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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Creative Destruction Lab

Status

Usually opens in May and July

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
Not published

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%.

Funder

Creative Destruction Lab (hosted by Rotman School of Management and partner universities)

private · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — 2026/27 applications closed 24 July 2026 (some programmes earlier). CDL does not take any equity. Next intake not announced.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Massively scalable, science- and technology-based ventures. Founders must attend the in-person sessions at their chosen site roughly every eight weeks.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://creativedestructionlab.com/

"Applications close on July 24, 2026 at 11:59PM ET."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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