Our programs
LAUNCHPAD
Talent Development
Launchpad is a free skills development platform and year-round program geared at building the next generation of successful tech entrepreneurs.
Open to learners of all ages anywhere in the world, Launchpad helps participants develop the personal and professional skills needed to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey.
BOOTCAMP
Startup Development
Our six-week Bootcamp helps early-stage founders validate a business idea/market opportunity, and build a roadmap for implementation.
The Bootcamp gives founders exposure to elements of core DMZ programming and helps speed up startup development to qualify for our Black Innovation Fellowship.
FELLOWSHIP
Startup Acceleration
Our Incubator helps startups with a minimum viable product achieve product-market fit, build a powerful team and develop a winning sales strategy over 8 to 12 months. This program is ideal for Bootcamp graduates.
Inaugural Founding Partner & Programs Founder
Isaac Olowolafe Jr.
Founder and General Partner, Dream Maker VenturesInaugural Founding Partner
Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) is the investment arm of Dream Maker Corp. (DMC), a Toronto-based vertically integrated asset management firm founded in 2003. With divisions in real estate, development, property management, and insurance, DMC has a total of half a billion AUM. The DMV Diversity Fund is an early-stage fund that primarily invests in under-represented, diverse founders such as racial minorities, women, persons with disabilities and Indigenous entrepreneurs across North America.
Honorary Chairman
Ralph Lean
Distinguished Counsel in Residence, Ted Rogers School of ManagementHonorary Chairman
Ralph E. Lean is a highly regarded business lawyer and a trusted advisor to clients that range from start-ups to global corporations. Since September 2011, Lean has been a distinguished counsel in residence at the Ted Rogers School of Management. In addition to his illustrious legal career at Heenan Blaikie and Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, he is currently counsel in the Toronto office of Gowlings. Lean also serves on the boards of many Canadian public and private companies, as well as several charities, foundations and civic groups, including the Canadian Advisory Board and Right to Play.
Representing our founding partners & supporters
Leslie J. Anderson
Global Head of Enterprise Technology, Employee Experience, BMO Financial Group
