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ABOUT US

ABOUT US

Think differently?

Think differently?

Think differently?

Want to explore?

Want to explore?

Want to explore?

Have an Idea?

Have an Idea?

Have an Idea?

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Let’s start now!

Let’s start now!

Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff, alum — or perhaps you’re entirely self-taught — so long as you have a curious mind and an ability to execute, we’re interested.​ We can’t wait to hear from you.

Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff, alum — or perhaps you’re entirely self-taught — so long as you have a curious mind and an ability to execute, we’re interested.​ We can’t wait to hear from you.

You can be a poet and a physicist. A hacker and a historian. A techno-utopian and an aesthete.

We want to back minds that stretch laterally and not just linearly.

We want to back the coder who not only knows what she’s doing, but why. Maybe that’s you.

You can be a poet and a physicist. A hacker and a historian. A techno-utopian and an aesthete.

We want to back minds that stretch laterally and not just linearly.

We want to back the coder who not only knows what she’s doing, but why. Maybe that’s you.

Connect With Us

Connect With Us

Get in touch with
the Xfund team

Get in touch with the Xfund team

We want to back the coder who not only knows what she’s doing, but why. Maybe that’s you.

We want to back the coder who not only knows what she’s doing, but why. Maybe that’s you.

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We support
lateral thinkers

Our History

Xfund is a pioneering partnership between some of the country’s most successful venture capital firms and some of the world’s best research universities in the United States and abroad. Xfund was co-founded in 2014 and co-managed by Patrick Chung and Hugo Van Vuuren.

Xfund is now co-managed by Patrick Chung and Brandon Farwell, two friends and partners who have worked together for over a decade, alongside our extended investment and university teams.

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We support
lateral thinkers

Our History

Xfund is a pioneering partnership between some of the country’s most successful venture capital firms and some of the world’s best research universities in the United States and abroad. Xfund was co-founded in 2014 and co-managed by Patrick Chung and Hugo Van Vuuren.

Xfund is now co-managed by Patrick Chung and Brandon Farwell, two friends and partners who have worked together for over a decade, alongside our extended investment and university teams.

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© 2026 ― Xfund. All Rights Reserved.
Xfund logo

We support
lateral thinkers

Our History

Xfund is a pioneering partnership between some of the country’s most successful venture capital firms and some of the world’s best research universities in the United States and abroad. Xfund was co-founded in 2014 and co-managed by Patrick Chung and Hugo Van Vuuren.

Xfund is now co-managed by Patrick Chung and Brandon Farwell, two friends and partners who have worked together for over a decade, alongside our extended investment and university teams.

Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates.

© 2026 ― Xfund. All Rights Reserved.
Xfund logo

We support
lateral thinkers

Our History

Xfund is a pioneering partnership between some of the country’s most successful venture capital firms and some of the world’s best research universities in the United States and abroad. Xfund was co-founded in 2014 and co-managed by Patrick Chung and Hugo Van Vuuren.

Xfund is now co-managed by Patrick Chung and Brandon Farwell, two friends and partners who have worked together for over a decade, alongside our extended investment and university teams.

Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates.

© 2026 ― Xfund. All Rights Reserved.