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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Shoppers Drug Mart Retail | Other 30 Nov 2022 | | ||
Rogers Communications Telecommunications | Other 10 Aug 2021 30 Nov 2022 | | | |
Magna International Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | Other 30 Nov 2022 | | ||
Loblaw Companies Limited foodtech, Retail | Other 30 Nov 2022 | | ||
Project Management Institute IT Services, Professional Training and Coaching | Other 30 Nov 2022 | | ||
Xanadu deeptech, IT Services, Computer Hardware Manufacturing | Not capitalistic Partnership Not event 27 Nov 2020 3 Feb 2023 | | | |
Oxa transporttech, IT Services, Software Development | Other 3 Feb 2023 | | ||
Lowercarbon Capital greentech, cleantech, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 7 Feb 2023 | | ||
Renaissance Fusion healthtech, Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing | Other 7 Feb 2023 | | ||
Sustainable Development Technology Canada - Technologies du Développement Durable Canada IT Services, Government Administration | Other 10 Apr 2023 | |