Creative Destruction Lab's mission is to enhance the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind.
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.
CDL’s mission is to enhance the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind.
The nine-month program employs an objectives-based mentoring process to enhance the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation.
The program combines 5 elements to help companies transition from science projects to scalable and financeable companies:
- An emphasis on objective-setting, helping companies focus on what’s most important to their business
- Focused mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs who have founded, led, and sold significant tech companies
- Technical advice from world-leading scientists, engineers, and economists
- Hands-on support from top business students, who embed within the company to provide business support
- Opportunities to raise capital, including angels and VCs from Europe and North America
Founded by Professor Ajay Agrawal in 2012 at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded to 13 sites across seven countries: Oxford, Seattle, Paris, Atlanta, Madison, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, Berlin, Estonia, and Melbourne.
The successful commercialization of cutting-edge science and technology achieved through the program has led to the creation of over CAD $32 billion in equity value.
General Technology, Energy, Health, Space, Supply Chain, Oceans, Quantum, Artificial Intelligence, Startup Support, Incubator, Climate, Matter, Materials, Risk Management, Commerce, Innovation, Commercialization, Digital Society, Risk, FinTech, and Blockchain
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Round13 Capital Financial Services | Other 19 Jul 2018 | | ||
BDC Banking | Other 16 Dec 2020 | | ||
Brink Business Consulting and Services | Other 26 Feb 2019 | | ||
Neutun Labs [Acquired by Doc.ai] biotech, deeptech, healthtech, Technology, Information and Internet | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 21 May 2015 | | ||
CoLab Software industry 4.0, Software Development | Not capitalistic Partnership Event 12 Apr 2019 | | ||
Nix Sensor Ltd. it services, Computers and Electronics Manufacturing | Capitalistic Not partnership Not event 18 Nov 2019 | | ||
Eigen Innovations Inc. industry 4.0, Automation Machinery Manufacturing | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 19 Jul 2016 | | ||
McInnes Cooper Law Practice, legaltech | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 24 Sep 2017 | | ||
OTI Lumionics deeptech, Chemical Manufacturing | Other 10 Feb 2015 13 May 2024 | | | |
AmorChem Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 23 Oct 2019 | |