Stanford-StartX Fund

Venture Capital

Stanford-affiliated nonprofit co-investment fund that invested alongside professional investors in Stanford student, faculty, and alumni-founded startups without taking equity.

Stanford, United States · 39+ investments · 756 portfolio companies

Pre-Seed
Seed
Early Stage
Late Stage
Growth
Biotech
Climate Tech
Fintech
SaaS
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Tech
Developer Tools
Life Sciences
Healthcare
Education
Robotics
Defense Tech
Crypto & Web3
AR/VR
Logistics
Food & Beverage
E-Commerce
Transportation
Gaming
PropTech
Insurtech
Cybersecurity
Headquarters
Stanford, United States
Founded
2011
Website
startx.com
AUM
$200.0M
Portfolio Companies
756
Total Investments
39
Last Investment
Feb 2026
Geographic Focus
United States

Investment Thesis

Co-invested alongside professional VCs in Stanford-affiliated founders across all sectors, requiring startups to raise $500K+ from other investors first. Halted new investments in June 2019 after reaching financial self-sufficiency.

Stanford-StartX Fund is a Venture Capital firm based in Stanford, United States. It has made 39 investments in Biotech and Climate Tech, including Avela, Alivexis and San Jose Biotech.

Portfolio756

Avela
Alivexis
SJ
San Jose Biotech
Smartest Prep
Homemade Cooking
M
Methodology
Silexica
Protocol Labs
Foldscope
PR3VENT
EFEX
WORKING TREES, INC
Prenuvo
Epibiome
iDentical
Camp Six Labs
Eargo
Nixie
Short Answer
Farming Hope
RIVER FINANCIAL
Doxiq
Surge
PolicyDock
Enya AI
HubOn
PromoFarma
Gfycat
JF
Jia Finance
Lully
Skip It
Military Mobile
R
RetailTech
Afresh Technologies
H
HingeLogic
Trucker Path
AP
Aria Pharmaceuticals
Multera Bio
Tawkify
Coinflip Studios
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A
AXI
M
MyStory
Tripcipe
Tinfoil Security
C
Control
Rhumbix
LS
Loki Studios

Co-investors24

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Venture Capital ×21 · Accelerator ×2 · Corporate VC ×1 · 16 shared rounds

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