The McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship has grown considerably since its founding in 1988 under the late John Dobson, BCom’49, a known advocate for free enterprise and entrepreneurship. The Foundation has continued to offer financial support to advance the Centre's efforts, including a $2 million gift to support the McGill X-1 Accelerator in 2017 and a $3 million gift in July 2020.

Others in the community have also stepped up to support the Dobson Centre's programs and initiatives, including Mr. Avrum Morrow, the Mastercard Foundation, the Murdoch Family, National Bank, Interac and many others.

The Dobson Centre has been recognized for its commitment and excellence by securing a spot in UBI Global’s Top 20 University Business Incubators for 2019–20.

THE DOBSON COMMUNITY IN NUMBERS (June 2020)

409 Active Startups

5,900+ new jobs created



$770 Million raised by our startups

10,000+ highly engaged members in our ecosystem

32 countries



10 McGill Faculties

23 universities represented

40% co-/founded by women







Updated: July 2020