The Premier Accelerator for Stanford Founders

Leverage a curated network of experienced mentors, strategic resources, and a powerful community of successful Stanford alumni to accelerate your company - no equity required.

Now accepting applications for Fall 2025
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The World's Top Founders Start Here

StartX is here to help you accelerate your business.

$40B+

Total Valuation

$24M+

Raised on Average

165

Companies valued at over $100M

18

Companies valued at over $1B

80

Tenured Stanford Professors

2500+

Founders

Launching, Growing and Beyond

The StartX Full-Time 3-Month Program for Stanford alumni and professors provides founders with mentorship and resources to help you build your company.

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Our Accelerator Program

  • Initial venture capital & opportunities to secure funding
  • Mentorship, networking events, and peer-to-peer education
  • Access to vetted investors and collaborative partnerships
  • Specialized resources for AI and BioMed verticals
  • Retain all equity
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Our Values Set Us Apart

Community

World class education, mentorship and resources to help founders transform ideas into world changing impact.

Founder-First

Every decision we make starts with one question: what helps the founder? We prioritize people with purpose.

Trust

A trusted, vetted network of founders, experts, and leaders here to support you.

Student Entrepreneur? Learn more about the Student-in-Residence program.

Join a Lifelong Community of Top-Tier Founders

We help our companies hire elite talent, secure funding, and tap into one of the world’s most powerful and innovative resources: the Stanford University Alumni Network.

The StartX Accelerator program not only fueled our growth but also instilled a profound sense of purpose and determination. With the right support, innovation knows no bounds.
Robert Kupstas
Co-Founder
Pure Harvest Smart Farms
StartX is an authentic community for founders, where we can help each other and get real support.
Charlie Gao
Co-Founder
Crafting, formerly Lime
The differentiator for StartX relative to other accelerators and incubators has always been the tight knit community & mentorship.
Awad Sayeed
Co-Founder
Pixlee

How It Works

  • 1

    Apply for our next cohort

  • 1

    Interview with our admissions team

  • 1

    Join us at our kickoff!

Are you ready to take the first step?
Apply today
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Event: StartX is inviting you to an AI Networking Mixer this Thursday (11/2) from 6-8 PM.
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