No. Funding must be assessed with the qualifying organization, foreign managerial or executive year, premises and plan to support the qualifying U.S. position within one year of approval.
Show what the money enables
A bank balance does not explain who will operate the business or what the applicant will manage. There is no universal investment figure that automatically satisfies the L-1A new-office test. Show how the funds convert into a specific staffing plan, obtained premises and a reporting structure rather than presenting an available balance on its own, since an adjudicator generally looks for a credible operational plan behind the number rather than the number itself.
Build a clear timeline connecting the investment to hiring milestones and to the point when the applicant's own time shifts from company-building tasks toward supervising others or directing an established function. Identify which specific duties the applicant will perform personally during the earliest months and which duties will transfer to new hires as the operation grows, because a plan showing no transition at all can look like a permanently hands-on role rather than a genuinely developing managerial position. Confirm that the foreign organization's financial capacity, the scope of the proposed operation and the planned organizational structure all support reaching a primarily managerial or executive position within the applicable window, rather than relying on the size of the investment alone.