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Creative Destruction Lab launches CDL-London to support entrepreneurship in critical minerals, backed by Rio Tinto and hosted by Imperial Business School

CDL-London will be hosted by the Imperial Institute for Deep Tech Entrepreneurship, an Imperial-wide initiative led by the Imperial Business School, working closely with the Imperial Enterprise Lab to deliver the program. Rio Tinto, a leading mining and materials company, is the founding partner of CDL-London, enabling an expansion of the CDL Minerals program.

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Creative Destruction Lab 2024/25 Graduate Companies

CDL is proud to present the complete list of the 230+ CDL Graduating Ventures from the 2024/25 program year. Congratulations to all!

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Creative Destruction Lab Launches CDL-Milan in Partnership with Tech Europe Foundation, Bocconi University, and Politecnico di Milano

The new site will host a CDL Advanced Manufacturing program and join the global CDL Space program, positioning Milan as a European engine for science- and technology-based entrepreneurship.

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Creative Destruction Lab launches CDL-London to support entrepreneurship in critical minerals, backed by Rio Tinto and hosted by Imperial Business School

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Creative Destruction Lab 2024/25 Graduate Companies

CDL is proud to present the complete list of the 230+ CDL Graduating Ventures from the 2024/25 program year. Congratulations to all!

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Driving a Smarter Critical Minerals Future: from Creative Destruction Lab Alumni to Partner, GeologicAI Partners with CDL Minerals

Since graduating from the CDL program, GeologicAI has deepened and expanded its offering to serve six of the world’s top ten mining enterprises. The Company now returns to as a partner in the CDL Minerals stream.

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Creative Destruction Lab Graduates Announced Amongst Winners of $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal Competition

CDL supported ventures recognized as XPRIZE names winners in global competition to scale breakthrough carbon removal technologies.

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Alberta Cancer Foundation partners with CDL Cancer to advance oncology innovation

The Alberta Cancer Foundation (ACF) is joining the CDL Cancer program. This partnership brings together a shared commitment to accelerate the development and commercialization of cutting-edge technologies that aim to transform the future of cancer care.

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Creative Destruction Lab Expands to Texas at Mays Business School, Focusing on Energy Innovation

CDL-Texas joins the global CDL network, providing founders with access to a world-class mentorship program aimed at scaling early-stage science and technology-based companies in its Energy Stream.

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From Farm to Market: Verifying Agricultural Sustainability with ucrop.it

CDL Alumni ucrop.it is transforming agriculture with verified sustainability and blockchain transparency

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Torys and Creative Destruction Lab announce partnership to scale high-potential climate and health startups

As the exclusive legal partner for each of these key programs, Torys will provide ventures with one-on-one guidance as they scale.

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CIBC forms strategic AI collaboration with Creative Destruction Lab

As a participant in CDL's Putting AI to Work Program, the bank will be a key member of a cohort consisting of leading organizations from various sectors across the Canadian economy, all focused on responsibly integrating AI across their businesses to do more for stakeholders.

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Creative Destruction Lab 2023/24 Graduate Companies

CDL is thrilled to present the complete list of the 250+ CDL Graduating Ventures from the 2023/24 program year. Congratulations to all!

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Creative Destruction Lab and Dandelion Health partner to unlock AI-enabled innovation in healthcare

The partnership will expand CDL’s objectives-based accelerator program to include Dandelion’s de-identified, multimodal clinical datasets, enabling high-potential startups to create more equitable and impactful algorithms for patients, providers, and drug and device developers.

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XPRIZE and Creative Destruction Lab Join Forces to Accelerate Carbon Removal Solutions

This partnership extends beyond the competition itself. Teams working on XPRIZE Carbon Removal initiative will be integrated into CDL streams globally as XPRIZE-CDL Carbon Removal ventures.