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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Olds College of Agriculture & Technology agritech, Higher Education | Other 30 Mar 2021 | | ||
Prince Edward Island BioAlliance deeptech, Biotechnology Research | Other 22 Dec 2020 | | ||
Zebera edtech, Technology, Information and Internet | Other 30 Jan 2020 | | ||
Volta IT Services and IT Consulting | Other 17 Nov 2021 | | ||
Genesis Professional Training and Coaching | Other 4 Nov 2022 | | ||
Canada's Ocean Supercluster greentech, cleantech, Non-profit Organizations | Other 17 Nov 2022 | | ||
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer biotech, deeptech, Hospitals and Health Care | Other 13 Apr 2022 | | ||
Highline Beta Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 31 Oct 2019 | | ||
University of Calgary Higher Education, edtech | Other 15 Dec 2021 | | ||
Oxford Entrepreneurs Higher Education | Other 9 Mar 2022 | |