Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
Creative Destruction Lab
Usually opens in May 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.
GIVES NO CASH AND TAKES NO EQUITY AND CHARGES NO FEE. CDL is a nine-month objectives-based programme where founders set and defend milestones in front of a group of experienced entrepreneurs and investors ('the Fellows'), who may choose to invest personally on their own terms. Companies are cut from the programme if they fail to attract mentor support at a session.
You must co-fund 0%.
Creative Destruction Lab (hosted by Rotman School of Management and partner universities)
private · supranational
Deadline: annual_call — One annual intake per stream. Applications typically open in spring and close in the summer for a programme starting in the autumn.
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, health, space, climate
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
Massively scalable, science- and technology-based ventures. Founders must attend the in-person sessions at their chosen site roughly every eight weeks.
Source. https://creativedestructionlab.com/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked