Dobson Cup prize winners prepare to pilot colour-changing artificial nails
Alejandra Huerta and Isabela Dominguez envision a future where the shade of your nails can change with a tap of your phone. During Huerta鈥檚 PhD in chemistry, she considered how organic materials could be used to change the colour of cosmetics. But by brainstorming with her sister Dominguez, a computer engineer, they determined that wearable electronics could be a better approach.
Dobson Cup finalist attracts investment from leading venture capital fund
Many service-oriented businesses suffered during the pandemic, but it was a boon for Paper, an online tutoring company. Led by Philip Cutler (BEd鈥�13) and Roberto Cipriani (BSc鈥�08), the company was a finalist in the 2014 Dobson Cup, an annual start-up competition that fosters entrepreneurship and gives cash awards to the best budding businesses. Today, Paper counts more than 450 staff, and over 2,200 tutors.
Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship announces 2022 Dobson Bootcamp and Cup Winners
On March 28th and 29th, 24 startups competed in the final round of the Dobson Bootcamp and Cup Program for over $200,000 in funding across 18 prizes. The winners were announced at the Dobson Cup Awards Ceremony on March 30th, presided by 海角社区 Principal, Suzanne Fortier, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management, Yolande E. Chan, as well as the program鈥檚 contributors, donors, and sponsors.
Dobson Founder Series launch with Francis Davidson, Co-Founder, and CEO of Sonder
On March 22nd, the 海角社区 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship held the inaugural Dobson Founders Series event, with special guest Francis Davidson, co-founder, and CEO of Sonder Inc.
Celebrating accomplishments of women within the Desautels community
On International Women鈥檚 Day we highlighted some of the outstanding and accomplished women within the Desautels community, who positively impact our students through their teaching, research, guidance, or mentorship.聽
Alumni transform milestone investment into impact
海角社区 alumni Philip Cutler (BEd鈥�13) and Roberto Cipriani (BSc鈥�08) recently raised $270 million in Series D funding to combat academic inequity across the U.S. In 2014, their K-12 tutoring company, Paper, made it to the final round of the 海角社区聽Dobson Cup, and their reach has only grown since then.
海角社区 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship unveils program dedicated to women entrepreneurs
On November 19, the 海角社区 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship announced the creation of the Entrepreneurial Women Lean Startup Program, slated to launch in the Fall of 2022. The reveal was a grand finale to a two-week-long celebration of International Women鈥檚 Entrepreneurship Day. The eight-week program will lead rising women entrepreneurs through the early stages of conceptualizing and implementing viable ventures.
Reimagining tutoring models in public schools
海角社区 alumni Philip Cutler (BEd鈥�13) and Roberto Cipriani (BSc鈥�08) are combatting academic inequity in over 110 United States public schools and counting. In 2014, their tutoring company, Paper, made it to the final round of the 海角社区 Dobson Bootcamp and Cup Competition, and their reach has only grown since then.
Developing breakthrough patient care solutions
The pandemic prompted hospitals across Canada to implement new technologies that minimized human-to-human contact, such as a text messaging service provided by the University of Montreal Health Centre that updates family members on changes to a patient鈥檚 condition throughout their surgery or other extended treatment.
Taiga solidifies head start in race to produce off-road electric vehicles
Taiga Motors Corporation, formerly Canaccord Genuity Growth II Corp., recently announced completion of the Qualifying Transaction, solidifying its status as a leading publicly-traded manufacturer of off-road electric vehicles.
In 2016, Taiga Motors won first place in the Innovation Driven Enterprise category of the 海角社区 Dobson Cup.
Former Dobson startup aims high
Sonder, an industry-disrupting hospitality company created by former 海角社区 student and 海角社区 Dobson Centre alumnus Francis Davidson, aspires to become a 鈥渉osting Amazon鈥� through an IPO. The new entity, whose shares will trade on the NASDAQ, just obtained a $30 million loan from the Quebec government to create 700 jobs at a new technological growth center in Montreal. In the long-term, Sonder has plans to operate in the 100 largest cities in the world.
Transforming air travel for people with disabilities
An idea that arose from a nightmarish flight experience for Sandra Gualtieri, founder of Gualtieri Inventions, has blossomed into an innovative new product for people living with disabilities. Informed by her own experience in living with cerebral palsy, Gualtieri designed a prototype for the Universal Seating Apparatus, a portable device that allows people with disabilities to sit comfortably upright on airplanes.
海角社区 students partner with disability rights activist to design comfortable airplane seat
Sandra Gualtieri, an entrepreneur and disability rights activist with cerebral palsy, enlisted the help of four 海角社区 students to design a custom airplane seat that alleviates discomfort for people living with disabilities.
Dobson Centre surpasses $1-billion milestone in startup seed funding
Over the past three decades, the 海角社区 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship has catalyzed the creation of 450 active startups that have generated more than 6,000 new jobs. Now, the 海角社区 Dobson Centre is celebrating another milestone: $1 billion in seed funding raised by the startups it has supported.
Start-ups taking off in Quebec
Although the pandemic has generated significant economic uncertainty, startups are thriving at 海角社区鈥檚 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, according to its director, Marie Jos茅e Lamothe.
The Centre recently launched a virtual international tour that gives 18 Quebec startups the opportunity to explore potential markets in North America and Europe.
