
Xfund is the early-stage venture capital firm built to back entrepreneurs who think laterally and experiment across disciplines. We are 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. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff, alumni — or perhaps you’re entirely self-taught — so long as you have a curious mind and an ability to execute, we’re interested.
Born of a unique cross-pollination between top venture firms and universities, Xfund believes that technical talent is necessary — but not sufficient — to build the world’s most durable companies. We seek out entrepreneurs with multidisciplinary abilities whom we know will make more insightful innovators and entrepreneurs. We don’t limit ourselves to traditional sector or industry lines: we’ve invested in a musical headset that primes your neurons; data analytics firms that put massive informational power into the hands of ordinary people; a company that’s making TV social; and the world’s leading personal genomics company, among many others.
Once we find entrepreneurs who share our commitment to a growth mindset, we welcome them to our family of leading venture capital investors, university faculty, and industry advisors. This can mean helping to place a Nobel laureate on your board, brokering a key strategic partnership, or just sharing a beer and tackling your problems as a team. Our unique structure and unparalleled network enable us to deliver value that few other firms can. Come partner with us.
Location:United States, California, Palo Alto
Member count:11-50
Founded date: 2011
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
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- | cherry Mur... | cherry@xfu... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - |
- | Amy yuan | amyyuan@wh... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - |
- | Alex 'Sand... | sandy@xfun... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - |
- | Audrey li | audrey_l@m... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - |
- | Kennan Mur... | vera_xiao@... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - |
- | Priya raja... | ajan@svb.c... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - |
- | harry lewi... | harry@xfun... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - |
- | jim wilkin... | jim@xfund.... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - |
- | bob pozen | bobpozen@m... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - |
- | Sam Jacob | andrew@xfu... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - |
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Portfolio 30
Date | Name | Description | Website |
- | BOLD VOICE | Find your most confident voice... | boldvoice.... |
- | RAVEL | Unravel those wise restraints. | ravellaw.c... |
- | NATALIST | Get the Get--Pregnant Bundle: ... | natalist.c... |
- | NEBULA GEN... | Uncloud your genome. | nebula.org... |
- | SYNAPSE | AI for a threat--free world. | palantir.c... |
- | DEEP DISCO... | Know your customer. | deepdiscov... |
- | PARTS MARK... | Vroom vroom. | partsmarke... |
- | CUREBASE | Clinical trials can be easy. | web.cureba... |
- | TONIC.AI | Synthetic data on demand. | tonic.ai/ |
- | FACTOR | Know and manage your suppliers... | factorhard... |
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Mentions in press and media 15
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05.09.2020 | Xfund 3 Ra... | Xfund, a Palo Alto, CA-based C... | USA | - | finsmes.co... |
03.09.2020 | Xfund 3 Ra... | PALO ALTO, Calif. and CAMBRI... | - | - | prnewswire... |
29.12.2019 | Wrapping U... | An exciting Q4 in the Carolina... | Stories R... | - | bizjournal... |
29.03.2017 | What digit... | VCs from Sequoia, 500 Startups... | - | Steven Loe... | vator.tv/n... |
23.03.2017 | Presenting... | 8 startups will be pitching th... | - | Steven Loe... | vator.tv/n... |
23.03.2017 | The winner... | Congratulations to our runner ... | - | Steven Loe... | vator.tv/n... |
10.02.2016 | Halo Neuro... | The company is interested in a... | - | - | medcitynew... |
16.06.2015 | Daily fund... | KPCB closed $4M; Zymergen rais... | - | Mitos Suso... | vator.tv/n... |
05.12.2014 | Funding ro... | Stripe, 4th Office, Eternal Su... | - | Steven Loe... | vator.tv/n... |
05.12.2014 | Xfund clos... | Venture capital firm Xfund has... | - | - | altassets.... |
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