your no-risk shot at a startup.
Launch a venture backed startup or
land a top job in tech—all while
getting 18 credits inside your major.
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Sandbox was born as an experiment at BYU in 2020. Through collaboration with BYU’s top academic programs and alumni networks, and building on its history of startup success, that experiment became a new model for startup incubation:
sandbox companies are collectively valued at $95M.
Five Sandbox companies have been accepted to Y Combinator, the world's most prestigious startup accelerator.
Read about venture-backed Sandbox companies at BYU: Buster, Cheers, Devote, Lovage, Mindsmith, Relay, Stratus, Swipe, Zaymo
Starting in the 24/25 school year, Sandbox is available at more universities. Click here to bring Sandbox to your university.
sandbox alums who don't continue with their startups make 25% more in starting salary than non-sandbox grads 1.
Mike Mella, Leland, Product Manager
Justin Hill, Figma, Software Engineer
Holland Seamons, Nike, Digital Product Designer
Meredith Von Feldt, Lucid, Software Engineer
Jacob Parry, Google, Google
Camara Pender, Campfire, Head of Product
Rachel Vance, NVIDIA, Product Manager
learn how our alums get better jobs
sandbox integrates deeply with your university so that you can spend a year focused on building a startup.
you don't need a team or startup idea to join sandbox. Instead, successful applicants have a ton of grit and willingness to put in the time.
You'll join a cohort of software engineers, designers and generalists—all the skills needed to launch a successful company. Sandbox facilitates you finding the perfect team.
In Sandbox, you'll be pushed to your limits while having direct access to the networks you need to succeed:
We put your interests first.
sandbox founders have special access to the best jobs:
sandbox is currently offered at these universities:
We're actively expanding to more schools.
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