Dobson X-1 Accelerator participants Orbityl are on a mission to develop a set of headphones that can be controlled by sensing your brain’s activity.
“A lot of the research that we’ve done is in brain-computer interface applications — looking for discrete thoughts that an individual is having as a mechanism to be used for control [of a device],” said Orbityl co-founder Sean Kaiser.
Randi Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media recently spoke at Place des Arts in Montreal about empowering fellow women to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions without qualms, particularly in the tech sector.
Hear from the women who have founded successful startups through the McGill Dobson Centre as they share their advice for navigating the heady world of entrepreneurship.
Montreal startup and McGill Dobson Cup winners, Aifred Health, has developed a system that uses artificial intelligence to help doctors treat their patients struggling with depression more effectively by developing personalized treatment plans for them.
The McGill Dobson Cup powered by National Bank is pleased to announce a new prize, the Mastercard Foundation-Dobson Startup Awards, which total $23,000 and will focus on innovations in Social Enterprise.
The award will be divided as follows: First prize at $15,000, Second prize at $5,000 and third prize at $3,000.
McGill Dobson Cup participants Aifred Health won first place and a $35,000 Milestone Award in the latest stage of the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE. By doing so, they also became one of 30 teams to qualify for the next phase of the four-year, $5-million competition whose final winner will be announced in 2020.
After receiving countless applications from across McGill University and much deliberation, the 108 startups moving to the 2019 McGill Dobson Cup semi-finals have been selected. Learn more about their big ideas.
McGill Dobson Cup winners TemperPack have raised $22.5 million in financing from a group of venture capitalists.
Presently operating in Virginia and Nevada, TemperPack engineers, manufactures and distributes sustainable packaging products that replace single use plastics.
The past year saw many significant milestones for Montreal’s tech sector, including its emergence as an AI leader, the significant financial backing of its many startups, and the recognition of the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship as a top university-affiliated incubator by UBI Global.
2018 McGill Dobson Cup winners reMIXed is on a mission to transform trail mixes into an affordable alternative that combats food waste; and now they will have the chance to pitch their business to the very best on an upcoming episode of Dragon’s Den.
Their appearance on Dragon’s Den will be airing on Jan 10, 2019 – be sure to tune in!
This winter, the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship is hosting the 11th edition of the McGill Dobson Cup - McGill's official startup competition.
Over $5M+ has been raised to power the Dobson Cup in order to raise the bar and provide an even richer experience for McGill students, researchers, and alumni who want to make an impact with their innovative ideas.
Applications are now open and will close on Sunday January 16, 2019. In order to apply, a 5-page business plan must be submitted.
Building on their support of the Dobson Cup since 2011, National Bank has gifted a further $4 million toward McGill’s premiere startup competition, ensuring vital support for the next generation of innovative entrepreneurs at McGill.
The Dobson Cup, McGill University’s flagship startup competition and fertile training ground for students and professors with bold business dreams, has received a significant financial injection on its 10th anniversary in the form of a $4-million contribution from National Bank, one of its long-time supporters.
Montreal, San Francisco, Boston, Toronto, and NYC – the McGill Dobson Centre has spent much of the fall on the road for McGill Demo Days and the pitches are not to be missed.
Take a moment to watch some of McGill’s most promising startups in action.
Montreal-based event planning platform Entr has successfully raised $1.3 million in seed funding from major serial investors who are seeing the value of their initiative.
Last year, Entr secured first place at the McGill Dobson Cup and were participants in this year’s Dobson Demo Days.
