Creative Destruction Lab
Usually opens in March and April and May and June and July
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
No fee and no equity taken by CDL itself, though mentors may invest personally. Free nine-month objectives-based programme.
Creative Destruction Lab
private · national
Deadline: annual_call — Annual application cycle closing in the summer (typically June or July) for a programme starting in September
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, ai, climate, health, space
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
- R&D activity required
Massively scalable, science-based ventures. Open to companies worldwide, but founders must attend sessions at a CDL site.
Source. https://creativedestructionlab.com/apply/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked