CDL-Rockies
Prime

For founders pursuing state of the art technological innovations across diverse industries.

The CDL-Rockies Prime stream supports innovative science and technology ventures tackling some of the world’s toughest challenges. Industry-agnostic and globally connected, Prime links ambitious founders with a world-class community of seasoned entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists who draw on deep domain expertise across multiple sectors. Prime is the ideal stream for teams developing state-of-the-art innovations with the potential for massive, global scale.

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 admitted via a competitive application process work alongside experienced entrepreneurs, leading scientists and economists, and top MBA students to gain the guidance and networks needed to grow with confidence.

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Who Should Apply?

The CDL-Rockies Prime Stream is particularly suited to coachable research teams and ventures with differentiated technology and the potential for massive growth. This Stream is tailored towards early-stage companies (early venture or growth); however, ventures at all levels of maturity will be considered.

Example Innovation Areas

  • Health and Life sciences: Includes health based technologies in digital health, medical diagnostics and medical devices as well as novel biochemical processes and materials.
  • Digital Technologies: Includes B2B SaaS ventures and software technologies across a wide range of industries such as artificial intelligence, proptech, fintech and cybersecurity.   
  • Hardtech: Includes devices such as IoT, sensors, AR/VR technologies, robotics, geospatial technologies, aerospace and other devices with a diverse range of applications.

The list above is not exhaustive. Contact Amelie Schumacher CDL-Rockies’ Prime Stream Manager to discuss the program and your venture.

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.

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CDL-Rockies Prime Partners

  • Cassels
  • The Mancal Group 

 

For more information or to schedule an introduction meeting with the CDL team, email:

Amelie Schumacher

Prime Stream Manager, CDL-Rockies

amelie.schumacher@creativedestructionlab.com

 

“The CDL program was a transformative opportunity that allowed us to grow and develop our business with the support of incredible mentors. The program challenged us to enhance the way we communicated our business and milestone goals, which are strategies that we continue to use to date when working with key stakeholders.”

 

Since graduating from CDL, NanoTess has:

  • Received Health Canada approval for its nanotechnology
  • Completed a real-world evaluation of NanoSALV’s implementation feasibility, clinical effectiveness, and impact on patients, their caregivers and health providers
  • Won the CAN Health Network 2023 Innovation Award and the 2024 CAN Health Network with the Company of the Year award 

Julian Mulia

Co-Founder & CSO, NanoTess - CDL-Rockies Prime 2020/21

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