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Stanford University in Stanford, California, runs undergraduate entrepreneurship through the Stanford Technology Ventures Program in the School of Engineering, the student organization BASES, and Stanford Ventures, the university's official startup accelerator (established in 2015, formerly Cardinal Ventures).
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Include. Stanford has a deep, current undergraduate entrepreneurship stack: a university center, a selective undergrad fellowship, a student organization with a named pitch challenge, and an official accelerator.
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
At a glance
Indexed programs
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Top direct funding
Direct funding available
Equity
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Program mix
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Other · Fellowship · Entrepreneurship Center
Programs to explore
Compare funding, equity, and timing before you apply.
4 programs indexed
Accelerator
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- 2026-10-08
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
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- Partially Verified
Entrepreneurship Center
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- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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Fellowship
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- Last activity
- 2026-10-08
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- Undergraduate Students
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Other
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- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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From students
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Post a startupFunding and Equity
STVP's entrepreneurship learning-paths page says equity-free grants are available through the BASES 100k Challenge and through accelerator programs including Cardinal Ventures. The Mayfield Fellows Program includes a paid summer internship. Cohort grant amounts for Stanford Ventures were not stated on the pages reviewed.
Recent Activity
The Mayfield Fellows page says the application for the 2027 cohort is open, with a deadline of Sunday, October 25, 2026. Stanford Ventures' 2025-26 accelerator page lists a cohort of companies.
Known Startups and Winners
The 2025-26 Stanford Ventures cohort page names companies including Luminarch, StrandID, Onvoice, Samwise Labs, Hydrify, Octur, Cortiva, RIFFAI, Prism, and others. The page does not identify which founders are current undergraduates.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
Current BASES 100k prize splits, Stanford Ventures check size and eligibility rules, and whether every cohort company has a current Stanford undergraduate founder.
News & articles
4 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at Stanford University.
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Official sources(4)

Stanford University
BASES
BASES, the Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students, describes itself as a student entrepreneurship organization. The homepage says it funds Stanford startups through an annual Startup Challenge and hosts the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders seminar, a startup career fair, Frosh Battalion, and Hackspace Demo Day.
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Mayfield Fellows Program
The Mayfield Fellows Program is STVP's flagship program in building high-growth technology ventures. The official page says 12 undergraduate and co-term students are selected each year for coursework, a paid Bay Area summer internship, and mentorship. The sequence includes ENGR 140A in spring and ENGR 140C in autumn. Faculty named on the page include Ann Miura-Ko and Tom Byers.
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Stanford Technology Ventures Program
STVP is the entrepreneurship program in Stanford Engineering. Its student page says fellows programs, affiliated courses, community networks, and eCorner are open to students from any background and discipline. Fellows programs named on the page include Mayfield Fellows (undergraduate and co-term), Xfund Ethics Fellows (undergraduate and co-term; formerly PEAK Fellows), Accel Leadership (graduate and co-term), and Threshold Venture Fellows (master's and co-term).
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Stanford Ventures
Stanford Ventures describes itself as Stanford's official startup accelerator, established in 2015 and formerly Cardinal Ventures. STVP's learning-paths page lists Cardinal Ventures among accelerator programs that offer equity-free grants.
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