Top 3 California Universities Produce Most Funded Startup Founders in 2022

Three California universities have been ranked among the top schools in the US that produce the most startup founders who have received funding since the beginning of 2022. Crunchbase compiled a list of the top 36 colleges in the US that have graduates who have obtained $1 million or more in funding for their startups in that timeframe. Stanford University topped the rankings with 472 funded graduates, with the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Southern California taking third and tenth place, respectively. Other California-based colleges that made the list include the University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, San Diego, and the California Institute of Technology. The news is surprising given that venture capital funding for startups has slowed down significantly since 2020 and 2021 due to the uncertainty of the stock market and rising interest rates. However, funding for earlier-stage startups remains relatively strong, which is likely the type of companies founded by these graduates.