Top Feeders to Entrepreneurship
Updated June 2020
Top Feeder Rankings (by total employed)
| University | Rank | Founder Count | Company Count | Capital Raised (millions, USD) | Top Companies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | 1 | 1,448 | 1,258 | 47,838.93 | Snap ($2622.76); DoorDash ($2471.7); Robinhood ($1711.93); Opendoor ($1345.06); Samsara ($1230) | |
| University of California, Berkeley | 2 | 1,365 | 1,225 | 36,294.90 | DoorDash ($2471.7); GRAIL ($2001.66); Flexport ($1201.9); Cloudera ($1041.91); Zynga ($1031.1) | UCB |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3 | 1,125 | 985 | 33,411.69 | Oscar ($1503.92); Indigo Agriculture ($1116.63); Toast (Boston) ($897.25); Ginkgo Bioworks ($797.33); Dropbox ($627.25) | MIT |
| Harvard University | 4 | 1,100 | 988 | 41,238.64 | Coupang ($3964.43); Affirm ($1498.5); Cloudera ($1041.91); Peloton ($993.74); BabyTree ($813.02) | |
| University of Pennsylvania | 5 | 1,021 | 932 | 22,640.00 | Snapdeal ($1581.39); Fuze ($489.31); Wheels Up ($449.6); Ninja Van ($398); Thrasio ($396.46) | UPenn |
| Cornell University | 6 | 888 | 824 | 28,593.93 | Lyft ($4912.36); Compass (New York) ($1683.24); Rappi ($1620.17); Samsara ($1230); ChargePoint ($671.9) | |
| University of Michigan | 7 | 835 | 760 | 19,133.75 | Groupon ($1138); 23andMe ($790.68); Carta ($692); QuarterSpot ($634.59); Tempus Labs ($570) | UMich |
| Tel Aviv University | 8 | 807 | 673 | 16,115.53 | Generate Capital ($1252.1); Houzz ($613.6); BlueVine ($426.29); Varo ($419.33); Exaware ($401.54) | |
| University of Texas at Austin | 9 | 749 | 686 | 10,239.85 | Niantic ($480); Zalora ($379.24); Acorns ($281.01); Apollo Endosurgery ($179.31); Icertis ($171.5) | UT Austin |
| University of Illinois | 10 | 621 | 575 | 16,412.26 | GRAIL ($2001.66); Affirm ($1498.5); Generate Capital ($1252.1); Avant (Online Lending Firm) ($654.23); Farmers Business Network ($619.3) | UIUC |
| Yale University | 11 | 616 | 560 | 15,565.26 | 23andMe ($790.68); Convoy ($668.01); Dataminr ($572.37); One Medical ($532.66); Thumbtack ($423.85) | |
| Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | 12 | 602 | 509 | 12,373.53 | Better Place ($851.36); Gusto ($521.25); BlueVine ($426.29); Tango (Social/Platform Software) ($371.18); Gong ($333) | |
| Princeton University | 13 | 593 | 560 | 19,541.05 | Quibi ($1750); Nubank ($1028.64); Databricks ($897.36); Jet ($690); Cabify ($405.9) | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 14 | 588 | 554 | 14,977.76 | Chime ($1492.75); BabyTree ($813.02); BrightSource Energy ($651.38); Vir (Biotechnology) ($493.1); Lalamove ($461.5) | UCLA |
| Columbia University | 15 | 546 | 510 | 15,283.07 | Compass (New York) ($1683.24); DraftKings ($1173.46); Zymergen ($892.44); Celularity ($582.7); Human Longevity ($568.06) | |
| Brown University | 16 | 542 | 496 | 20,579.33 | Gojek ($6250.96); Chime ($1492.75); CommonBond ($562.06); Warby Parker ($536.19); Scopely ($458.5) | |
| University of Wisconsin | 17 | 539 | 480 | 8,832.06 | Databricks ($897.36); Automation Anywhere ($840); Bird Rides ($776); Vindex ($380); OneRoof Energy ($194.5) | |
| University of Southern California | 18 | 520 | 480 | 17,848.99 | Gojek ($6250.96); Instacart ($2233.82); Careem ($784.6); Convoy ($668.01); ServiceTitan ($399.78) | USC |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 19 | 506 | 447 | 13,616.57 | Affirm ($1498.5); Sea ($722); RigUp ($517.5); Collective Health ($469); Lalamove ($461.5) | CMU |
| Duke University | 20 | 484 | 461 | 10,953.80 | Radiology Partners ($541.62); Coinbase ($525.31); Harry's ($474.75); Scopely ($458.5); Zalora ($379.24) | |
| Brigham Young University | 21 | 475 | 378 | 8,188.31 | Qualtrics ($400); Health Catalyst ($391.35); Lendio ($356.5); Xant.ai ($274.58); Pluralsight ($238.4) | BYU |
| University of Waterloo | 22 | 474 | 375 | 12,907.52 | Instacart ($2233.82); Wish ($1800.33); Databricks ($897.36); Netskope ($744.3); Kuaidi Dache ($700) | |
| New York University | 23 | 465 | 431 | 9,221.13 | DoorDash ($2471.7); Future Finance ($403.39); Kaminario ($262.72); Hike ($261); Thrive Market ($216.11) | NYU |
| University of Washington | 24 | 456 | 403 | 8,433.44 | Cloudera ($1041.91); Gogoro ($480); Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners ($400); HashiCorp ($349.54); Outreach ($289.44) | UW |
| Dartmouth College | 25 | 438 | 400 | 11,287.74 | Generate Capital ($1252.1); Freenome ($508.35); Remitly ($481.88); Funding Circle ($381.15); Lyra Health ($282.03) | |
