Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship - McGill University

Dobson Founders visiting the nited Nations in New York City

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.

470+ active startups

10,000 jobs created

$3.7 Billion
raised in funding cumulatively

38 countries of operations

109 active patents

88 universities represented

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McGill University

#1
Global University Innovation Ecosystem

Accreditation of Engaged and
Entrepreneurial Universities (2023)

Top 5
University Business Incubator in the World

UBI Global (2023)

Top 5
Model University Accelerator / Incubator

USASBE (2023)

#1
in Canada for producing
the most successful
undergraduate start-ups

Pitchbook (2024)

#1
in Canada for supporting
the most women
entrepreneurs

Pitchbook (2024)

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

Pitchbook (2024)

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

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News

McGill Dobson Centre Celebrates Leading Canadian Entrepreneurship in a New Hub
Published: 12 Sep 2024
The Dobson Centre wins America’s Most Impactful Initiative at the 2024 Triple E awards
Published: 7 Aug 2024
Next Stop on the International Tour: Boston!
Published: 3 Jun 2024

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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.