Rank University Founder Count Company Count Capital Raised (millions, USD) Rank Change Top Companies
1Stanford University14481258 47,838.93 0Snap ($2622.76); DoorDash ($2471.7); Robinhood ($1711.93); Opendoor ($1345.06); Samsara ($1230)
2University of California, Berkeley13651225 36,294.90 0DoorDash ($2471.7); GRAIL ($2001.66); Flexport ($1201.9); Cloudera ($1041.91); Zynga ($1031.1)
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)1125985 33,411.69 0Oscar ($1503.92); Indigo Agriculture ($1116.63); Toast (Boston) ($897.25); Ginkgo Bioworks ($797.33); Dropbox ($627.25)
4Harvard University1100988 41,238.64 0Coupang ($3964.43); Affirm ($1498.5); Cloudera ($1041.91); Peloton ($993.74); BabyTree ($813.02)
5University of Pennsylvania1021932 22,640.00 0Snapdeal ($1581.39); Fuze ($489.31); Wheels Up ($449.6); Ninja Van ($398); Thrasio ($396.46)
6Cornell University888824 28,593.93 0Lyft ($4912.36); Compass (New York) ($1683.24); Rappi ($1620.17); Samsara ($1230); ChargePoint ($671.9)
7University of Michigan835760 19,133.75 0Groupon ($1138); 23andMe ($790.68); Carta ($692); QuarterSpot ($634.59); Tempus Labs ($570)
8Tel Aviv University807673 16,115.53 0Generate Capital ($1252.1); Houzz ($613.6); BlueVine ($426.29); Varo ($419.33); Exaware ($401.54)
9University of Texas749686 10,239.85 0Niantic ($480); Zalora ($379.24); Acorns ($281.01); Apollo Endosurgery ($179.31); Icertis ($171.5)
10University of Illinois621575 16,412.26 0GRAIL ($2001.66); Affirm ($1498.5); Generate Capital ($1252.1); Avant (Online Lending Firm) ($654.23); Farmers Business Network ($619.3)
11Yale University616560 15,565.26 023andMe ($790.68); Convoy ($668.01); Dataminr ($572.37); One Medical ($532.66); Thumbtack ($423.85)
12Technion - Israel Institute of Technology602509 12,373.53 2Better Place ($851.36); Gusto ($521.25); BlueVine ($426.29); Tango (Social/Platform Software) ($371.18); Gong ($333)
13Princeton University593560 19,541.05 0Quibi ($1750); Nubank ($1028.64); Databricks ($897.36); Jet ($690); Cabify ($405.9)
14University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)588554 14,977.76 -2Chime ($1492.75); BabyTree ($813.02); BrightSource Energy ($651.38); Vir (Biotechnology) ($493.1); Lalamove ($461.5)
15Columbia University546510 15,283.07 1Compass (New York) ($1683.24); DraftKings ($1173.46); Zymergen ($892.44); Celularity ($582.7); Human Longevity ($568.06)
16Brown University542496 20,579.33 1Gojek ($6250.96); Chime ($1492.75); CommonBond ($562.06); Warby Parker ($536.19); Scopely ($458.5)
17University of Wisconsin539480 8,832.06 -2Databricks ($897.36); Automation Anywhere ($840); Bird Rides ($776); Vindex ($380); OneRoof Energy ($194.5)
18University of Southern California (USC)520480 17,848.99 0Gojek ($6250.96); Instacart ($2233.82); Careem ($784.6); Convoy ($668.01); ServiceTitan ($399.78)
19Carnegie Mellon University506447 13,616.57 0Affirm ($1498.5); Sea ($722); RigUp ($517.5); Collective Health ($469); Lalamove ($461.5)
20Duke University484461 10,953.80 0Radiology Partners ($541.62); Coinbase ($525.31); Harry's ($474.75); Scopely ($458.5); Zalora ($379.24)
21Brigham Young University475378 8,188.31 1Qualtrics ($400); Health Catalyst ($391.35); Lendio ($356.5); Xant.ai ($274.58); Pluralsight ($238.4)
22University of Waterloo474375 12,907.52 -1Instacart ($2233.82); Wish ($1800.33); Databricks ($897.36); Netskope ($744.3); Kuaidi Dache ($700)
23New York University465431 9,221.13 -1DoorDash ($2471.7); Future Finance ($403.39); Kaminario ($262.72); Hike ($261); Thrive Market ($216.11)
24University of Washington456403 8,433.44 -2Cloudera ($1041.91); Gogoro ($480); Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners ($400); HashiCorp ($349.54); Outreach ($289.44)
25Dartmouth College438400 11,287.74 0Generate Capital ($1252.1); Freenome ($508.35); Remitly ($481.88); Funding Circle ($381.15); Lyra Health ($282.03)
