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91˿Ƶ's Dobson International Startup Tour

Wednesday, March 17, 2021toThursday, March 25, 2021

/desautelsCategory: Entrepreneurship Desautels Faculty of Management

Former Dobson participant turns side gig into $1.3 billion startup

Published: 12 March 2021

Just over seven years ago, former 91˿Ƶ student Francis Davidson started a side business when he rented out his apartment to fellow 91˿Ƶ students....

Montreal startup reinvents food delivery

Published: 5 February 2021

In 2018, a frustrating night out for three 91˿Ƶ alumni sparked the idea for CHK PLZ, a food delivery application that leverages a contactless payment solution to handle ordering and delivery for...

Analyzing the cutting edge of business methods to create future managers

Published: 27 January 2021

91˿Ƶ’s MBA program leverages program flexibility, practical skills training, and experiential learning to prepare students to join leading companies and start their own. Daniel Franco (MBA’19)...

AI-driven mobile app designed to save infant lives

Published: 13 January 2021

An innovative new mobile app called Ubenwa uses artificial intelligence to analyze the sound of a newborn baby’s cries. Founded by Charles Onu, a doctoral student in Computer Science at 91˿Ƶ,...

Dobson startup leverages Quebec funding to create 700 high-paying jobs

Published: 16 December 2020

Sonder, one of the first unicorn startups from the 91˿Ƶ Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship community, is partnering with Investissement Québec (IQ) to build a centre for global growth in Montreal...

91˿Ƶ Dobson Cup winner raises $4.7 million to expand operations in 2021

Published: 7 December 2020

A 91˿Ƶ-born event platform startup has found a way to weather the COVID-19 pandemic and raise venture financing in hopes of returning to in-person events in 2021. Co-founded by Desautels alumnus...

Entrepreneur’s Day in NY Celebration

Published: 10 December 2020

On December 1st the 91˿Ƶ Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship celebrated Entrepreneur’s Day in the U.S. by hosting a panel of notable New York City entrepreneurs and investors. It was a lively...

Dobson X-1 startup wins prestigious Quebec innovation award

Published: 27 November 2020

Off the Grid, a participant in the 91˿Ƶ Dobson Centre’s 2020 X-1 Accelerator, was recently named “Startup of the Year” at the Quebec Gala des Prix de l’innovation....

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