CDL Recovery Application

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Creative Destruction Lab is now accepting applications for CDL Recovery. CDL Recovery will rapidly transform technological innovations into useful products and services that address public health and economic recovery challenges created by the global COVID-19 crisis. Applications are open to startups, as well as to divisions/teams within existing organizations, and research groups without any formal affiliation.

Applications open April 6, 2020. After filling out the application form, you will receive a confirmation email with more details about next steps.

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding participation in the CDL program, please contact us at recovery@creativedestructionlab.com.

PRIMARY CONTACT PERSON'S INFORMATION

Salutation

First Name

Last Name

Title

Gender

Phone

Street

City

Country

State

Province

Postal Code

LinkedIn Profile

VENTURE INFORMATION

VENTURE OVERVIEW

Venture Name

Is your venture incorporated?

Yes

If yes, provide date of incorporation

If yes, provide jurisdiction (Example: Delaware)

Industry

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Other Industry

Use this field if none of the options listed in the previous industry list apply to your venture.

Website

AngelList Profile

If you do not have an AngelList (www.angel.co) Profile, we strongly encourage you to create one and add information on your team, investors, etc.

Crunchbase Profile

What problem is your technology solving?

Which of the following broad categories does this problem best fit into?

Explain how your technology/product solves the problem you have indicated.

Describe how your product or service works. This is best done from the perspective of a potential or actual customer. Explain the value proposition for this customer.

Which of the following describes your current prototype readiness?

What is your estimated time to market?

TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

Describe your core technology in non-technical terms?

What areas of science does your technology draw from?

What is novel about your technology?

What is the hardest part of building your technology?

TEAM INFORMATION

Number of key co-founders (in addition to Primary Contact Person)

Number of Employees (Full-Time Equivalent including founders)

Primary Contact Person's Information

First Name

Last Name

Who on your team leads the development of the venture's core technology (if not on the founding team, please provide a link to their LinkedIn, GitHub, Google Scholar, or similar online profile)

What was the team working on pre-pandemic and how does it relate to the project you are proposing here? If the team was not working together, please answer separately for each team member.

What are the 3 most relevant areas of expertise on your team that pertain to this project?

2nd Co-Founder's Information

First Name

Last Name

Title

Gender

LinkedIn Profile

3rd Co-Founder's Information

First Name

Last Name

Title

Gender

LinkedIn Profile

4th Co-Founder's Information

First Name

Last Name

Title

Gender

LinkedIn Profile

5th Co-Founder's Information

First Name

Last Name

Title

Gender

LinkedIn Profile

6th Co-Founder's Information

First Name

Last Name

Title

Gender

LinkedIn Profile

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

How do you think the Creative Destruction Lab can help your venture succeed?

Is there anything else you would like to tell us?

Please add links to any materials (patents, publications, market reports) or upload any documents (resume, product designs, etc.) that will strengthen your application.

Upload Documents (PDF only)

Privacy Notice: Personal information collected in connection with your application to Creative Destruction Lab, including data collected from founders and its employees such as contact information, education history, work experience, and financial information about the venture, will be used for the purposes of processing and responding to your application, including assessing the suitability of your venture for acceptance into the program. We also use this information (in addition to information about your participation in the program, if accepted) for internal research and analysis in order to identify, evaluate and better understand factors that contribute to a successful venture. We may also share de-identified data with third-party academic researchers for social science research purposes. CDL as an organization has a policy against sharing any sensitive technical information or intellectual property relating to the Venture with any researchers. If you provide us with personal information about any other individual (such as your co-founder(s) or partner(s)), you confirm that you have obtained the consent of such individual(s) prior to providing any personal information to us.

I confirm that the information given in this form is true, complete and accurate.

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