The McGill Dobson International Fundraising Tour, in partnership with Investissement Québec and the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation, et de l’Énergie, is a flagship opportunity where our most promising startups travel around the world to explore international markets and raise capital, all while meeting government and industry experts, helping them scale their businesses.
We were proud to support 17 Dobson startups throughout the 2025 edition of the International Fundraising Tour, which spanned seven cities across North America and Europe.
A big thank you to the Québec delegations in Boston and London, the Canadian Trade Commissioners across each of the visited cities, and our valuable international partners.
North America
Toronto
The 2025 International Fundraising Tour began in Toronto at GLOBExCHANGE, where five of our most promising sustainability startups showcased their work in sustainability and environmental innovation.
Meet our startups: Leedana, Tinybox Systems, Materia Bioworks, Hydrolux and Tuuli
Boston
We were thrilled to return to Boston, where four of our most promising life sciences ventures pitched on the stage of MESH Core 2025, the flagship innovation conference out of Mass General Brigham & Harvard Innovations. The Dobson Centre was proud to sponsor the Opening Reception of MESH, strengthening our partnership with Boston's world-class health innovation ecosystem.
Meet our startups: TissueTinker, ex-able, HisTurn and Nospharma
Vancouver
We concluded the North American portion of the tour in Vancouver, where six of our most promising technology startups attended the Web Summit.
Meet our startups: eeva, Tuuli, CoLab Education, BoundaryAI, Hivelighter and Arvo A.I.
Europe
Meet our health sciences startups: Fulcra, HisTurn, Nospharma and NURA Medical
Meet our technology startups: Arvo A.I., Biocene, BoundaryAI, eeva and Hivelighter
London
We began the European segment of the tour in London, with a first stop at Quebec House. Thank you to Line Rivard, Rémy Rouillard, Isabelle Botfield and Kaija Sander for their warm hospitality and for organizing an event fostering connections. A heartfelt thank you to our speaker, Jean de Fougerolles, for his invaluable insights. Following this, our startups attended a networking event connecting innovators across the health sciences and technology ecosystems hosted by our partners at the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering at King’s College.
Manchester
While our technology startups attended London Tech Week, our health sciences startups headed to Manchester to participate in the NHS Confederation Expo.
Paris
Our European tech delegation headed to Paris to attend Viva Technology, Europe’s biggest startup and tech event. We were proud to be part of the Quebec ecosystem delegation in Paris, representing the province’s innovative landscape alongside highly esteemed delegates from our provincial and federal governments.
Amsterdam
The 2025 edition of the Dobson International Fundraising Tour concluded in Amsterdam, where our health sciences startups attended HLTH Europe.
