PitchBook pulled data that ranks schools worldwide based on the number of alumni who founded U.S.-based companies that received a first round of venture capital funding from 2010 to the end of the third quarter of 2013. The idea is that universities produce outstanding students, who go on to start companies with innovative products or ideas, some of which will be innovative enough to attract the attention of venture capital investors and theoretically generate jobs as the company grows.
The top 9 are American universities, with the top two, Stanford and Berkeley being in California. The 10th one is the Indian Institute of Technology whose seven campuses have a significant number of immigrants in the USA to make his list. It is surprising that Israeli and Chinese universities do not apper.
Last updated: October 26th, 2022
