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Stanford StartX

Review when pre-seed, seed, series-a teams in AI, biotech, medtech match united-states eligibility and need Stanford / Stanford Research Park (moving to The Link in 2027) program access and founder support.

Terms

Funding

No direct check; community plus partner perks

Equity or cost

0% equity, no fees

Perks

3,000+ Stanford founders; $200B+ portfolio valuation; 21 unicorns

Founder fit

Founder

Stanford affiliation (student, faculty, or alumni).

Company

All sectors; AI and Med/Biotech tracks featured.

Geography

Stanford-affiliated only.

Application effort

Application plus admissions interview.

Verification note

Application portal at startx.com/application_spots/new confirmed live June 2026 with 'Reserve your spot for the upcoming cycle' form active. Program home migrated to web.startx.com. Stanford affiliation (student, faculty, alumni, fellow) required. No equity, no fees confirmed on official page. New partnership with Stanford Research Park announced for The Link hub opening 2027.

Source quality: official program site plus official application portal. Status confidence: high.

Affiliation requiredno direct funding

Stages

pre-seedseedseries-a

Sectors

AIbiotechmedtechgeneralist

Fit tags

stanford-onlyequity-freelifelong-networkus

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