Diana Lim

Associate Director at Creative Destruction Lab - Vancouver

Diana Lim is the Associate Director of Ventures at the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), where she focuses on sectors including Climate, Minerals, Compute, and Biomedical Engineering. She has been in this role since August 2023, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. CDL is known for its objectives-based program that supports seed-stage, science-and technology-based companies across various global locations, having generated significant equity value from participating ventures.1

Professional Background

Senior Venture Manager, Compute Stream Lead: Prior to her current position, Lim served as the Senior Venture Manager and Compute Stream Lead from December 2022 to August 2023. In this capacity, she played a crucial role in launching the Compute Stream at CDL-Vancouver, overseeing its recruitment and strategic direction focused on innovations in hardware and software.1
Venture Manager - Climate & Compute: From November 2021 to December 2022, she supported deep tech companies in scaling their operations within the climate and compute sectors.1
Previous Roles: Lim has held various positions at Bench Accounting, including Lead for Bench Tax and Project Coordinator, where she was instrumental in developing team performance metrics and client onboarding processes.1

Education

Diana Lim holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of British Columbia (2014-2018) and a Diploma in Accounting from the UBC Sauder School of Business (2019-2021) .1

Her expertise lies in venture management and supporting technology-driven innovations, particularly in sectors critical to addressing contemporary challenges such as climate change and advanced computing.

Experience

Associate Director of Ventures at Creative Destruction Lab

- Senior Venture Manager, Compute Stream Lead at Creative Destruction Lab (December 2022 - August 2023) - Venture Manager - Climate & Compute at Creative Destruction Lab (November 2021 - December 2022) - Lead - Bench Tax at Bench Accounting (June 2021 - November 2021) - Project Coordinator - Bench Tax at Bench Accounting (January 2021 - June 2021) - Accounting Associate at Bench Accounting (November 2018 - December 2020) - Undergraduate Research Assistant at UBC Department of Psychology (January 2018 - September 2018)

Education

- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of British Columbia (2014 - 2018) - Diploma in Accounting from UBC Sauder School of Business (2019 - 2021)