TL;DR

18 startups came out of a cohort of 93 builders, roughly one in five. That gives you a concrete signal when weighing a builder program, though the number alone says little about what those founders built.

how many startups came out of the cohort?

18 startups came out of a cohort of 93 builders. That is roughly one in five.

It is a concrete number to bring into a conversation about whether a builder program produces startup founders.

is one in five a strong outcome for a builder program?

It is a useful signal, but the number alone does not tell you what those founders built.

Whether that counts as a strong outcome depends on what you want to learn from the cohort. The figure starts the conversation; it does not settle it.

FAQ
What share of the builders started a startup?

18 of 93 builders started startups. That is roughly one in five.

Is one startup per five builders a strong result?

The figure is a useful signal when weighing a builder program. On its own, it does not describe what the founders built, so it cannot settle whether the outcome is strong.