- What
- Non-dilutive mentorship, with investor access via the CDL network.
- Who
- Science- and deep-tech ventures.
- From abroad
- Open to companies from outside Qatar All programmes open to founders from abroad →
- Latest
- Last call for applications Jul 2026 — Applications for 2026/27 programme closed 24 July 2026Newest dated item on its own site · checked Oct 2026
- Timeline
- Shortlist mid-August, interviews mid–late August, admission decisions early September; 4 sessions every two months from ↗As published by the programme itself
Checked · October 2026 · creativedestructionlab.com/locations/doha · How we check ↗
In detail
CDL-Doha is a deep-tech mentorship programme in Qatar. Creative Destruction Lab’s first site in the GCC — science-driven, objectives-based mentorship for deep-tech ventures, operated by ESMT Berlin with HEC Paris. Deep-tech streams in artificial intelligence, health, and agriculture & food; CDL-Doha is to support more than 150 ventures over three years. CDL charges no fees and takes no equity.
- Amount
- Non-dilutive mentorship — investor access via the CDL network
- Terms
- No equity for participation
- Eligibility
- Science- and deep-tech ventures
- Sectors
- AI, Health, Agriculture & Food
- Status
- Closed — CDL’s own application page states applications for the 2026/27 programme have closed (deadline was 24 July 2026)
Is this for you?
Where is your company?
Are you open to giving equity?
We match them against what CDL-Doha publishes.
A guide to the published criteria, not a decision — the programme selects.
What the source says
“Companies from around the world can apply to any of CDL's 17 locations across 10 countries.”
“Applications for the 2026/27 program have closed”
“CDL-Doha is Creative Destruction Lab's first site in the Gulf Cooperation Council and Asia.”
“Operated in partnership by ESMT Berlin (CDL-Berlin), with the collaboration of HEC Paris (CDL-Paris), CDL-Doha provides a platform for science-driven innovation”
“Featuring deep-tech streams in artificial intelligence, health, and agriculture & food”
“CDL-Doha will support more than 150 ventures over a three-year period.”
Closing soon on the map
No published deadline in the next 30 days · All published deadlines →
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|---|---|---|---|
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| QDB Pre-Accelerator 2026Closed — the 2026 cycle's terms are no longer published. | not published | Not published | Closed |
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No programmes match these filters.
Highest amount in each programme’s own “What” line. Other currencies converted for sorting only (Gulf pegs; KWD, EUR, GBP approximate).
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Questions founders ask
What does CDL-Doha offer?
Non-dilutive mentorship, with investor access via the CDL network.
Does CDL-Doha take equity?
No equity for participation.
Can founders from abroad apply?
Open to companies from outside Qatar.
Is it open now?
No — it is currently closed. The status on this page follows the programme’s own site.
How do I apply?
Through its own application form — the Apply button on this page goes straight there.
Sources
Primary source · creativedestructionlab.com/locations/doha · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/creative-destruction-lab · Checked October 2026