StartX Accelerator Spring 2027
StartX takes Stanford founders into its Spring 2027 cohort with mentoring and over $600,000 in partner resources, for no equity. Apply by 11 October 2026.
StartX Accelerator Spring 2027 is open for applications. StartX gives founders mentoring and over $600,000 in resources, mostly value from partners such as cloud and ad credits. It takes no equity and charges no fees.
The program is for founders from the greater Stanford community, current and former. A small number of non Stanford teams can join through the Visiting Founders Program, but they cannot use the Stanford StartX Fund. StartX says founders have usually raised a round already or plan to within six months.
There is also StartX Med, a six month track for medical and life science startups, with SBIR grant support, FDA and HIPAA consulting, and help with IP licensing.
Applying has three steps: submit the company and founder applications, interview with judges, then join the community. The deadline is 11 October 2026 at 11:59 pm. An online info session runs on 7 October 2026 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PT.
StartX says it looks for committed founders, a strong team with clear roles, and a validated, well thought through idea.