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Creative Destruction Lab

Creative Destruction Lab (nonprofit) · Nonprofit mentorship program for pre-seed to seed science and deep tech ventures, strong AI and quantum streams

Next deadline
9moJul 2027
Estimated from past cadence · 2027/28
Next batch
Oct 2027
Estimated · in 12mo
Offer
n/a
No equity
Batches a year
1
0 companies tracked

What it offers

Terms
No fees and no equity taken. No guaranteed investment; mentors who invest often back part of each cohort. Source
Where
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, Seattle, Texas, Wisconsin, Cleveland, London, Paris, Berlin, Milan, San Sebastian, Estonia, Doha, Melbourne
Cadence
One program year, sessions every two months from the fall
Ventures participated since 2012
4,000+ (2026)
Graduated companies
1,700+ (2026)
Equity value created
CAD $60B+ (2026)

Batches and deadlines

Creative Destruction Lab batches, upcoming first, with deadlines and company counts
BatchStarts
Coming up
2027/28estimated · Estimated from the 2026/27 cycle: deadline July 24, shortlist mid August, admissions early September, first session in the fallDeadline Jul 2027Oct 2027in 1 year
Earlier
2026/27Applications closed. Defence final deadline June 15, 2026; Quantum Bootcamp June 21, 2026. Sessions run every two months starting in the fallDeadline Jul 24n/a

Companies

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About Creative Destruction Lab

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Creative Destruction Lab (nonprofit)
Companies from
official portfolio and batch pages, loaded by research
Dates checked
2026-09-25, from 5 official pages
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