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Database, Methodological Tools, and Research Opportunities: Creative Destruction Lab and Early-Stage Technology Ventures

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  • Amir Sariri
  • Evgenia Gatov
  • Geneva Neal
  • Kyle Robinson
  • Sonia Sennik
  • Wei Yang Tham
  • Michael Vertolli
  • Avi Goldfarb

Abstract

We introduce a new dataset built from a global non-profit startup program for early-stage high-technology startups called Creative Destruction Lab (CDL). The early stages of startup formation remain one of the least understood aspects of firm growth. The nature of this program and the data collected from its operations are well suited to investigate open questions in entrepreneurial strategy, entrepreneurial finance, advice, and technology transfer. This dataset combines three critical features for rigorous empirical research. First, the large, multi-year sample includes roughly 15,000 applicants, 9,000 founders in admitted startups, and nearly 2,000 mentors. Second, CDL recognized the academic value from the outset and built enterprise IT linking venture-level characteristics, structured longitudinal records of firm development and operations, and unstructured verbatim transcripts of mentor–founder discussions. Third, the data cover 27 technological domains such as therapeutics and quantum computing. This paper provides an overview of the setting from which data is collected, a high-level description of available data, and information on how to access these data for research.

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  • Amir Sariri & Evgenia Gatov & Geneva Neal & Kyle Robinson & Sonia Sennik & Wei Yang Tham & Michael Vertolli & Avi Goldfarb, 2025. "Database, Methodological Tools, and Research Opportunities: Creative Destruction Lab and Early-Stage Technology Ventures," NBER Working Papers 34127, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    • Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberwo:34127
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    JEL classification:

    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights

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