Lair East Labs

What is Lair East Labs?

Lair East Labs is a startup accelerator with a focus on building a bridge between the U.S. and Asia.

Located at 594 Broadway Suite 701, New York, NY 10012, United States, this incubator aims to support internationally-minded founders by helping them scale their companies to a global market. With an investment range of $50,000 to $100,000, Lair East Labs offers a bespoke 3-month accelerator program in New York City that includes not only funding but also mentorship, investor networks, and immersive workshops.

Their approach is tailored to each batch, ensuring that the selected startups receive guidance and resources most relevant to their growth stage and industry domain.Lair East Labs specifically invests in three types of founder profiles: industry veterans & domain experts, DeepTech pioneers, and international and immigrant founders, with a preference for teams composed of two or more of these profiles.

They have an extensive connection network in Asia, which they leverage to provide startups with the opportunity to explore new markets in one of the world's fastest-growing regions through their Asia Innovation Tour.

This tour offers start-ups first-hand insights into Asia's tech landscape, meetings with decision-makers and business leaders, and visits to leading startups.Furthermore, Lair East Labs prides itself on having 35% of its portfolio companies with a female founder and a 98% rate of founders with an international background, highlighting the diversity and global reach of its accelerator program.

As a long-term partner for portfolio companies, their support extends beyond the accelerator program, aiming to build lasting relationships. Startups that have participated in Lair East Labs' program have praised the personalized and continuous support provided, aid in market entry, and the invaluable network access in the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in New York City.

Recognized as a Top 100 Startup Accelerator by Crunchbase, Lair East Labs continues to foster an environment where innovation thrives and entrepreneurial dreams become reality.

What they say:

Lair East Labs is a startup accelerator based in New York that empowers founders to expand internationally. At the heart of Lair East Labs lies the 4-month onsite accelerator. Each year 10 startups take on our program and receive investments of up to $150K. Our special 4-month program combines the best of two worlds - learn from alumni founders of top Silicon Valley-style accelerators and gain access to a mentor and investor network with extensive experience navigating the Asian markets. In the first five years of operation, our portfolio companies have raised $45 million of funding after completing the accelerator. At Lair East Labs, we help globally-minded founders scale their companies internationally. Leveraging acceleration, investment and an international community of like-minded people, we support founders in their quest to build successful and sustainable ventures that solve global problems. We are founders accelerating founders.

What we look for: We invest in three types of founder profiles: 1) industry veterans & domain experts, 2) DeepTech pioneers, and 3) international and immigrant founders. We back a founding team made of any two or more of those types listed above.

How we help: Lair East Labs supports early-stage startups—especially in AI, FinTech, Blockchain, and Next-Gen Commerce—through a structured accelerator designed to help companies scale between the US and Asian markets.