Helix Earth Graduates from NYU Endless Frontier Labs
Prestigious Program Graduates Have Raised More Than $2.3 Billion Since 2019
Houston – May 15, 2025 — Helix Earth Technologies has graduated from the Endless Frontier Labs 2024-2025 cohort, one of 79 ground-breaking companies! It has been an incredible journey working alongside EFL mentors, NYU Stern MBA students, and the rest of the companies selected for the Deep Tech track.
“We are honored and delighted to have been chosen to participate in this historic program for startup companies,” said Helix Earth CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Rawand Rasheed. “The quality of the mentors in the program is unmatched and we truly benefited from their experiences.”
Endless Frontier Labs (EFL), a program for early-stage science and technology-based startups at New York University Stern School of Business, is structured to optimize each startup’s chance of scaling into a successful company through a goals-based mentoring process. EFL mentors are experienced entrepreneurs who have built and exited successful companies, world-renowned scientists and technical experts, and well-known venture capital and angel investors.
Over nine months, EFL mentors work with admitted founders to set goals for the startups to accomplish and act as an informal advisory board to guide founders on how best to scale their businesses. Startups making progress are able to attract financing from investors in the program.
Consistent with its mission as a non-profit, EFL is a founders-first program and charges no equity or fees from participating startups. No NYU affiliation or relocation to NYC is required to participate. The program is appropriate for founders from around the world seeking deep connections to the thriving New York ecosystem or U.S. markets.
“Our mission is to bridge the gap between science and markets. We believe business strategy, validation by scientific peers, and connections to investors are critical for the successful commercialization of scientific breakthroughs. To that end, EFL provides founders access to an unparalleled network of business coaches, scientists, investors, and Stern MBA students to help transform their ideas into high-growth businesses,” said NYU Stern Professor Deepak Hegde, Founding Director of EFL.
More About EFL
Endless Frontier Labs (EFL) is a nine-month program at NYU Stern for early-stage science- and technology-based startups. The program admits seed-stage startups from across the world (no NYU affiliation required). At the EFL, participating startups receive mentorship from an elite group of mentors, including successful entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists. EFL is free to all startups and does not take equity from participants.
EFL graduates include companies like Immunai, which is developing technology to reprogram the immune system for better detection and diagnosis of dreaded diseases; Zordi, which is using AI and robotics to develop automated greenhouses that produce sustainable food; Kintsugi, which is using voice biomarkers to detect mental disorders early; Akool which is using Generative AI for personalized visual marketing; and Justpoint, which is deploying AI to help identify hidden dangers of toxic exposure; among many others. Since 2019, 316 EFL graduate companies have collectively raised more than 2.3 billion in capital to fuel their ambitious missions.
Media Contacts:
Ania Czarnecka, Ward, for Helix Earth
Brad Husick
Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer
Helix Earth