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Rein Wu, IndicatorLab
“The accelerator helped me unlock the New York market. The Lair East Labs team is a great group to work with.”
Month: January 2024
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Jason Tissera, Upmarket
“Participating in the LEL accelerator was an exceptional experience for our team. Beyond the invaluable mentorship and guidance, the program’s true magic lies in the supportive community, providing an environment where innovation thrives.The accelerator accelerated our growth and provided the nurturing ecosystem we needed in the heart of New York City – a place where our flourished, connections deepened, and entrepreneurial dreams were fostered into reality.”
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Kevin Hu, Firstly
“Being a Founder is more than just building an amazing product. It’s developing the skills needed to lead an innovative company. To that end, Lair East Labs has been tremendous for both the growth of my company, Firstly, but also for myself as a Founder. They’ve pushed me to have hard conversations with my teams in the most caring way possible. The leadership changes we’ve developed from this accelerator have been pivotal to where we are today.”
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Toly Sherbakov, Magic Kids
“Lair East Labs’s support came at a crucial time for Magic Kids, offering vital investments and fostering a supportive community of founders and mentors. Grateful for their transformative role.”
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Axel Villamil, StageKeep
“Lair East Labs was extremely helpful for my startup. As a company outside of the United States, the team at Lair East Labs was able to smoothly introduce me and my team into the startup ecosystem in New York. This skyrocketed my network and made what would be a timely and costly transition into a new scene of investors/entrepreneurs/customers was done in a fraction of the time and cost.”
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Chloe Fan, Design with FRANK
“It was great to meet many other mentors and startups! It opens up the perspective of what we are building in relation to other companies.”
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Nicole Lee
Nicole is a student at Stanford University pursuing a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Computer Science. She has done software engineering internships at Amazon and Cisco and a management consulting internship at Boston Consulting Group. She is currently on track to pursue product management opportunities. She spends her free time hanging out with her cats Frodie and Pluto, baking, cooking, crocheting, and skiing.
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Ishan Bansal
Ishan is an undergraduate studying Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale. He has interned at Microsoft, Lawerence Berkeley National Lab, and several other academic institutions. He spends his free time exploring tech, working as a volunteer EMT, and enjoying the outdoors.
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Sammy Shen
Sammy, a Pomona College graduate with degrees in Media Studies and Psychology, is an incoming MBA candidate at the Wharton School of Business. She spent three years at Google, providing strategic support to major Ads clients globally, including TikTok. She’s channeling her product and marketing expertise to help startups grow. She is also an Education influencer and a passionate baker.
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Akshay Shivdasani
Akshay is an undergraduate studying mathematics and computer science at The University of Chicago. As a high school student in New York City, Akshay researched machine learning methods for evaluating cancer therapeutics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He ran his own business, Shivdasani Card Game Design. After interning at LEL, Akshay briefly interned at immersionED, an ed-tech startup, helping raise funding through government grants, and is now pursuing roles in investment banking and quantitative finance. He enjoys writing and reading philosophy, playing poker, and exploring Chicago with friends in his free time.