Feature: Solar backpack to boost learning for poor Kenyan children

Published: 25 September 2015

From hunger and malnutrition to striking teachers keeping them off normal learning for many days, a Kenyan child goes through diverse challenges to succeed in education....

La Coupe Dobson : un puissant démarreur d’entreprises

Published: 17 September 2015

Le concours de McGill a contribué à la création de 133 entreprises qui emploient près de 700 personnes. L’an dernier, Éloïse Grondin-Bouchard et Adam Coape-Arnold ont lancé le yogourt Cult dans...

Strong Science, Shaky Business Models as Mixed Bag of Startups Grad from X-1 Accelerator

Published: 16 September 2015

The first cohort to graduate from McGill University’s X-1 startup accelerator is a unusual mix....

Yogurt maker builds Cult following but aims for mainstream sales

Published: 13 August 2015

The chain of events that culminated in the creation of Cult Yogourt began 15 years ago, when Montreal resident Adam Coape-Arnold drank unfiltered water during a stay at a coffee plantation in Costa...

McGill X-1 Accelerator: third week at a glance

Published: 29 June 2017

For week 3 of the McGill X-1 Accelerator, the theme was Business Models and Startup Financials. Podlegal’s Philippe-Olivier Daniel got the ball rolling by telling participants to go for a...

2016 McGill Dobson Cup winners eye US expansion

Published: 14 June 2017

From winning first place for Social Enterprise track in the 2016 McGill Dobson Cup to an upcoming US tour with an eye towards expansion, McGill alumni Chloe Chow (BSc’15) and Sarah Fennessy know...

Dobson Cup judge on Montreal’s startup scene

Published: 25 April 2017

Kristina Tomaz-Young knows a thing or two about startups. She’s been involved with several projects since 2007, both as an adviser and as founder of her own companies, including Venture Cap TV and...

From class project to the Grit Prize: one Dobson Cup team’s journey

Published: 25 April 2017

CardioLink was the winner of this year’s Dobson Cup Grit Prize, which honours “outstanding dedication towards establishing [a] business venture.” The multidisciplinary team’s members are pulled...

Electric snowmobiles set to take centre stage

Published: 12 April 2017

Next winter, Whistler Blackcomb and Canadian Wilderness Adventures will become some of the first companies to offer electric snowmobiles to clients. The machines are made by Quebec-based Taiga...

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