CDL Nurture: Spinout Series

For Canadian innovators with entrepreneurial aspirations

Stay tuned for upcoming events

Module 2: How to Think About Financing a Spinout in Canada (Registrations Closed)

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 // 1:00PM – 2:15PM ET

Please join us for the second event in CDL Nurture’s Spinout Series, to learn from some of Canada’s best on how they think about raising money to scale a spinout.

In Partnership With

Catalyst Legal Partner

Panelist Speakers

Michael Helander

Founder & CEO of OTI Lumionics

Former Postdoc, UofT

Patrick Lor

Managing Partner, Panache Ventures

Shreya Shukla

Co-Founder of Notch Therapeutics

Former Postdoc, UofT

Chad Bayne

Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies at Osler

Past Events

Module 1: How to Think About Spinning Out in Canada (Registrations Closed)

The first event in CDL Nurture’s Spinout Series, attendees learned from some of Canada’s best on how to transition between an academic and a commercial mindset.

Brendan Frey 

Founder of Deep Genomics

Co-Founder of Vector Institute; Tenured UofT Professor

Christian Weedbrook

Founder & CEO of Xanadu

Former Postdoc, MIT & UofT

John Wilson

President & CEO of Innovate Calgary; 15 years experience spinning out companies

Jean-Nicolas Delage

Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies at Osler

Creative Destruction Lab

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. Its nine-month program allows founders to learn from experienced entrepreneurs, increasing their likelihood of success. Founded in 2012 by Professor Ajay Agrawal at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded to 13 sites across seven countries: Oxford, Seattle, Paris, Atlanta, Madison, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, Berlin, Estonia, and Melbourne.

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