StartX
Accelerator United States Since 2011 startx.com
InvestmentEquity-freeno equity taken
Credits and perksNone statedMaximum across tiers
Program length—
Companies supported1,300as of 2025
Overview
Nonprofit (501(c)(3)) accelerator and founder community for Stanford students, alumni, faculty and staff, founded in 2011. It takes no equity and charges no fees. Its alumni include more than a hundred companies valued above $100M.
What startups get
Mentorship, peer-to-peer learning among founders, vetted partner and investor access, vertical resources for AI and med/biotech, and the Stanford network, all with no equity taken and no fees.
Details
- Type
- Accelerator
- Headquarters
- United States
- Format
- Cohort-based community program
- Who can apply
- Founding teams with a Stanford affiliation
- Standard terms
- Equity-free
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Early stage
- Started
- 2011
- Status
- Active
- Website
- startx.com
Notable alumni
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.