Hazim Mohamad

Various board memberships

StartX is the startup accelerator, fellowship, and community for Stanford students, professors, and alumni. We help Stanford’s highest-potential early-stage founders build a better future. StartX is a community-run nonprofit organization, and we take 0% equity from our startups.This allows us to attract the best entrepreneurs and collaborate with others in the StartX ecosystem. We are supported through grants, donations, and corporate sponsorships, including $8M in grant funding from Stanford University, Stanford Health Care, and Kauffman Foundation. We are Industry and Stage Agnostic StartX founders tackle big problems in every industry, from biotech, medical device, hardware, cleantech, and non-profit to consumer and enterprise IT. The strength of our community speaks for itself: 2× higher chance of reaching $100M+ valuation than the best accelerators 1.7× higher seed valuation than the average Stanford startup +50% more successful at reaching Series A than industry average $8.4M average venture funding raised by StartX companies 85% StartX companies still growing + acquired over 8 years 5× proportion of venture funding raised by female-led StartX companies compared to industry average

Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 27 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.

Building the infrastructure for early-stage team formation — starting with an AI-powered platform that connects founders to cofounders and early hires through high-signal matching. 15,000+ users, 1,000,000+ swipes, and 30,000+ matches since launching our mobile app in March 2024. Learn more at coffeespace.com. Selected for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024’s Startup Battlefield 200 and ranked Top 5 Product of the Day on Product Hunt. Featured in TechCrunch, Tech in Asia, and more. $1M raised to date from exited founders, YC alumni, and angel investors from Sand Hill Angels, Meta, Google, and other top tech companies. Proud member of Stanford’s StartX Summer 2025 cohort.

Advising platform for university students.

Various board memberships