PROGRAM
In our intensive program, we empower high-potential startups to break through to the next level by pairing founders with top industry mentors to set actionable goals, execute on a realistic vision, and establish strong investor relationships, facilitating rapid results and societal impact.
APPROACH
OUR 9 MONTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
OUR 9 MONTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
ORIENTATION & ONBOARDING [SEPTEMBER]
Startups receive admittance to join the program and attend orientation to learn how to make best use of EFL Resources including attending workshops with program partners [legal, banking, etc.].
MENTOR & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT [OCT- MAY]
During the program startups receive structure mentorship and business development and more to help you reach your goals and scale your business.
GRADUATION & SHOWCASE [MAY]
At our Frontiers Event, graduating startups will have the opportunity to network with and showcase their work to the NYC entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Our mentors are leaders in their fields, and work hand-in-hand with our startups to set realistic goals and achieve results. They’re driven by our mission to support our founders as they impact society through science and technology.
Our startups build relationships with investors and venture capitalists through their mentors and EFL events throughout the course of the nine-month program. They’re able to identify opportunities for growth and set a realistic fundraising strategy.
Through your relationships with your mentor and the NYU community, you’ll connect with business leaders and top scientists in your field that you can turn to for guidance and advice as you hone your vision and set strategic goals.
Our program is designed to help our startups achieve concrete results. By working closely with mentors, Stern MBA students, and EFL staff, our founders will develop a strategic development plan to raise funds and scale quickly.
You’ll have access to our internal Endless Frontier Labs team for guidance, resources, and support throughout the duration of the program (and beyond). We can help with identifying opportunities, moving past roadblocks, and charting a path forward.
EFL works with dozens of corporate partners who donate indispensable legal, financial, and technological services to our startup founders throughout the course of the program.
TRACKS
Our startups are placed in specialized tracks to deliver a customized experience that enhances sector-specific connections, provides tailored guidance, and cultivates meaningful industry relationships.
DIGITAL TECH
For startups advancing society through software, data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML).
LIFE SCIENCES
For startups actively innovating in healthcare, medicine, and biology.
DEEP TECH
For startups advancing technologies in the physical and material sciences.
DIGITAL HEALTH
For startups with digital solutions for diagnostics, devices, telemedicine, wearables, and more.
NEWS
EFL Graduates are thriving, checkout out what our recent alumni are up to!
SleepScore Labs (Digital Tech, '23-24) has conducted a study that involved over 600 participants, with app users reporting notable improvements in self-reported sleep quality at both 6 and 12 weeks compared to a control group. Based on these results, 74 million insured people in Germany can now receive SleepScore's digital sleep intervention as the country's public insurers fully reimbursed it.
Matricelf (Life Sciences, '21-22) and Cellino have collaborated to expand customized regenerative treatments for spinal cord injury
SFA Therapeutics (Life Sciences, '19-20) has announced exciting progress in their Phase 1b trial results for their oral dug medication SFA-002, aiming at mild to moderate psoriasis.