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STARTUP CULTURE
Ruling the world
The DMZ at Ryerson University is the number one university-based incubator in the world, according to a 2018 ranking by the firm UBI Global.
The Ryerson incubator tied for first with the U.K.’s SETsquared out of more than 200 programs in its category, and rose from a third-place rank in 2015.
“Excelling across all impact and performance categories, the DMZ at Ryerson University has once again demonstrated why it is one of the best university-managed incubation programs in the world. A truly impressive accomplishment evident by successful startups such as Sampler, Borrowell and Sensibill, all incubated at the DMZ,” said Ali Amin, co-founder, UBI Global.
Since the last UBI ranking in 2015, the DMZ has created an advisory council of the top tech and business minds in North America; opened an office in New York City; launched its flagship sales accelerator program; and developed partnerships with companies like Facebook to create accelerator programs in digital news, fintech and early market validation for womenled companies.
UBI Global is a leader in performance analysis of business incubators around the world. The Stockholm-based research organization looks at more than 20 key performance indicators including funding, jobs created, company survival rates and coaching hours. 
