Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship - McGill University

Hôtel Dieu visit in Paris, 2024

We are the hub of entrepreneurship at McGill with the mission to teach, coach, and support entrepreneurs stemming from McGill’s 11 faculties, 13 schools, and 35 research centers as they seek to build innovative companies with a purpose.

Photo: Hôtel Dieu visit in Paris, 2024

530+ active startups

12,000 jobs created

$4.1 Billion
raised in funding cumulatively

46 countries of operations

258 active patents

127 universities represented

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Global

Top 10
Best Accelerator/Incubator
in the World

Prix Galien USA (2024)

#1
University Innovation Ecosystem

Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial & Engaged Universities (2023)

Top 5
University Business Incubator
in the World

UBI Global (2023)

America

#1
America's Most Impactful Initiative

Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial
& Engaged Universities (2024)

Top 5
Model University Accelerator/Incubator

USASBE (2024)

Canada

#1
in Canada for producing
the most successful
undergraduate startups

#1
in Canada for supporting
the most women
entrepreneurs

Pitchbook (2024)

#1
in Quebec for producing
the most successful
companies & founders

The Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship is a platinum certified sustainable workplace.

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Boston delegation/ délégation de Boston : Qalam Health Solutions, LabGiant, TissueTinker Bio, AbsTech

2026 Dobson International Fundraising Tour

The Dobson International Fundraising Tour, in partnership with Investissement Québec and the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie, provides unique opportunities for our most promising startups.

Discover the 2026 tour destinations in our recap

News

Recap of the 2026 Dobson International Fundraising Tour
Published: 24 Jun 2026
Meet the 2026 Prize Recipients of the McGill Dobson Cup
Published: 15 May 2026
Recap of the 2025 Dobson International Fundraising Tour
Published: 22 Jul 2025

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Department and University Information

McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship

McGill University
1001 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 102
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3A 1G5
Email: dobson.mgmt@mcgill.ca

McGill University is on land which long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous people whose footsteps have marked this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.