To date, StartX has supported more than 240 founders and 90 companies across fields from clean technology to IT services to biotechnology.

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Teitelman says StartX has already began discussions with other universities about expanding, but would not divulge which schools were involved in talks.

FORBES: Stanford Accelerator StartX Receives $800,000 Grant From Kauffman Foundation

Currently, StartX only accepts projects that have at least one Stanford-affiliated founder.

FORBES: Stanford Accelerator StartX Receives $800,000 Grant From Kauffman Foundation

When it did, I logged in at once and, in anticipation of final victory over the rogue install process, typed startx one more time.

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Stanford University created StartX, an accelerator for student entrepreneurs.

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While Teitelman acknowledged the contributions of partners such as Stanford Student Enterprises, Greylock Partners and AOL, which contributed office space at a discount, he concedes that StartX has been operating on slim pickings since its official launch in 2010.

FORBES: Stanford Accelerator StartX Receives $800,000 Grant From Kauffman Foundation