# StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund)

> StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund) is a VC fund backing Software and Health Care. See 209 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 209
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 1%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startx-
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/startx
- Website: http://startx.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startx

StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund) is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Software and Health Care. StartX is a 501(c)(3) Stanford-affiliated nonprofit in Silicon Valley that runs one of the world’s top startup accelerator programs. Its mission is to advance the development of the best entrepreneurs through experiential education and peer learning. Since launching in 2010, it has supported more than 450 companies and 1000 entrepreneurs, fromearly to pre-IPO stage, working across a wide spectrum of industries. StartX and StartX Med, dedicated to medical and biotechnology innovation, provide founders with access to a powerful network of entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and industry partners, along with office space and a variety of other resources. Based in Palo Alto, the accelerator also operates StartX-QB3 Labs and the Stanford-StartX Fund. We are funded by Stanford University, Stanford Health Care, Microsoft, Steelcase, Hyundai, Oriza Ventures, Nissan, Panasonic, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Analog Devices, Silicon Valley Bank, Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital, and many others. For more information, visit startx.comThe company is associated investment vehicle, the Stanford-StartX Fund is a partnership between StartX, Stanford University and Stanford Health Care. It can invest only in StartX companies who raise qualified rounds of venture capital using objective criteria; it is founder opt-in.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 51 | 24% |
| Health Care | 47 | 22% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 38 | 18% |
| Machine Learning | 27 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 21 | 10% |

251 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 92 | 44% |
| Series A | 49 | 23% |
| Funding Round | 26 | 12% |
| Series B | 22 | 11% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 2% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 178 | 85% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Vigneault | Mentor | 44 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-vigneault |
| Asheem Chandna | Mentor | 73 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asheem-chandna |
| Cameron Turner | Entrepreneur in Residence | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cameron-turner-ca |
| Dan Ha | Co-Founder, Sr. Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-ha |
| David Breger | Mentor | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-breger |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spot Biosystems | Spot BioSystems is a bioengineering firm that specializes in personalized cancer treatments. The company's headquarters are in Palo Alto, California. | $40M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| Graybox | Graybox is the operator of the customer relationship management (CRM) marketing automation solution 'Notifly'. |  | Seed | May 20, 2025 |  |
| Pinnacle | Pinnacle is an AI executive coach. Pinnacle provides coaching, career planning, personalized learning, and automated manager tools that fit seamlessly in the flow of work in Slack & MS Teams. We're used by the world's most people-centric businesses to support their employees at scale. | $2.5M | Seed | Mar 13, 2025 |  |
| Synnada | At Synnada, we are not just part of the AI revolution; we are leading it. Founded by trailblazers Dr. Mehmet Ozan Kabak and Sami Can Tandogdu, Synnada is disrupting the AI landscape with our groundbreaking AI-native, unified data processing, and high-efficiency compute layer.Our cutting-edge frameworks for model development and training enableorganizations to seamlessly embed AI into their DNA, unlocking unprecedented levels of innovation and efficiency across diverse industries.As a powerhouse in the open-source community, Synnada stands out as a top contributor to Apache DataFusion and Mithril. Our pioneering solutions are a testament to our relentless pursuit of excellence and our unwavering commitment to propelling the data science community forward.Join us and be a part of this transformative journey. With Synnada’s unparalleled expertise and innovative approach, we are not just imagining the future of AI—we are building it. Dare to innovate, and revolutionize your operations with Synnada’s visionary technology today. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| Deliberate AI | Deliberate AI develops multimodal AI for mental health clinical trials and healthcare: 1) Advanced Diagnostics & Monitoring, 2) Precision Therapy Enablement and 3) Ambient Clinical Intelligence |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jul 12, 2022 |  |
| Crafting | Crafting Platform provides a holistic Dev Infra as a Service product to top software engineering teams, including Cloud-based Dev Environments, Integration Testing, Kubernetes Debugging, Local-Cloud Hybrid Development, Dev Data Management, Third Party API Integration, Preview Environments. Crafting helps take care of the infra layer for dev innerloop so that dev platform teams in top tech companies can 10x their capabilities, reduce management burden, and cut dev resource cost. |  | Seed | Apr 14, 2022 |  |
| RoadFlex | RoadFlex's vision is to build the one-stop-shop for trucking companies to better start, grow, manage and scale their businesses. We are one of the fastest growing fintech companies there is and excited to revolutionize the freight industry for the better. RoadFlex is funded by top-tier VCs and Founders/CEOs of successful logistics andfintech technology companies | $15M | Series A | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| RoadFlex | RoadFlex's vision is to build the one-stop-shop for trucking companies to better start, grow, manage and scale their businesses. We are one of the fastest growing fintech companies there is and excited to revolutionize the freight industry for the better. RoadFlex is funded by top-tier VCs and Founders/CEOs of successful logistics andfintech technology companies | $15M |  | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| Nimble Robotics | Nimble builds AI-powered robots that pick and pack anything to enable the fastest, most affordable, and most sustainable on-demand order fulfillment. | $50M | Series A | Mar 11, 2021 |  |
| Nimble Robotics | Nimble Robotics specializes in AI-driven robots that automate the processes of picking and packing products, significantly enhancing efficiency in logistics. The company provides a complete eCommerce and omni-channel fulfillment service, allowing merchants to streamline their operations. | $50M | Series A | Mar 11, 2021 |  |

10 of 209 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Tuesday Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tuesday-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Ulu Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ulu-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [ZhenFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhenfund) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund) invest in?

StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund) invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 209 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund)?

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### Who are the partners at StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund)?

The team at StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund) includes Andrew Vigneault (Mentor), Asheem Chandna (Mentor) and Cameron Turner (Entrepreneur in Residence), among 16 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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