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Creative Destruction Lab

Creative Destruction Lab

Overview

Creative Destruction Lab is a non-profit accelerator and investment firm that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.

Year Founded

2012

Portfolio Companies

270

Investments

Creative Destruction Lab investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Outrun RoboticsJul 2026AcceleratorCo-investor
Primary BioscienceJun 2026Seed RoundCo-investor
Vivamed, Inc.May 2026Seed RoundCo-investor
NeuramillFeb 2026SeedCo-investor
PointFit TechnologyFeb 2026SeedCo-investor

Key People

Ajay Agrawal

Founder

Amaury van Trappen de Buggenoms

Founder In Residence

Dauren Aubakirov

Space founder in residence

Dennis Bennie

Co Founder and G7 Fellow

Marouane Salhi

Quantum Computing & Machine Learning Startup Venture Co-founder

Mustafa Koroglu

Co-founder Of PowerDev

Neil Wainwright

G7 Founder & Associate

Alison Sunstrum

Fellow And Founding Partner

Anthony Lacavera

Founding Partner

Colin Harris

Founding Partner, CDL-Vancouver

Michael Hyatt

Founding Partner

Neal Dempsey

Founding Partner, CDL-Seattle

Rodney Payne

Founding Partner, Climate

Roger Tang

Founding Partner, CDL-Rockies

Megan Badley

Managing Director & Co-Site Lead, CDL-Toronto

Sonia Sennik

Executive Director

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HeadquartersToronto
Year Founded2012

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