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John Dobson founds the Dobson Centre at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University

First program launch: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Entrepreneurial Skill Program

Dobson Cup launch: flagship startup competition at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University

National Bank partners with the Dobson Centre to finance awards during the Dobson Cup

X-1 Accelerator launch: transforming startups into investment-ready companies

150+ active startups;
$200M in funding raised;
1,300 new jobs created

A donation from the John Dobson Foundation funds the Dobson X-1 Accelerator

First Demo Days outside of Montreal in Toronto, Boston, San Francisco and New York

400+ active start-ups;
$400M in funding raised; and
6,000 new jobs created

The Dobson Centre ranks in the World Top 20 University Business Incubators (UBI Global)

The John Dobson Foundation supports the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ entrepreneurship community with a gift for a new space

Virtual programming includes an online international pitching event in 17 cities

Partnership with Healthy Brains Healthy Lives to customize programming for researchers

450+ active startups;
$1B in funding raised; and
8,000 new jobs created

Entrepreneurial Women Lean program launch

Dobson alumnus Taiga Motor goes public (TSX:TAIG)

The Weston Family Foundation donation expands programming in sustainability entrepreneurship

13 sustainability-driven startups pitch at the United Nations headquarters in New York

Founders’ Series launch

Dobson alumnus Sonder goes public (NASDAQ:SOND)

International Seed Funding Tour, in Boston, New York, Las Vegas, Paris, and London

Total of 14 entrepreneurial programs from ideation to fundraising

The Dobson Centre wins a grant for three years from the Ministry of Economy, Innovation, and Energy (MEIE)

Dobson alumnus Acesis Biomed files to go public on NASDAQ

470+ active start-ups;
$3.7B in funding raised; and
10,000 new jobscreated

New location: main floor of the Bronfman building, Desautels Faculty of Management

International Seed Funding Tour in Helsinki, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Amsterdam, Las Vegas, Paris, London and Brussels

World Top 10 Best Incubator/Accelerator at the Prix Galien USA

530+active startups;
$4.1B in funding raised; and
12,000 new jobs created

The local and national Hult Prize competition hosted at the Dobson Centre

International Fundraising Tour in Toronto, New York, Boston, London and Amsterdam