The EFL program runs from October – May each year. Founders are not required to have a New York University affiliation and do not have to relocate to New York.
The program is free for founders – no equity or fees are taken. Other program benefits include:
- Executive mentorship: Business leaders, serial entrepreneurs, and seasoned executives will help you craft your company’s vision through time-bound, performance-based goals.
- Access to leading VCs and Investors: Investment mentors will guide you in successfully raising capital, make connections with New York’s investment community, and may even invest in your startup.
- Guidance from leading scientists: Prominent scientists and researchers across a myriad of verticals will help you mold your technology development strategy.
- Business development: NYU Stern’s MBA students will support you in a variety of ways based on your specific business needs.
- EFL team guidance: The EFL’s expert team will keep you on track to accomplishing your goals by optimizing your access to mentors, MBA students, and other resources throughout the program.
- Corporate services: EFL’s corporate partners donate many hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of in-kind legal, financial, and technological services.
Mentorship from business leaders and scientists
Endless Frontier Labs’ mentors are business leaders, investors, and scientists drawn from New York’s thriving business and academic institutions and beyond. Our mentors commit substantial time to provide startups with the best advice and connections to maximize their chances of success.
Our Values
- Founder Friendly: We are committed to provide programming in the long-term interests of entrepreneurs. We do not take equity or fees from startups. Each core aspect of the program is in the best interests of founders before, during, and after the program.
- Inclusivity: We are committed to building an inclusive, equitable, and just community now and for our future. We will provide an environment that is free of bias, prejudice, discrimination, and harassment.
- Performance Orientation: We are committed to (a) selecting founders with extraordinarily bold, new ideas, (b) providing intimate access to outstanding mentors, and (c) eliciting maximum effort from mentors and founders to accelerate the societal impact of breakthrough science.