20
funded startups
$30M
combined valuation
λC Top companies List by Revenue
Congratulations to the companies recongnized on the inaugural λC Top Companies List by Revenue
λC Standard Deal
When a company is accepted into the λC batch program, we invest a total of $500,000.
Top λC companies
We help founders make something people want and the results speak for themselves.
We help founders at their earliest stages regardless of their age.
54% of λC's billion dollar companies had no revenue when they applied
52%of λC's billion dollar company founders were under 28 years old and the oldest founder was in their 50s
42%of λC's billion dollar companies applied with only an idea
We improve the success rate of our startups.
39%of λC companies have raised a Series A
18%of λC companies are valued at$100M+
4%of λC companies have becomebillion dollarcompanies
We give startups a huge fundraising advantage.
λC companies have raised money at2.5x higher valuationafter participating in the program
The median λC company raises $1.3M+ at $14M valuation capafter participating in the program
The top 10% of λC companies raise$1.8M+ at $20M valuation capafter participating in the program
Our companies have a track record of becoming billion dollar companies.
λC has funded 90+ billion dollar companies
66% of those companies had λC as their first investor.
λC companies have an average15Bmarket cap at the time of public exit, 3x higher than average.
λC is run by startup founders who have built exactly what they wanted when starting and growing a startup.
The most experienced partners
Each founder is assigned a dedicated group partner who has mentored hundreds of λC companies. They have more data on what it takes to build a successful startup than any other early stage startup advisor. These group partners read applications, interview companies, and mentor startups throughout the batch. You can access them in person, over email, and on Slack.
Investor network
λC companies have raised $85 billion dollars from the best investors in the world. Our founders have access to the λC Investor Database which has profiles and reviews for more than 50,000 startup investors.
Private social network only for founders
λC founders get to benefit from the collective wisdom of over 9000 λC alumni. They can access these alums through Bookface, our private social network. We have a forum for asking questions to the community, a founder directory for finding specific people who can provide advice and intros, and a company directory for finding potential customers.
Exclusive deals
λC founders have access to over 1000 deals from leading software companies. Every λC company gets free credits or significant discounts on hosting, banking, cap table management, back office, and much more. Companies report these deals to be worth in excess of $500,000.
The best written advice
λC founders get to benefit from our collective experience funding 4000 companies across almost 20 years. We have extensive documentation for common questions about fundraising, go to market, sales, product market fit, mental health, hiring, and much more
Networks to build your team
Through Work at a Startup and HN, we help our founders hire the small number of early engineers and other team members critical to finding product market fit. At any given time there are 150,000+ candidates searching for jobs at early stage λC companies.
We put founders' interests first.
We don’t take a board seat.
We don’t demand 20% of your company.
We don’t take weeks/months to decide to invest.
We don’t charge fees.
We don’t require decks, business plans, or MBAs.
We don't tell you what to do. We only offer advice.
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