We’re excited to announce that Chief AI has been accepted to StartX Fall 2025!
StartX is a competitive accelerator for Stanford-founded companies. Our founder, Shannon Beckham, graduated from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
StartX is home to:
- 2,500+ founders and 80 tenured Stanford professors
- 165 companies valued at over $100M, including 18 unicorns
- A collective $40B+ in total valuation across the community
- An average of $24M+ raised per company
It’s a network built on collaboration, shared expertise, and a pay-it-forward culture, qualities that mirror our own values at Chief AI.
Why This Matters for Our Customers
Leaders today are navigating unprecedented complexity: faster decision cycles, higher stakes, and more information than ever before. At Chief AI, we believe the true value of AI is in enhancing a leader’s ability to make decisions more efficiently and strategically.
By joining StartX, we gain access to resources, domain expertise, and a peer network that will enhance our ability to build AI that changes the game for leaders and their teams.
Advancing Our Mission
We're excited to accelerate Chief AI's growth with new mentorship and financial resources, so we can power more leaders with AI they can trust.
Here's to our next chapter with Stanford – a community that has supported the Chief AI team from the start.
Onwards! 🚀





