Creative Destruction Lab

📍 Toronto, Canada🗓 Founded 2012👥 717 employees💰 Last funded Oct 2022
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals🌐 creativedestructionlab.com
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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. 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. Founded by Professor Ajay Agrawal in 2012 at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded and now has 11 sites across six countries: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, Paris, Madison, Seattle, Estonia, Berlin, and Melbourne. 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 The successful commercialization of cutting-edge science and technology achieved through the program has led to the creation of over CAD $35 billion in equity value.
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Who invested in Creative Destruction Lab?
Creative Destruction Lab has 4 investors on record on gritt.io and 4 late-stage investors.
When did Creative Destruction Lab last raise funding?
The most recent investment in Creative Destruction Lab recorded on gritt.io was in October 2022.
When was Creative Destruction Lab founded?
Creative Destruction Lab was founded in 2012.
What industry is Creative Destruction Lab in?
Creative Destruction Lab operates in Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals. Find similar Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals investors on gritt.io.
Where is Creative Destruction Lab based?
Creative Destruction Lab is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.