荔枝视频

Oct. 3, 2025

Entrepreneurial alumni thrust U荔枝视频 into PitchBook鈥檚 Top 100

University produces alumni entrepreneurs successful in raising venture capital
Fall U荔枝视频 campus
Julia MacGregor, 荔枝视频

For the first time, the 荔枝视频 has made PitchBook鈥檚 annual of universities with alumni entrepreneurs who have raised venture capital over the last decade.

Since 2014, U荔枝视频 has produced 189 founders with an undergraduate degree who have raised a collective $3.4 billion in capital. The top five U荔枝视频 alumni companies for amount of capital raised, and spanning tech, financial, energy and agriculture sectors are:

U荔枝视频 was one of eight Canadian universities to make the global list, moving up 38 places from 2024. This success follows another year as a top Canadian startup creator with 105 research-based startups, more than any other university in Canada over the last six years.

鈥淯荔枝视频 ranking in the PitchBook Top 100 list is an important indicator of success in our research and innovation implementation plan,鈥 says Dr. William Ghali, vice-president (research). 鈥淥ur innovation ecosystem provides robust supports for our research and alumni community, and we look forward to continued impact and success.鈥

PitchBook鈥檚 annual university rankings compare schools by tallying the number of alumni entrepreneurs who have raised venture capital in the last decade. The rankings are powered by PitchBook data and are based on an analysis of more than 173,000 VC-backed founders.