26Northwestern University434405 11,434.84 5Deliveroo ($1556.24); REEF Technology ($900); Outcome Health ($497.48); Turo ($496); C2FO ($403)
27University of California, San Diego419400 8,690.16 -1Getaround ($672.85); Human Longevity ($568.06); Kinestral ($337.57); Color Genomics ($265.44); KeepTruckin ($229.3)
28University of Maryland405378 6,731.50 2LivingSocial ($929.91); Wheels Up ($449.6); QuantumScape ($396.28); Thrive Earlier Detection ($367); Tala ($217.1)
28University of Colorado405379 7,223.11 -1AvidXchange ($1144.07); Gogoro ($480); Cylance ($327); HYLA ($325.94); Pacific Control Systems ($272.32)
30McGill University403373 10,710.25 -1Indigo Agriculture ($1116.63); Sana Biotechnology ($865.56); VICE Media ($500); Fuze ($489.31); AppDirect ($460.72)
30University of Virginia403380 6,988.42 -2Reddit ($550.66); Revolution Medicines ($226); MediaMath ($222.93); Forma Therapeutics ($217.51); MakeSpace ($160.59)
32Hebrew University401353 7,908.06 2Via (Automotive) ($586.88); Coursera ($463.27); Cybereason ($388.38); Insightec ($309.26); Fundbox ($307.5)
33University of Toronto392353 10,305.45 -1Moderna Therapeutics ($1722.9); Compass (New York) ($1683.24); Databricks ($897.36); TouchBistro ($209.73); Astute Medical ($189.6)
34Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)390358 7,770.48 -1Knock (Atlanta) ($597); Radiology Partners ($541.62); Virgin Hyperloop ($459.21); Iora Health ($382.32); Ro (Other Healthcare Technology Systems) ($376.1)
35Boston University379365 13,694.18 0Gojek ($6250.96); ClassPass ($555.7); Prysm ($518.57); Credit Karma ($370.27); FuboTV (Acquired in 2020) ($326.6)
36Purdue University351326 5,981.65 1Zymergen ($892.44); Traveloka ($670); Harvest Power ($259.24); MoneyLion ($221.29); Agora.io ($179)
37Georgia Institute of Technology350310 7,035.69 -1Peloton ($993.74); Glovo ($511.53); CrowdStrike ($481.15); AppDirect ($460.72); Credit Karma ($370.27)
38Georgetown University324312 7,564.89 0AvidXchange ($1144.07); LivingSocial ($929.91); CommonBond ($562.06); Sweetgreen ($533.19); Anduril ($385.1)
39University of North Carolina320297 4,556.33 0Zalora ($379.24); Sungevity ($287.67); Looker ($280.5); AeroFarms ($214.48); Ncino ($205.11)
40University of California, Santa Barbara306287 9,328.66 0Lyft ($4912.36); 10x Genomics ($317.6); The Honest Company ($297); HouseCanary ($205.74); 4DMT ($184)
41Indiana University301285 4,435.26 0Elevance Renewable Sciences ($461.32); Industrious ($236); AirWatch ($225); Gigabit Squared ($202); Light (Electronic Equipment and Instruments) ($185.7)
42Tsinghua University296263 24,318.68 22Meituan-Dianping ($8800); SenseTime ($2866.56); Royole ($1352); Face++ ($1258); Meituan ($1070)
43University of California, Davis290277 5,091.75 2Joby Aviation ($718.3); Conga ($329.25); Enovix ($219.28); Practice Fusion ($205.19); Kinnate Biopharma ($194.5)
44University of Massachusetts288275 5,231.20 -2Auris ($738.15); DataRobot ($431); Enchi ($196.61); 128 Technology ($152.68); MC10 ($129.31)
45Tufts University286273 5,661.80 -1Warby Parker ($536.19); Perfect Day ($361.45); InVision (Multimedia and Design Software) ($349.19); ONE Championship ($336); Ascend Wellness Holdings ($208.63)
46Ben Gurion University285251 4,463.56 3Exaware ($401.54); Innoviz Technologies ($264); JFrog ($228); Vayyar ($188); Valens ($164)
47State University of New York (SUNY)284280 4,947.68 -4Illumio ($332.5); ACV Auctions ($295); PMV Pharma ($238.7); DispatchHealth ($203.2); VTS ($177.7)
48University of Florida280255 3,204.86 0Apeel Sciences ($385); Fanatics ($365); JetSmarter ($131.15); LendStreet ($124); Molekule ($119.35)
49Trinity College277254 4,780.42 -323andMe ($790.68); Cloudflare ($404.3); CapitalSpring ($291.27); Intercom ($240.5); Blu Homes ($217.05)
50University of British Columbia269227 2,641.74 1CRISPR Therapeutics ($160); 17 Media ($159.5); Loji Logistics ($126.81); AbCellera ($115); Satellogic ($101)