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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)/27 Cohort

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)/27 Cohort

Offers Creative Destruction Lab cohorts with mentorship, customer discovery, and venture readiness to help startups scale.

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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a Canadian nonprofit accelerator founded in 2012 at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Its core mandate is to enhance the commercialization of science and technology for the benefit of society. CDL delivers an objectives-based program for seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies with the potential for massive scale, operating across

CDL funds seed-stage science and technology ventures through a mentorship-only, objectives-based accelerator program that takes no equity and charges no fees.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Equity
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: creativedestructionlab.com