Endless Frontier Labs by the Numbers
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Newer to the NYC-based accelerator scene, Endless Frontier Labs (EFL) at NYU Stern hit the ground running! EFL already outpaces peer accelerators at its five-year mark.
Under the leadership of Founder and Director Professor Deepak Hegde, EFL attracts early-stage startups from around the world seeking to commercialize scientific and technological breakthroughs. Plus, Stern MBAs get a front row seat providing business development support to the startups through a companion MBA course. In fact, a number of Stern grads ultimately get hired by their startups full time. Below are the numbers since EFL launched in 2018:
| $1.81B in capital raised by 116 EFL startups |
| $21.4 million raised on average by EFL startups during or after the program, far exceeding thresholds in other accelerators |
| $5.04B collective valuation from 89 graduates alone |
| 45.9% of EFL graduate startups led by women founders, a record high among established accelerators |
| 183 EFL startups to date |
| 125+ mentors across business, financial, and scientific sectors |
| 74 MBAs enrolled in the 2024 companion course, skyrocketing from 23 initially |
| 83% of EFL startups successfully raised a round either during/after graduating from the program, outpacing peers like YCombinator & Techstars |