TEL AVIV TECH ECOSYSTEM REPORT

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According to the 2025 PitchBook University Rankings, Tel Aviv University is ranked 7th in the world and 1st outside the United States in the number of founders of venture capital–backed startups. Over the past decade, 865 alumni have founded 736 venture-backed companies, which together have raised a total of $30 billion.

Top 10 universities ranked for entrepreneurs

Ranking

University

Founder count

Company count

Capital raised

University of California, Berkeley

1

1,804 1,650 $69.0B

1,519 1,380 $102.2B

Stanford University

2

1,355 1,237 $61.6B

Harvard University

3

1,206 1,113 $120.4B

University of Pennsylvania

4

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

1,131 1,019 $69.8B

5

944

903 $42.8B

Cornell University

6

865

736 $30.0B

Tel Aviv University

7

850

774 $24.0B

University of Texas, Austin

8

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

845

787 $30.2B

9

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

783

671 $26.7B

10

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