Why Sandbox?

Join the strongest community of student and graduate founders, investors, and operators.

Our network becomes yours.

Whether you're looking to raise another round, meet other student founders, hire for that critical role, or get on a call with industry experts, Sandbox's network of investors, founders, and operators will support you and your company through its earliest stages.

Skip the first-time mistakes.

At Sandbox, we help our student founders skip steps and avoid common early-stage mistakes by learning from experienced founders and operators in our community.

We put founders' interests first.

That means: we don’t take a board seat, we don’t charge fees, we don’t demand equity in your company, and we support student founders at every stage in their educational journey. Whether your goal is to build a product, have a better product with more users, or to have more options for raising money, we provide a low-noise environment so that you can focus on your company.

Get backed with a check.

Fundraising is the #1 startup pain point. We make strategic investor introductions and work one-on-one with portfolio companies to help craft a winning pitch deck. On Demo Day, the latest cycle of Sandbox founders present their companies to an audience of specially selected investors and industry professionals. In the weeks following Demo Day we keep in close touch with the startups as they negotiate fundraising, and often talk to investors ourselves.

We work with you 1:1.

Much of what happens at Sandbox happens during office hours. We have weekly KPI calls and office hours year round, and startups can book time whenever they want. We are happy to help in any way in which we believe we can provide value across sales, marketing, hiring, product development, and more. We’re as dedicated as you are.

Hear from the future you.

Every month, we invite an eminent person from the startup world to speak. Most speakers are successful industry professionals and startup founders–they’ll give you the inside scoop on navigating failure, securing funding, scaling a business, what happened in the early days of their startup, and what it takes to build a million (or billion) dollar company.

Exclusive perks and discounts.

Each Sandbox company receives access to discounts and free accounts for products such as cloud hosting, legal, and website design.

The student startup bible.

Get access to our Startup Playbook, which includes a full suite of resources spanning business planning, funding strategies, market research, legal guidance, marketing, financial management, and more to help you successfully launch and grow your startup.

Apply to Sandbox Incubator

We welcome all applicants, including nonprofit organizations! Whether you have an idea, or a developed product, we want to hear from you. We are particularly interested in social entrepreneurs.

Join the Sandbox community

Connect with a strong community of students, founders, mentors, investors, and operators for networking and support.

Get access to our Startup Playbook

The student startup bible.

Sign up for Sandbox Office Hours

Go over the Sandbox application process or startup plans with one of our members.

Find an event or opportunity

Look through the Sandbox Quest database for jobs, events, and other opportunities.

Create a job posting

Hire an interested student to help grow your organization.

At Sandbox, we help students become entrepreneurs.

Why Sandbox?

Our network becomes yours.

Skip the first-time mistakes.

We put founders' interests first.

Get backed with a check.

We work with you 1:1.

Hear from the future you.

Exclusive perks and discounts.

The student startup bible.

Our Opportunities

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Apply to Sandbox Incubator

Join the Sandbox community

Get access to our Startup Playbook

Sign up for Sandbox Office Hours

Find an event or opportunity

Create a job posting