Do Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and Y Combinator invest together?

Yes — Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and Y Combinator appear together in 8 tracked portfolio companies, including Altay Therapeutics, Ananya Health, AOA Dx, Armilla AI, Arylla.

How do Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and Y Combinator compare on check size?

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) typically writes checks of $50K – $250K, while Y Combinator writes $500K.

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) vs Y Combinator

Two firms that co-invest: side by side on stage, sector, check size, and track record, from public filings and the firms' own sites.

	Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)	Y Combinator
Type	Accelerator	Accelerator
HQ	Toronto	San Francisco
Founded	2012	2005
Check size	$50K – $250K	$500K
Stages	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors	Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Digital Health, EdTech, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech	AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, EdTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech
Tracked investments	399	6,130
Exits (acquired/public)	—	839
Led rounds on record	—	21
Dated deals, last 24 mo	3	1304

Shared portfolio · 8

Altay Therapeutics Ananya Health AOA Dx Armilla AI Arylla Brown Foods Care Weather Cogram

Frequently asked questions

Do Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and Y Combinator invest together?: Yes — Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and Y Combinator appear together in 8 tracked portfolio companies, including Altay Therapeutics, Ananya Health, AOA Dx, Armilla AI, Arylla.
How do Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and Y Combinator compare on check size?: Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) typically writes checks of $50K – $250K, while Y Combinator writes $500K.