TUM Chair for Strategy and Organization
Entrepreneurial Impact Study
of academic institutions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Which universities turn research and talent into startups? We match 51,287 startups founded 2014 to 2024 to the 437 academic institutions where their founders studied or worked.
Top 10 academic institutions by startups founded
Number of startups founded 2014 to 2024 by students, alumni or staff of each institution
1TU München
1,116
2ETH Zürich
1,022
3Universität St. Gallen
845
4WHU *
712
5TU Berlin
679
6RWTH Aachen
560
7LMU München
520
8Universität Zürich
461
9Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
427
10EPFL
425
Technical universityOther institution* private
437
academic institutions
Germany, Austria, Switzerland51,287
startups analyzed
founded 2014 to 20245,374
funded startups
with recorded financing199
startups raised > €50m
funding data as of Dec 2024Explore the study
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How 51,287 startups are matched to 437 institutions, step by step.
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