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[[File:Startx 3.jpeg|border|right|Startx 3.jpeg]][http://startx.stanford.edu/ StartX] is an educational, non-profit program associated with Stanford University with goals to accelerate the development of top entrepreneurs through education and collective intelligence. 

<br/>This program was developed in 2011 by Cameron Teitelman and Dan Ha as a spin-off program of the Stanford Student Enterprises, which is the non-profit financial arm of the [http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin1011/4813.htm Associated Students of Stanford University]. In February 2012, Silicon Valley companies contributed $400,000 towards the advancement of StartX, just prior to an $800,000 [http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/2012/08/kauffman-foundation-announces-grant-to-startx grant awarded] in August 2012 from the [http://www.kauffman.org/ Kauffman Foundation] (a nationally recognized center for entrepreneurship and education) to again further advance the program’s success.&nbsp; As StartX is operated with the core components of last monthcommunity, mentorship, education, Stanford University has announced its recipient status of a $3and resources.6 million grant Sufficient funding exists such that will be dispersed over three years to contribute to other StartX funding sources like Stanford Hospital does not require fees and Clinicstakes zero equity. &nbsp;

[http://startx.stanford.edu/apply StartX Visiting Founders Program]), applicants from any university can be accepted. This program allows for non-Stanford start-up companies to spend three months (during a summer accelerator program from June through September) in the Silicon Valley working under the mentorship and education of StartX to accelerate their developing company. The VFP companies are treated no differently from those affiliated with Stanford University, have access to all of but the same resources Stanford-StartX Fund, and are offered additional financial support to offset costs of moving to Silicon Valley.

StartX seeks founders at all stages. &nbsp;Among their core values, it is stated that StartX puts "founders first." &nbsp;Of the over 450 founders so far, 136 companies have formed with a success rate of 85%. &nbsp;Ten of these companies have been acquired by companies such as Google, Yahoo, etc. &nbsp;The success of wide support for this program can be seen in all with which they are associatedfrom Stanford affiliates, industry, and social entrepreneurs speaks to its ability to affect positive change.