Emer Dooley
Emer Dooley is currently Site Lead at Creative Destruction Lab and serves as a Board Member at Women's World Banking. She has previously held executive and board roles at organizations including Alliance of Angels Seed Fund, ARCS, Julep, and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Creative Destruction Lab Seattle Accelerator Graduates 17 Startups, Raising Over $330M Since 2022
Creative Destruction Lab's Seattle accelerator, based at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business, graduated 17 early-stage startups in its fifth cohort since 2021. These startups, specializing in advanced manufacturing and computational health, have collectively raised over $330 million in venture funding since 2022.
Transforming Science and Technology for Humankind, Emer Dooley, CDL
The Creative Destruction Lab: Connecting Innovation with Impact In this episode, Emer Dooley, site lead for the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, discusses the CDL's mission to commercialize deep tech startups for the benefit of humankind. She elaborates on CDL’s mentoring program, which pairs high-caliber mentors with promising startups in the fields of computational health and advanced manufacturing, to guide them through critical objectives over a nine-month period. Emer also explains the program's unique funding model, the process of selecting and nurturing startups, and CDL’s significant impact on the Seattle innovation ecosystem…
Innovation in Turbulent Times: Voices from the GeekWire Awards
Recorded live at the 2025 GeekWire Awards in Seattle, this episode features industry leaders navigating a shifting tech and political landscape. Amid celebrations of AI breakthroughs, startup milestones, and community-building, guests discuss deeper concerns: capital flight, regulatory headwinds, and what the region needs to retain its innovation edge. Featured on the show: Ambika Singh, founder and CEO of Armoire (Workplace of the Year winner) Joseph Williams, Washington State Department of Commerce (Public Policy Champion for Innovation) Emer Dooley, Creative Destruction Lab, University of Washington (Geeks Give Back honoree) Laura Ruderman, CEO of the Technology Alliance Aviel Ginzburg, co-founder at Foundations…
GeekWire Honors Aviel Ginzburg, Chaitra Vedullapalli, and Emer Dooley for Building Seattle’s Tech Community at 2025 Awards
The 2025 GeekWire Awards honored Aviel Ginzburg, Chaitra Vedullapalli, and Emer Dooley for their efforts in strengthening Seattle's tech community through inclusive initiatives and startup support. The awards ceremony recognizing nearly 50 finalists will take place on April 30, 2025, in Seattle.
Creative Destruction Lab Seattle Graduates 17 Startups from Manufacturing and Computational Health Cohort
Creative Destruction Lab's Seattle accelerator, launched in 2021 and funded by UW and Microsoft, graduated 17 startups focused on manufacturing and computational health from its latest cohort of 40. The 9-month program features no equity taken, milestone checkpoints, and support from over 70 Pacific Northwest mentors.
The Evolution of Seattle's Venture Ecosystem with Bill McAleer, Emer Dooley & T.A. McCann
This panel takes the audience on a journey from Seattle's Venture Ecosystem in the 90s to 2023 and beyond, from the lens of highly accomplished investors & operators including Bill McAleer, founding partner at Voyager Capital; Emer Dooley, Site Lead at Creative Destruction Lab Seattle and T.A. McCann, Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs. The panel was moderated by Ryan McRobert, Partner at Fenwick. Seattle Venture Day was hosted on July 12th, 2023 by OneSixOne Ventures, a preseed VC firm investing in enterprise SaaS and GovTech startups. The event was made possible with support from Fenwick, SVB, WTIA and Madrona…
Seattle Venture Capital Investment Falls to $1.11 Billion in H1 2023, Yet Investors Stay Bullish on AI and Talent
Despite a significant decline in venture capital investments in Seattle, local investors remain optimistic about the region's future, driven by its strong talent pool and growth in generative AI. Seattle startups raised $1.11 billion in the first half of this year, down from $4.02 billion last year, reflecting a cautious shift toward profitability amid a market downturn similar to the dot-com bubble.
Creative Destruction Lab to launch nine-month, equity-free Seattle accelerator with Microsoft and UW for 20–25 computational health startups this November
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is launching a Seattle hub this November at the University of Washington to run a nine-month, equity-free accelerator for 20–25 computational health startups in partnership with Microsoft and UW’s business, engineering, and computer science schools; UW students can shadow the program. The program is funded by founding members, enforces objective milestones with the possibility of booting nonperforming companies, and stems from UW’s Innovation Roundtable efforts led by Emer Dooley and others.
Organizations
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Creative Destruction Lab Site Lead 2020–present · current
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Women's World Banking Board Member 2017–present · current
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ARCS: Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Board Member 2011–2014 · past
Education
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University of Limerick MSc. and B.Eng, Computer Engineering and Electronics
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Foster School of Business MBA; PhD, Strategic Management, Economics
