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
| Batch | Starts | Deadline | Demo day | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2027 | Oct 2027in 1 year | Jul 2027in 9 months | n/a | |
| 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 24 | n/a | Jul 242 months ago | n/a |
Companies
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About Creative Destruction Lab
- Run by
- Creative Destruction Lab (nonprofit)
- Companies from
- official portfolio and batch pages, loaded by research
- Dates checked
- 2026-09-25, from 5 official pages
- Refresh
- Monthly
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