McGill Dobson X-1 Accelerator Application

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Terms and Conditions *

TERMS & CONDITIONS All teams must agree to the following terms and conditions to finish the registration process. 1. You testify that the information provided in your form is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge. You will provide McGill X-1 Accelerator organizers any supporting documents requested to support the information and statements in your application. You understand and agree that providing false or unverifiable information will result in cancellation of your participation in all 2026 McGill X-1 Accelerator events. 2. All material and information submitted in relation to the McGill X-1 Accelerator should be non-confidential in nature and you hereby agree that your information may be made available to the public. The McGill X-1 Accelerator assumes no responsibility to protect intellectual property rights issues that may arise. It is the individual team’s responsibility to protect their intellectual property. Also, it is the individual team’s responsibility to ensure that there is no violation of intellectual property rights belonging to third parties. 3. All team members agree that you are the authorized representative from your team and that you will be submitting the business plan and completing the registration form. 4. You testify that your company has at least one equity-holding McGill affiliated founding member (student, faculty, staff or alumni.) 5. Your team commits to attending every workshop, pitch practice session and mentorship meeting, in full, as outlined in the schedule. In case of non-compliance, your team may face dismissal from the program. 6. Your team commits to actively participating and adhering to the guidelines of the McGill X-1 Accelerator communications and social media engagement strategy, and gives the McGill Dobson Centre the right and permission to copyright and/or publish, reproduce or otherwise use your name, voice, and likeness in video, photographs, written materials, and audio-visual recordings in the communication and promotion of its activities and programs. 7. Your team commits to creating a company profile on Pitchbook with your affiliation with McGill University and a mention of my participation in the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship program. 8. If your startup is not yet incorporated your acceptance to the program will be conditional on providing proof that you have applied for incorporation.

I agree to the Terms and Conditions listed above

1. General information

1.1 What is the name of your company? *

1.2 Please enter the 30-word public description of your company, which you placed on the cover page of your five-page business plan *

1.3 Which of the following two choices best describes your company? *

We have a fully functioning product and/or service, with no customers/clients/beneficiaries

We have a fully functioning product and/or service, with customers/clients/beneficiaries

1.4 When did you start working on your startup project?

Month

Day

Year

1.5 In which sector does your company primarily operate (select the main one)? *

Please specify if necessary

1.6 Is your company a? *

For profit

Non profit

1.7 Provide your Québec Enterprise Number (NEQ). *

1.8 Is your company incorporated? *

Yes

If incorporated, please provide your incorporation number and your legal business name.

When was your company incorporated (month and year)? *

Month

Day

Year

What is the total percentage of equity owned by the McGill affiliated members of the team?* *

Explain and name the members if relevant. If there was no equity split, please mention it.

Provide incorporation number *

Provide legal business name *

1.9 Currently, in which country are your company's main operations? *

1.10 In which city and country is your company headquartered? *

1.11 Have you participated in McGill Dobson Centre Programs in the past ? *

Yes

Select all that apply *

Lean Startup

Health Sciences Lean Startup

Neuro Innovation Lean Startup

Entrepreneurial Women Lean Startup

Weston Family Entrepreneurial Innovation & Sustainability program

Dobson Bootcamp & Cup

Please indicate which year you participated in each Dobson program *

2. Revenue and traction

Consult: Technology Readiness Level (TRL)

2.1 How would you rate your technology on the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale developed by the Government of Canada. *

Based on the definitions, assign a value between 1 - 9 to your MVP.

2.2 To date, what is your company’s total cumulative revenue since founding? *

Please do not include any philanthropic investments or donations in this amount. Indicate all values in CAD dollars.

2.3 To date, excluding the founding team, how many users or benefactors do you currently have engaged? *

2.4 How many LOIs or waitlisted customers do you have? *

2.5 How many paying customers have you signed with? *

2.6 Do you have any pilots or partnerships that are currently planned/ in progress? *

Please name the institution or organisation you are partnering with and summarize the nature of the collaboration.

2.7 To date, how much did your company borrow/receive from all funding sources (equity, debt, government grants and incentives, philanthropy, or other) since founding? *

Please indicate the amounts in CAD dollars.

2.8 How much of the raised amount is from dilutive investments (equity, VC…)? *

Please indicate the amounts in CAD dollars.

2.9 How much of the raised amount is from non-dilutive funding (government grants, philanthropy…)? *

Please indicate the amounts in CAD dollars.

2.10 How many investors have you pitched to in the past two years? Regardless of investment, please quantify how many investors know about your technology. *

2.11 To date, excluding the founding team, how many paid employees do you currently have engaged? *

Please indicate the number employees.

