Congrats INSEAD (most founders in Top 10 in 2022) Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Most over the past 5 years) & Harvard Business School (2nd most over the past 5 years).

“INSEAD was started as an entrepreneurial venture and has grown into an internationally recognized business school for the world. Over 50% of the school’s MBA graduates become an entrepreneur or engage in entrepreneurial activities during their career – it is built in our DNA. 

Of the 100 startups that attracted the most funding from angel investors and venture capitalists over the last five years, Stanford claims 43 – up from 39 in 2021. It is the highest number of startups from a single school, and it continues an upward trend for the school centered in the heart of Silicon Valley. Stanford posted 34 startups in 2020 and 39 in 2019.

Harvard Business School had the second most startups from MBA or EMBA founders at 23. That’s up from 19 last year which was the lowest number the school had had in the list’s history. In 2016, Harvard had 42 startups, but its numbers have fluctuated since, claiming between 21 and 26 per year.”

Would be interesting to have research done on the alma mater of the funders. 

 This would validate if it’s a network, course material or endorsement/signalling thing? I would hypothesize it’s 5-20% Alma mater, 10-20% Course and  50-65% signalling, 10-20% Other.