The DMZ at Ryerson University


The DMZ is Ryerson University's business incubator for early-stage technology startups.
The incubator was launched under the name Digital Media Zone in April 2010, a year after then-president Sheldon Levy announced his intention to make digital media a top priority for the university.
In February 2011, the DMZ opened a new workspace within its downtown hub. In April 2015, the incubator was rebranded as "DMZ".
In 2015 DMZ was ranked the best university-based business incubator in North America by UBI Global and in 2018 UBI Global gave it the #1 ranking in the world, jointly with The SETsquared Partnership in the United Kingdom.
Since it began the DMZ has helped 300 startups that have raised nearly $400 million and created in excess 3,000 jobs.