Science Fair Fund

LP Data Room

Last updated: 2026-02-10

Alumni Network — Full Universe

All science fair alumni tracked across all competition years

Companies Founded

375

All years

Unicorns

28

$1B+ outcomes

Alumni Tracked

39,405

All years

Realized Exits

$105.63B

IPOs & acquisitions


Reference Cohort (2006-2020)

Companies with 5+ years of maturity — the basis for fund modeling

Funded Companies

148

$500K+ raised

Unicorns

21

$1B+ outcomes

Unicorn Rate

14.19%

vs 1-3% industry avg

$100M+ Outcomes

38

Large exits & unicorns

Total Enterprise Value

$609.02B

Portfolio companies


Cohort Breakdown

Performance by competition year grouping — each row represents a cohort window

Cohort Companies Funded Unicorns Unicorn % $100M+ $500M+ Value ($B)
2006-2010 29 18 2 11.11% 7 3 17.57
2011-2015 91 58 9 15.52% 15 10 553.38
2016-2020 113 72 10 13.89% 16 12 38.08
2021-2025 84 26 2 7.69% 4 4 14.0
2006-2020 233 148 21 14.19% 38 25 609.02