For the third year in a row, UC Berkeley graduates have founded more venture-backed companies than undergraduate alumni from any other university in the world, according to the 2025 PitchBook university rankings. “The work we’ve done to make Berkeley into a startup leader has been years in the making,” said Darren Cooke, Berkeley’s interim Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer. “Our students are graduating with the skills and resources to not only have great ideas but to also have ideas that others are willing to put money behind to support.” pitchbookdata, a data provider for private and public equity markets, annually ranks the world’s best universities for producing startup founders. This year’s report indicates that Berkeley undergraduate alumni account for the most founders (1,804) and the most new companies (1,650) of any public or private school in the world. 🔗 Full story linked in our bio: bit.ly/3VkgoNX #UCBerkeley #Rankings #Pitchbook