VC firm
SBXi
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Check size
- $10K to $1MSource (opens in a new tab)
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Record updated 18 September 2026
About
SBXi is jointly backed by Accel, Polaris Partners, GETTYLAB, General Catalyst, Pillar, Danaher, Underscore VC and Glasswing Ventures — we write $10K-$100K checks on SAFEs and $100K-$1M checks when there’s a qualifying term-sheet we can match.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We invest exclusively in founders who graduated from MIT — to help you build the next wave of generational companies only MIT could spark.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- No
- Lead policy
- Companies that are raising a priced round and have a lead investor are eligible to be evaluated for $100K-$1M checks matching the same terms as their lead investor.
- Eligibility
- Our fund is open to graduates of any MIT degree program.
- Investing status notes
- Teams seeking funding from SBXi can fill out the brief application form below. We will follow up with eligible teams by email within a couple days.
Programs
- Newsletter
- newsletter (opens in a new tab)
- Office hours
- office_hours (opens in a new tab)every Tuesday
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