$100,000

XPERIMENT

STAKE

The Xperiment is an opportunity to receive a minimum $100k investment in your startup. We're looking for a team committed to building its company full-time after graduation, whenever that may be.

For Winter 2025 selection, pitches for consideration must be submitted by 11:59pm ET on December 12th, 2025.

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Xfund is the early-stage, university-founded, and focused venture capital firm dedicated to finding and supporting gifted entrepreneurs with a liberal arts mindset. Co-founded in a unique partnership with NEA, Accel and Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and open to everyone, Xfund devotes a family of investors and world experts unlike any other to help founders build important companies and technologies from their very earliest stages. Xfund is currently investing out of its $120m Xfund 3 focused on preseed and seed investing.  

Together with BASES at Stanford, we've designed the Xperiment Stake for students who are serious about starting their companies full-time after graduation. Students will have the opportunity to lock in institutional funding before graduation, so that becoming an entrepreneur can be a reality.

FAQS

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  • Students at Stanford enrolled in any degree-granting undergraduate or graduate program is eligible to apply, no matter what year in the program you're in. Only one application per team is necessary. 

  • Our team will review applications once per semester and pick a set of finalists for a live pitch with the Xfund Partners.

  • We will be reviewing applications once per semester. Application deadlines for each semester will be posted on our website. 

  • The winning team will receive an offer for a minimum $100k+ SAFE investment, access to feedback and coaching from our team, and an opportunity to receive additional funding. The investment will not be disbursed until graduation, but a student at any stage in their schooling may apply. 

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Questions? Email start@xfund.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. We look forward to reviewing your application!