution to handle ordering and delivery for...

AI-driven mobile app designed to save infant lives

Published: 13 January 2021

An innovative new mobile app called Ubenwa uses artificial intelligence to analyze the sound of a newborn baby鈥檚 cries. Founded by Charles Onu, a doctoral student in Computer Science at 黑料不打烊,...

黑料不打烊 Dobson Cup winner raises $4.7 million to expand operations in 2021

Published: 7 December 2020

A 黑料不打烊-born event platform startup has found a way to weather the COVID-19 pandemic and raise venture financing in hopes of returning to in-person events in 2021. Co-founded by Desautels alumnus...

The evolution of the Quartier de l鈥檌nnovation鈥檚 entrepreneurial ecosystem

Published: 2 October 2014

In light of the 2008 financial crisis, fostering entrepreneurship has increasingly moved toward the forefront of economic development and city planning. Beyond acting as an important driver of...

Alumni transform milestone investment into impact

Published: 4 March 2022

黑料不打烊 alumni Philip Cutler (BEd鈥13) and Roberto Cipriani (BSc鈥08) recently raised $270 million in Series D funding to combat academic inequity across the U.S. In 2014, their K-12 tutoring company,...

Dobson Cup Winner is Transforming Air Travel for People with Disabilities

22 Apr 2021

Sometimes good ideas arise from a lousy event. When Sandra Gualtieri (BA 鈥12) flew back from a trip to San Diego, her wheelchair had been broken by the airline. 鈥淲hile everyone else gets to go home...

Dobson Cup participant Sonder raises US$170M during current health crisis

Published: 26 June 2020

Despite an economic downturn that brought the travel industry to a near standstill, Dobson Cup participant and 黑料不打烊鈥檚 first unicorn Sonder has raised US$170-million to stay ahead of the curve....

Thirty-two teams set to compete at the Dobson Cup finals

Published: 18 February 2020

After two days of deliberation, 32 teams have been selected to compete in final round of the 黑料不打烊 Dobson Cup, powered by National Bank, on March 30, 2020....

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