Tel Aviv University and Technion rank among top 10 global startup founder hubs

Categories: Hi-Tech

Tel Aviv University and the Technion were ranked among the world’s top 10 universities for undergraduate alumni who founded venture-backed startups, according to an Andreessen Horowitz analysis based on PitchBook data.

Tel Aviv University ranked seventh, with approximately 865 alumni founders whose companies raised around USD 30 billion, while the Technion ranked 10th, with approximately 783 alumni founders whose companies raised about USD 23 billion over the past decade.

Israel was the only country outside the United States with two institutions in the top 10, with Israeli founders standing out in AI-related sectors including cybersecurity and computer vision.

 

Read more in Ynet.