Black Innovation Programs


Empowering the next wave of Black entrepreneurs

ANNOUNCEMENT: $1.2M GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION

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BETAKIT

City of Toronto Commits $250,000 to expansion of Black Innovation Fellowship
Ryerson’s DMZ Reaches $400,000 of $1 Million Goal to Expand Black Innovation Fellowship
Shopify Partners with DMZ, Dream Maker Ventures For Black Entrepreneurs Initiative

CBC

City pledges over $1.2 million in funding to support Black arts, business communities

DAILYHIVE

8 startups that are currently in Ryerson's Black Innovation Fellowship
Toronto-based Black business leaders you should know

GLOBE AND MAIL

Canadian corporate leaders back Ryerson’s Black Innovation Fellowship

THE AFRICAN EXPONENT

Ryerson University Partners Dream Makers to Help Migrants Startups in Canada

TORONTO STAR

New Ryerson DMZ Program offers fellowship for Black tech entrepreneurs
Toronto to invest $1.2M to support Black artists, confront anti-Black racism

INNOVATING CANADA

Powerful Tech Incubator Works to Support Black Entrepreneurs

CVCA CENTRAL

The Barriers and Lost Opportunities in Backing Canada’s Black Entrepreneurs
Reaching Full Potential: Removing Barriers and Elevating Black Entrepreneurs

BAY STREET BULL

6 Canadian Startups That Are Hardcoding Diversity Into Today’s Leading Companies

BNN BLOOMBERG

'I don't want to be a unicorn': Black founders struggle to raise venture capital

FUTURE OF GOOD

'We know everyone has potential’: Inside Canada’s only Black-focused tech incubator
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