DMZ
Also known as DMZ at Toronto Metropolitan University, Digital Media Zone, DMZ Ryerson
Incubator Toronto, Canada Run by Toronto Metropolitan University Since 2010 dmz.torontomu.ca
Overview
University-based startup incubator at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson). It started in 2010 as the Digital Media Zone student workspace and later dropped the media-only focus. It runs an 18-month incubator, a 9-month pre-incubator and partner programs. It has hubs and partners in more than 15 countries, including a Tokyo subsidiary set up in 2025, and a for-profit investment arm, DMZ Ventures.
What startups get
Coaching, experts-in-residence, legal support, customer-acquisition help, investor access through its angel network and DMZ Ventures, and coworking space. Terms vary by program.
Details
- Type
- Incubator
- Run by
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Canada
- Runs in
- Toronto, Caledon, Tokyo, Cairo
- Format
- Cohort-based, in person and virtual
- Who can apply
- Tech startups; pre-incubator for pre-revenue founders, incubator for scaling startups
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sectors
- technology
- Started
- 2010
- Status
- Active
- Website
- dmz.torontomu.ca
Notable alumni
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.