PitchBook, a provider of private equity and venture capital research, released its annual list of the Top Universities for VC-Based Entrepreneurs. The University of Michigan was ranked No. 8, up from No. 13 in 2013.
The list is based on PitchBook’s database of 13,000 founders who launched VC-backed companies over the past five years.
Pitchbook’s methodology includes entrepreneur count, company count, capital raised (in millions) and successful launches founded by Bachelor’s Degree holders from each university.
Read more about the list on Poets & Quants here.