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 in 2012 by Professor Ajay Agrawal at the University of thirteen sites across seven countries: Seattle, Oxford, Paris, Atlanta, Estonia, Madison, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Berlin, Melbourne and Halifax. The successful commercialization of cutting-edge science and technology achieved through the program has led to the creation of over CAD $28 billion in equity value. CDL alumni companies include North (Waterloo), Atomwise (San Francisco), Kyndi (Palo Alto), Xanadu (Toronto), BenchSci (Toronto), Kheiron Medical (London), and Roadbotics (Pittsburgh).
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Washington Research Foundation Non-profit Organizations | Other 10 May 2022 | | ||
The Fields Institute For Research In Mathematical Sciences deeptech, Research Services | Other 18 Apr 2022 | | ||
AI Business Newspaper Publishing | Other 27 May 2022 | | ||
The Lavin Agency Events Services | Other 25 Nov 2019 | | ||
University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium Higher Education, martech, transporttech | Other 20 Nov 2020 | | ||
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Dave Williams AstroDaveMD healthtech, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 12 Jun 2019 | | ||
3Ci IT Services, Business Consulting and Services | Capitalistic Not partnership Not event 30 Mar 2022 | | ||
Vector Institute IT Services, Research Services | Other 29 Jun 2022 | | ||
Tracxn fintech, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 25 May 2023 | |