Creative Destruction Lab Cleveland

Run by Creative Destruction Lab.

Cleveland is one of the cities named on Creative Destruction Lab's locations page, running the same nine-month calendar as the rest of the network: five full-day Sessions every eight weeks from about September to June, hybrid. No money is guaranteed: CDL does not fund entering ventures itself, leaving any investment to mentors and funds in the network. Participation is free of both fees and equity, as the organisation is a non-profit. Deeptech, AI and generalist ventures.

Investment: Not disclosed
Equity taken: 0% (Like 66% of North America · Like 79% globally)
Duration: 36 weeks (Longer than North America median 13 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)
Format: hybrid
Cadence: annual
Location: Cleveland, United States

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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.