StartX is an educational non-profit that helps Stanford's top entrepreneurs.

StartX empowers Stanford’s highest-potential founders. StartX takes no equity and charges no fees.

StartX is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Sili...
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Our mission is to advance the development of the best entrepreneurs through experiential education and peer learning. Since launching in 2010, StartX has supported more than 450 companies and over 1000 entrepreneurs, from early to pre-IPO stage, working across a wide spectrum of industries.


StartX and StartX Med, dedicated to medical and biotechnology innovation, provide founders with access to a powerful network of entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and industry partners, along with office space and a variety of other resources. Based in Palo Alto, the accelerator also operates StartX-QB3 Labs and the Stanford-StartX Fund.

What We Take:
We take 0% equity from your company in return for the resources we provide during the program.

Requirements:
In order to be eligible to apply, at least one founder must have been have a Stanford affiliation (i.e be a Stanford student, Stanford alumni, faculty, and/or staff member). We do also have a Visiting Founder Program for teams with no Stanford Affiliation.

Community highlights:
-1100 founders
-450 companies
-$3 Billion raised
-200 hospitals as customers
-3000+ jobs
-Founders comprised of Professors, Serial entrepreneurs and recently graduated students