Tel Aviv University (TAU) continues to lead in global entrepreneurship, ranking #7 worldwide and #1 outside the USA in the 2024 Pitchbook Ranking.

The achievement is driven by 893 TAU alumni with bachelor’s degrees, who have founded 755 companies over the past decade, raising an impressive $29.8 billion in total capital.

The annual Pitchbook Ranking, published by the prominent business data research firm, tracks startups raising capital in the US and lists the world’s top 50 universities according to the number of entrepreneurs among their alumni.

TAU’s standing places it alongside elite American institutions including Stanford, UC Berkeley, MIT, Penn, and Harvard, while surpassing Yale (#11), UC Davis (#12), and Princeton (#14). Additionally, three other Israeli universities made the list: the Technion (#16), Hebrew University (#30), and Ben-Gurion University (#47). Of the five largest companies founded by TAU alumni, Pitchbook highlights three notable ventures: Generate, which raised $4.3 billion; Lendbuzz with $1.2 billion; and Next Insurance with $1.1 billion.

In the ranking of company founders with MBA degrees, TAU’s Coller School of Management ranks at #13 globally. TAU’s business school stands out as the only Israeli business school among the top 25, surpassing prestigious institutions like Yale (#23) and Oxford (#19).

“TAU continues to be Israel’s main entrepreneurial university and a global leader in producing alumni who become entrepreneurs, found companies, raise venture capital and drive economic progress,” Professor Moshe Zviran, Chief Entrepreneurship & Innovation Officer at TAU, said. “TAU’s 7th place in the Pitchbook ranking is another testament to the exceptional quality of our alumni and the impact of our entrepreneurial ecosystem on campus, which actively promotes this mindset.”