Matthew Brister
President, Bison Oil and Gas Ltd.
Energy
For founders addressing energy security challenges and advancing the transition to a low-carbon future.
Based in the heart of Canada’s energy industry, the Energy Stream connects early-stage founders shaping the future of energy with seasoned entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists from diverse backgrounds. We support ventures addressing energy security challenges and advancing the transition to a low-carbon future.
Creative Destruction Lab – Rockies (CDL-Rockies) helps visionary innovators reduce the barriers that prevent their innovations from having a massive impact. The CDL program is an objectives-based mentorship program whereby founders work with and learn from experienced entrepreneurs, as well as world-class scientists, economists and business students with deep subject matter expertise. Companies enter the program through a competitive application process and, if accepted, will begin the nine-month program with a cohort of their peers.
Who Should Apply?
The Energy Stream is best suited to coachable ventures and research teams driving towards innovative and novel solutions with the potential for significant market impact. The program is tailored towards early-stage companies (early venture or growth) or even projects (pre-incorporation); however, ventures at all levels of maturity will be considered.
Example Innovation Areas
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- Energy Systems Optimization: sensors & IoT, hardware devices, robotics, predictive analytics software that optimize energy systems’ efficiency within conventional and renewable energy sources, smart grids, and smart mobility.
- Alternative Energy: novel energy generation technologies including renewables, geothermal, bioenergy, and fusion/nuclear technologies.
- Energy Storage & Management: material and process innovations in energy storage systems including thermal storage, mechanical storage, fuel cells and battery technologies, distributed energy sources and grid management systems.
- Hydrogen: material and process technology advancements spanning the entire hydrogen value chain including production, storage, distribution and consumption/application.
- Decarbonization & Carbon Management: technologies that involve the development of new materials and processes for capturing, transporting, using and storing carbon produced by industrial activities and power generation.
This list is not exhaustive. For more information, please contact Amelie Schumacher, Energy Stream Manager.
Our Mentors
CDL-Rockies mentors represent a broad cross-section of extraordinary, accomplished entrepreneurs, scientists, active angel and venture investors across industries who employ a global mindset. They are integral to the success of each CDL-Rockies program and are invested in finding and supporting innovations—and the visionary innovators behind them—to solve critical problems. Mentors provide founders with the business expertise required to commercialize, as well as their time, resources and networks.
For more information or to schedule an introduction meeting with the CDL team, email:
Amelie Schumacher
Energy Stream Manager, CDL-Rockies