| Northwestern University | 26 | 434 | 405 | 11,434.84 | Deliveroo ($1556.24); REEF Technology ($900); Outcome Health ($497.48); Turo ($496); C2FO ($403) | |
| University of California, San Diego | 27 | 419 | 400 | 8,690.16 | Getaround ($672.85); Human Longevity ($568.06); Kinestral ($337.57); Color Genomics ($265.44); KeepTruckin ($229.3) | UCSD |
| University of Maryland | 28 | 405 | 378 | 6,731.50 | LivingSocial ($929.91); Wheels Up ($449.6); QuantumScape ($396.28); Thrive Earlier Detection ($367); Tala ($217.1) | UMD |
| University of Colorado | 28 | 405 | 379 | 7,223.11 | AvidXchange ($1144.07); Gogoro ($480); Cylance ($327); HYLA ($325.94); Pacific Control Systems ($272.32) | CU Boulder |
| McGill University | 30 | 403 | 373 | 10,710.25 | Indigo Agriculture ($1116.63); Sana Biotechnology ($865.56); VICE Media ($500); Fuze ($489.31); AppDirect ($460.72) | |
| University of Virginia | 30 | 403 | 380 | 6,988.42 | Reddit ($550.66); Revolution Medicines ($226); MediaMath ($222.93); Forma Therapeutics ($217.51); MakeSpace ($160.59) | UVA |
| Hebrew University | 32 | 401 | 353 | 7,908.06 | Via (Automotive) ($586.88); Coursera ($463.27); Cybereason ($388.38); Insightec ($309.26); Fundbox ($307.5) | |
| University of Toronto | 33 | 392 | 353 | 10,305.45 | Moderna Therapeutics ($1722.9); Compass (New York) ($1683.24); Databricks ($897.36); TouchBistro ($209.73); Astute Medical ($189.6) | |
| Pennsylvania State University | 34 | 390 | 358 | 7,770.48 | Knock (Atlanta) ($597); Radiology Partners ($541.62); Virgin Hyperloop ($459.21); Iora Health ($382.32); Ro (Other Healthcare Technology Systems) ($376.1) | Penn State; PSU |
| Boston University | 35 | 379 | 365 | 13,694.18 | Gojek ($6250.96); ClassPass ($555.7); Prysm ($518.57); Credit Karma ($370.27); FuboTV (Acquired in 2020) ($326.6) | BU |
| Purdue University | 36 | 351 | 326 | 5,981.65 | Zymergen ($892.44); Traveloka ($670); Harvest Power ($259.24); MoneyLion ($221.29); Agora.io ($179) | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 37 | 350 | 310 | 7,035.69 | Peloton ($993.74); Glovo ($511.53); CrowdStrike ($481.15); AppDirect ($460.72); Credit Karma ($370.27) | Georgia Tech |
| Georgetown University | 38 | 324 | 312 | 7,564.89 | AvidXchange ($1144.07); LivingSocial ($929.91); CommonBond ($562.06); Sweetgreen ($533.19); Anduril ($385.1) | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 39 | 320 | 297 | 4,556.33 | Zalora ($379.24); Sungevity ($287.67); Looker ($280.5); AeroFarms ($214.48); Ncino ($205.11) | UNC |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | 40 | 306 | 287 | 9,328.66 | Lyft ($4912.36); 10x Genomics ($317.6); The Honest Company ($297); HouseCanary ($205.74); 4DMT ($184) | UCSB |
| Indiana University | 41 | 301 | 285 | 4,435.26 | Elevance Renewable Sciences ($461.32); Industrious ($236); AirWatch ($225); Gigabit Squared ($202); Light (Electronic Equipment and Instruments) ($185.7) | IU |
| Tsinghua University | 42 | 296 | 263 | 24,318.68 | Meituan-Dianping ($8800); SenseTime ($2866.56); Royole ($1352); Face++ ($1258); Meituan ($1070) | |
| University of California, Davis | 43 | 290 | 277 | 5,091.75 | Joby Aviation ($718.3); Conga ($329.25); Enovix ($219.28); Practice Fusion ($205.19); Kinnate Biopharma ($194.5) | UC Davis |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | 44 | 288 | 275 | 5,231.20 | Auris ($738.15); DataRobot ($431); Enchi ($196.61); 128 Technology ($152.68); MC10 ($129.31) | UMass Amherst |
| Tufts University | 45 | 286 | 273 | 5,661.80 | Warby Parker ($536.19); Perfect Day ($361.45); InVision (Multimedia and Design Software) ($349.19); ONE Championship ($336); Ascend Wellness Holdings ($208.63) | |
| Ben Gurion University | 46 | 285 | 251 | 4,463.56 | Exaware ($401.54); Innoviz Technologies ($264); JFrog ($228); Vayyar ($188); Valens ($164) | |
| State University of New York (all campuses) | 47 | 284 | 280 | 4,947.68 | Illumio ($332.5); ACV Auctions ($295); PMV Pharma ($238.7); DispatchHealth ($203.2); VTS ($177.7) | SUNY |
| University of Florida | 48 | 280 | 255 | 3,204.86 | Apeel Sciences ($385); Fanatics ($365); JetSmarter ($131.15); LendStreet ($124); Molekule ($119.35) | UF |
| Trinity College | 49 | 277 | 254 | 4,780.42 | 23andMe ($790.68); Cloudflare ($404.3); CapitalSpring ($291.27); Intercom ($240.5); Blu Homes ($217.05) | |
| University of British Columbia | 50 | 269 | 227 | 2,641.74 | CRISPR Therapeutics ($160); 17 Media ($159.5); Loji Logistics ($126.81); AbCellera ($115); Satellogic ($101) | UBC |
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