3. Communication platforms

3.1 Do you have an active website? *

Yes

Indicate website link *

3.2 Do you have a LinkedIn page? *

Yes

Indicate LinkedIn page link *

4. Intellectual Property

4.1 Do you have, or are you in the process of obtaining, any of the following? *

Patents

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

None of the above

Select all answers that apply to your company.

4.2. Please specify (number, type, dates). *

5. Team composition

5.1 How many equity holding founders on your team are working full time on this project (more than 35 hours a week)? *

5.2 How many founders are working part time on this project? *

5.3 How many founders will be participating in full on the X-1 Accelerator? *

Please add all participating team members in the next section.

5.4 First Founder and Primary Contact

First name *

Last Name *

Email *

Current city and country of residence *

Phone Number *

Gender *

Faculty of study? *

Year of Study *

What was your faculty of study? *

When did you receive your last degree from McGill? *

Month

Day

Year

In which Faculty do you work? *

In which Faculty do you teach? *

Which educational institution are you / were you part of? *

Please mention the country if not in Canada

When did you receive your last degree or when do you plan on receiving it? *

Month

Day

Year

Please describe your background and entrepreneurial journey in 30 words or less *

Does your team you have a second founder to add? *

Yes

5.5 Second Founder

First Name *

Last Name *

Phone Number *

Current city and country of residence *

Email *

Gender *

Faculty of study? *

Year of Study *

What was your faculty of study? *

When did you receive your last degree from McGill? *

Month

Day

Year

In which Faculty do you work? *

In which Faculty do you teach? *

Which educational institution are you / were you part of? *

Please mention the country if not in Canada.

When did you receive your last degree or when do you plan on receiving it? *

Please describe your background and entrepreneurial journey in 30 words or less *

Does your team you have a third founder to add? *

Yes

5.6 Third Founder

First Name *

Last Name *

Phone Number *

Current city and country of residence *

Email *

Gender *

Faculty of study? *

Year of Study *

What was your faculty of study? *

When did you receive your last degree from McGill? *

Month

Day

Year

In which Faculty do you work? *

In which Faculty do you teach? *

Which educational institution are you / were you part of? *

Mention the country if not in Canada.

When did you receive your last degree or when do you plan on receiving it? *

Please describe your background and entrepreneurial journey in 30 words or less *

Does your team you have a fourth founder to add? *

Yes

5.7 Fourth founder

First Name *

Last Name *

Phone Number *

Current city and country of residence *

Email *

Gender *

Faculty of study? *

Year of Study *

What was your faculty of study? *

When did you receive your last degree from McGill? *

Month

Day

Year

In which Faculty do you work? *

In which Faculty do you teach? *

Which educational institution are you / were you part of? *

Mention the country if not in Canada.

When did you receive your last degree or when do you plan on receiving it? *

Please describe your background and entrepreneurial journey in 30 words or less *

Does your team you have a fifth founder to add? *

Yes

5.8 Fifth Founder

First Name *

Last Name *

Phone Number *

Current city and country of residence *

Email *

Gender *

McGill Affiliation *

Faculty of study? *

Year of Study *

What was your faculty of study? *

When did you receive your last degree from McGill? *

Month

Day

Year

In which Faculty do you work? *

In which Faculty do you teach? *

Which educational institution are you / were you part of? *

Mention the country if not in Canada.

When did you receive your last degree or when do you plan on receiving it? *

Please describe your background and entrepreneurial journey in 30 words or less *

6. Application Documents

6.1 Five Page Business Plan

Please note that your company plan must use the provided word template provided here.
It must be a pdf document, no longer than 5 pages (+ cover page), and should be named according to the following model:
- Name Of Startup_X1_year.pdf
- For example, if a company is named "Technology for All", the file name will be: TechnologyForAll_X1_2026.pdf

Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: PDF.

For more information, please read the McGill X-1 Accelerator Guidelines.

Please attach your five-page business plan here.

Upload file *

Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf.

6.2 Please enter the URL of a 5’00” maximum unlisted (not private) YouTube or Vimeo video of you pitching your venture *

Please mark the video as unlisted. Don't mark it as private, or we won't be able to see it. The video should contain your pitch. Before submitting the video, please play it and check that you can hear what you're saying.

6.3 Please enter the URL of a 2’00” maximum unlisted (not private) YouTube or Vimeo video introducing your product or service  *

All teams must select “I Agree” to the following statement to finish the registration process.

Declaration

By submitting this Registration Form, you testify that the information provided in your form is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge. You will provide McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship any documents requested to support the information and statements in your application. You understand and agree that providing false or unverifiable information will result in cancellation of your participation in all 2026 McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship events.

I agree to the above declaration. *

Yes

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McGill Dobson X-1 Accelerator Application

1. General information

2. Revenue and traction

3. Communication platforms

4. Intellectual Property

5. Team composition

Please add all participating team members in the next section.

6. Application Documents

Department and University Information

McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship