Stanford-StartX Fund (DEFUNCT)
Invests minority equity in Stanford-affiliated startup follow-on rounds alongside independent professional investors.
The Stanford-StartX Fund was a co-investment vehicle established in 2013 as a partnership between Stanford University, Stanford Health Care, and the StartX accelerator. It operated as an uncapped minority co-investor in StartX portfolio companies, following the lead of independent professional investors rather than leading rounds. To qualify, a company was required to have independently raised a m…
A now-defunct Stanford University equity co-investment vehicle that made minority follow-on investments in Stanford-affiliated startups alongside outside professional investors; ceased new investments in June 2019.
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