Recapping an incredible week at Elevate 2024! The week was spent catching up with the community and partners while spreading the word about our ecosystem 🌎. We got to hear from our Executive Director Abdullah Snobar at the Global Ecosystem Summit, as well as our amazing founders at SuperCode (Creatubbles), Flowjin, PoliTraQ, Loba, Talin , Cleanster, and Oppos! Shouts out to Lisa Zarzeczny and the Elevate team on another successful festival! We’re excited for what’s next 🚀. Want to connect after the festival? Find out more about DMZ: https://dmz.torontomu.ca/ Robert Colquhoun, Sultan M., Yinka Adesesan, Gloria Oppong, Darace Rose, Paul Greenberg, Kate Bouchard, Julian D'Angelo, Sheida Mirjahani, Alex Husarewych, Kathy Kelly
DMZ
Business Consulting and Services
Toronto, Ontario 23,147 followers
We are a world-leading growth incubator, home to the world's most promising tech startups.
About us
DMZ is a world-leading startup incubator based at Toronto Metropolitan University that equips the next generation of tech entrepreneurs with the tools needed to build, launch, and scale highly impactful startups. By providing connections to customers, coaching, capital, and a community, DMZ’s customized approach helps innovators reach the next milestone in their entrepreneurial journey – whatever that might be. Through its award-winning programming, DMZ has helped more than 800 startups raise $2.5 billion in capital and create 5000 jobs. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada with globally-accessible programming, DMZ has a widely-recognized international presence with offices in Vietnam, India, and the U.S., and partnerships across North America, Latin America, Africa and Asia. #BeGreat 🚀
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http://dmz.torontomu.ca/
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- Business Consulting and Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- Digital Media, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Incubator, Startups, Accelerator, Technology, Fintech, Venture Capital, Tech, Workspace, Collaboration, Coaching, Marketing, Masterclass, Growth, Small Business, Innovation, Angel Investor Program, and Partnerships
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Employees at DMZ
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Jodi Echakowitz
CEO and founder of Boulevard Public Relations
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Balaji Gopalan
Co-Founder and CEO, MedStack (CIX Top20 / TechCrunch Disrupt pick / MedTech Breakthrough award winner / G2 Leader class) & Mentor for Founder…
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Ashish R Bedekar
✅ Linkedin Top Business Development Voice ✅COO-picoNETS ✅ Founder- Bodhi Tree Ecosystem & Biz Dev services ✅Startup and Developer community…
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C. Mark Angelo
Senior Executive & Advisor Transforming Healthcare
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We've always been about supporting Canadian businesses, and with the launch of our Innovation Partners Program, that support only grows. 🌱 This program is designed to help Canadian businesses scale – and it's just another step forward in our vision of accelerating the Canadian economy. Read more about the program: https://lnkd.in/e-6SQVcF
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Visited the DMZ - where it all started. This was my first office, right in the heart of the city. I remember working late into the night on my first few apps, with the CN Tower lighting up the sky outside. Looking back, it reminds me how important it is to: 1. bet on yourself 2. surround yourself with ambitious people
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Driving Innovation and Growth | Cultivating Relationships | Facilitating Success | Empowering Collaboration in the Tech Ecosystem | Manager of Strategic Partnerships at DMZ
Join our Skillhouse workshop with AWS! We're teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS), a fantastic partner of the DMZ, to explore Generative AI! This workshop is perfect for anyone wanting to learn the basics and start building apps on AWS. What You’ll Learn: Key concepts of Generative AI How to kickstart your GenAI app journey on AWS What to Expect: 30-Min Presentation: Intro to Generative AI & AWS tools 2-Hour Hands-On Session: Build apps with Amazon Q for Business and create workflows using Amazon Bedrock. Interested Sign Up Here 👉 https://lu.ma/z0v4krhm Want more? Check out the SkillHouse program for more courses! Link in the comments. 👇
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Last week, I traveled to Shanghai for the World Top-Performing Incubator Conference国际顶尖孵化器大会 alongside UBI Global - Community For Business Incubators & Accelerators. It was an incredible opportunity to connect with international players to exchange ideas on how to level up incubator support to strengthen global tech ecosystems. A big thank you to the organizers for hosting a valuable and insightful event!
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Our very own Advisory Council member and NACO Canada Ambassador Keshia Chante took to the stage yesterday at Elevate alongside CEO Claudio Rojas to announce their new Angels & Dream fellowship program. The national initiative pairs entrepreneurs with leaders to foster relationships with impact and build network capital. Fellowship nominations are open for the next 48 hours for all Elevate attendees. https://lnkd.in/gfrz_YES
🚀 Today, we announced the NACO Canada Angels & Dreams Fellowship! A huge thanks to Keshia Chante, Michele Romanow, Paige Whitehead and our inaugural Fellows for joining us on stage to celebrate this milestone! This national program, created collaboration with our incredible members and partners, is designed to fuel the growth of Canada’s entrepreneurs by providing access to NACO’s network of investors and business leaders, unlocking the power of network capital. 💡💼 Curious about what network capital is? More details in the news release below! #AngelsAndDreams #NACOCanada #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #NetworkCapital
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Shopify President, Harley Finkelstein, kicked off Elevate this week with a cold hard truth facing Canada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem—our lack of ambition in Canada is stunting our startups’ growth. This morning, I sat down with David Common from CBC News to give my take on if Canada has really lost its drive and ambition. My thoughts? We’re failing to provide the right conditions for startups to thrive. Building a business is hard enough—if we’re not putting the right incentives in place, we’re to blame. High costs of living, transportation, infrastructure, taxation—these things are making it next to impossible for entrepreneurs to succeed here. We’re far from the finish line though. Canada has what it takes to succeed, but we have to act now.
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🌍✨ We are thrilled to announce that we are an official sponsor for the #AfriFutureTechSummit 2024 hosted by Afrifursa from October 3-5, 2024, at the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship! This summit is a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of technology and the African diaspora, showcasing innovation, diversity, and collaboration. Join us in supporting such an important summit which will highlight and shape the future of tech! Get your tickets today: https://lnkd.in/eAqR4NZr #AfriFuture2024 #AfriFutureTechSummit #InnovatingTheFuture #EmbracingThePast
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Officially unveiled at Elevate, Talin has closed its pre-seed round of $775,000 CAD with the support of DMZ Ventures! Huge congratulations to the team—excited to watch them transform recruitment tech through AI. LEARN MORE: https://lnkd.in/drxzXc8P Julian D'Angelo Trevor Witjes
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Black Woman in Tech | Co-founder & CEO @ Cleanster. Award-winning cleaning platform for Property Owners and Short Term Rentals. 100K Cleaners ready to help on Cleanster. 🧽🌐🚽🛁
I’m incredibly happy to share the stage with Darace Rose this Thursday, October 3rd, at the Elevate Festival! ✨ Join us at the Black Innovation Zone at 3 PM as we share our entrepreneurial journey.💪🏾 Big thanks to the DMZ team for making this possible! #blackinnovationzone #dmz #elevatefest