Creative Destruction Lab Berlin

Run by Creative Destruction Lab.

The Berlin site of Creative Destruction Lab runs the organisation's nine-month cycle, roughly September to June, built around five full-day objective-setting Sessions held every eight weeks in a hybrid format. CDL is a non-profit: it charges no participation fee and takes no equity, and states there is no guaranteed investment and that it does not directly fund the ventures it admits, though mentors and funds in its network may invest separately. It takes deeptech and AI companies as well as generalist ones.

Investment: Not disclosed
Equity taken: 0% (Like 88% of Europe & C. Asia · Like 79% globally)
Duration: 36 weeks (Longer than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)
Format: hybrid
Cadence: annual
Location: Berlin, Germany

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How to apply

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https://creativedestructionlab.com/faqs/ read 2026-09-06 — supports equity pct, duration weeks, format, application url, batch cadence
https://creativedestructionlab.com/program/ read 2026-09-06 — supports duration weeks, batch cadence
https://creativedestructionlab.com/locations/ read 2026-09-06 — supports city, country, country code, duration note, status

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Last verified 2026-09-06.