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title: Creative Destruction Lab's 2023/24 Program Year
description: Creative Destruction Lab (“CDL”) is a seed-stage program for massively scalable, science- and technology-driven startups. The program takes no equity and charges no fees - it is funded through philanthropy.
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# [Creative Destruction Lab's 2023/24 Program Year](https://blog.worldsummit.ai/creative-destruction-labs-2023/24-program-year)

 Written by [World Summit AI](https://blog.worldsummit.ai/author/world-summit-ai) | Jul 11, 2023 3:47:24 PM

Creative Destruction Lab (“CDL”) is a seed-stage program for massively scalable, science- and technology-driven startups. The program takes no equity and charges no fees - it is funded through philanthropy.

At the core of the CDL program is a series of four intensive, full-day summit meetings that take place from fall to next summer where founders meet with a curated group of super-angels, successful tech entrepreneurs, and star scientists to set short-term objectives and raise capital.

CDL admits companies in [20 specialized streams](https://creativedestructionlab.com/streams/) including Ag, AI, Blockchain, Climate, Commerce, Digital Society, Energy, Fintech, Health, Matter, Neuro, Oceans, Quantum, Risk, Space, Supply Chain and one general tech stream called Prime across[ 12 locations](https://creativedestructionlab.com/locations/) across North America and Europe, with CDL-Oxford running AI, climate, fintech programmes and participating in global space and advanced therapies programmes.

Over the past nine years, CDL has curated a group of experienced mentors who provide made-to-order guidance to the founders admitted to the program as they build scalable technology companies. CDL mentors can be found [here](https://creativedestructionlab.com/mentors/).

More than 5,000 founders representing over 1,200 companies have participated in the CDL program (a portfolio worth $20+ billion). The full list of CDL alumni can be found [here](https://creativedestructionlab.com/companies/).

The 12th annual cohort runs from September 2023 to June 2024. More information on what the programme offers and the criterion can be found [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/13kLmqCqqMFhVprXGnf3qJK3rCCStY1ZO/view). Applicants can apply for Creative Destruction Lab's 2023/24 Program Year by completing this [form](https://creativedestructionlab.com/application-triage/), the deadline to apply is July 28th.

  

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