
Creative Destruction Lab
Overview
Mentoring program for scalable science and technology startups.
Founded
2012
Deals ยท 12mo
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Stage focus
Geographic focus
Sector focus
Investment portfolio
| NAME | DATE | SIZE | |
|---|---|---|---|
Exogene | Oct 2021Participated | $2 MOther Equity | |
QurCan Therapeutics Inc. | May 2021Participated | $3 MSeed | |
GroundedAI | Dec 2020Participated | $2 MSeed | |
Fluent.ai | May 2017Participated | $1 MSeed | |
Agersens | Apr 2017Participated | $29 MSeries A | |
Exogene | Oct 2021Participated | $2 MOther Equity | |
QurCan Therapeutics Inc. | May 2021Participated | $3 MSeed | |
GroundedAI | Dec 2020Participated | $2 MSeed | |
Fluent.ai | May 2017Participated | $1 MSeed | |
Agersens | Apr 2017Participated | $29 MSeries A |
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Deal Distribution
| Round type | Led deals | Participated deals |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | 0 | 3 |
| Series A | 0 | 1 |
| Other Equity | 0 | 1 |
Monthly Deal Activity
| Month | Deals |
|---|---|
| Apr '17 | 1 |
| May '17 | 1 |
| Jun '17 | 0 |
| Jul '17 | 0 |
| Aug '17 | 0 |
| Sep '17 | 0 |
| Oct '17 | 0 |
| Nov '17 | 0 |
| Dec '17 | 0 |
| Jan '18 | 0 |
| Feb '18 | 0 |
| Mar '18 | 0 |
| Apr '18 | 0 |
| May '18 | 0 |
| Jun '18 | 0 |
| Jul '18 | 0 |
| Aug '18 | 0 |
| Sep '18 | 0 |
| Oct '18 | 0 |
| Nov '18 | 0 |
| Dec '18 | 0 |
| Jan '19 | 0 |
| Feb '19 | 0 |
| Mar '19 | 0 |
| Apr '19 | 0 |
| May '19 | 0 |
| Jun '19 | 0 |
| Jul '19 | 0 |
| Aug '19 | 0 |
| Sep '19 | 0 |
| Oct '19 | 0 |
| Nov '19 | 0 |
| Dec '19 | 0 |
| Jan '20 | 0 |
| Feb '20 | 0 |
| Mar '20 | 0 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 0 |
| Aug '20 | 0 |
| Sep '20 | 0 |
| Oct '20 | 0 |
| Nov '20 | 0 |
| Dec '20 | 1 |
| Jan '21 | 0 |
| Feb '21 | 0 |
| Mar '21 | 0 |
| Apr '21 | 0 |
| May '21 | 1 |
| Jun '21 | 0 |
| Jul '21 | 0 |
| Aug '21 | 0 |
| Sep '21 | 0 |
| Oct '21 | 1 |
| Nov '21 | 0 |
| Dec '21 | 0 |
| Jan '22 | 0 |
| Feb '22 | 0 |
| Mar '22 | 0 |
| Apr '22 | 0 |
| May '22 | 0 |
| Jun '22 | 0 |
| Jul '22 | 0 |
| Aug '22 | 0 |
| Sep '22 | 0 |
| Oct '22 | 0 |
| Nov '22 | 0 |
| Dec '22 | 0 |
| Jan '23 | 0 |
| Feb '23 | 0 |
| Mar '23 | 0 |
| Apr '23 | 0 |
| May '23 | 0 |
| Jun '23 | 0 |
| Jul '23 | 0 |
| Aug '23 | 0 |
| Sep '23 | 0 |
| Oct '23 | 0 |
| Nov '23 | 0 |
| Dec '23 | 0 |
| Jan '24 | 0 |
| Feb '24 | 0 |
| Mar '24 | 0 |
| Apr '24 | 0 |
| May '24 | 0 |
| Jun '24 | 0 |
| Jul '24 | 0 |
| Aug '24 | 0 |
| Sep '24 | 0 |
| Oct '24 | 0 |
| Nov '24 | 0 |
| Dec '24 | 0 |
| Jan '25 | 0 |
| Feb '25 | 0 |
| Mar '25 | 0 |
| Apr '25 | 0 |
| May '25 | 0 |
| Jun '25 | 0 |
| Jul '25 | 0 |
| Aug '25 | 0 |
| Sep '25 | 0 |
| Oct '25 | 0 |
| Nov '25 | 0 |
| Dec '25 | 0 |
| Jan '26 | 0 |
| Feb '26 | 0 |
| Mar '26 | 0 |
| Apr '26 | 0 |
| May '26 | 0 |
| Jun '26 | 0 |
| Jul '26 | 0 |
| Aug '26 | 0 |
| Sep '26 | 0 |
| Oct '26 | 0 |
Sector Breakdown
A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.
| Sector | Deals |
|---|---|
| Networks, Cloud & Communication | 2 |
| Enterprise Software | 2 |
| Health & Life Sciences | 2 |
| AI & Machine Learning | 2 |
| Real Estate & Construction | 2 |
| Space & Frontier Tech | 2 |
| Food & Agriculture | 1 |
| AR/VR | 1 |
| Clean Energy & Sustainability | 1 |
| Data, Analytics & IT | 1 |
Deal Size Distribution
Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.
| Round size band (USD) | Deals |
|---|---|
| <$5M | 4 |
| $5M-$10M | 0 |
| $10M-$25M | 0 |
| $25M-$50M | 1 |
| $50M-$100M | 0 |
| $100M-$250M | 0 |
| $250M-$500M | 0 |
| $500M-$1B | 0 |
| $1B+ | 0 |
Deals By Geography
Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.
| Region | Deals |
|---|---|
| Canada | 3 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Europe | 1 |
Co-Investors
Bubble size = shared deals
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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.
| Co-investor | Shared deals |
|---|---|
| Maple Leaf Angels | 2 |
| AgFunder | 1 |
| Aspada | 1 |
| Atomico | 1 |
| BD Capital | 1 |
| BDC | 1 |
| Beresford Ventures | 1 |
| Danhua Capital | 1 |
| DOEN Foundation | 1 |
| Entrepreneur First | 1 |
| FACIT | 1 |
| Factor[e] | 1 |
| JB Equity | 1 |
| KPMG | 1 |
| MEDTEQ+ | 1 |
| Milltrust Ventures | 1 |
| Montpelier Foundation | 1 |
| Ontario Brain Institute | 1 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation | 1 |
| Pymwymic | 1 |
Investment Strategy
| Category | Deals (count) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Led | 0 | 0% |
| Participating | 5 | 100% |
| Category | Deals (count) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Single-lead | 0 | 0% |
| Co-led | 0 | 0% |
Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range
Team
Founder
Founder in residence
Associate
Founding Partner and Fellow
Associate
Venture Analyst
Associate
Founding Partner and G7 Associate
Venture Analyst
Senior Venture Manager - Space Stream Lead, Associate Director - Space and Prime
Co-founder
Scientist
Associate