In a recent analysis of global universities by Pitchbook.com, it was revealed that Stanford and Harvard lead the pack as the alma maters of the most business founders across undergraduate, graduate, and MBA programs alike. Stanford and Harvard graduates consistently outperform other universities in the number of alumni founders, companies created, and capital raised. Stanford graduate founded companies have raised over $253 billion cumulatively. Harvard graduate founded companies raised $200 billion cumulatively, a square $50 billion less.
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Dubai's Venture Capital Ecosystem
There are 749 scale-ups that have raised over US $1 million in fundraising in the Middle East and North Africa region; collectively raising over US $19.5 billion, cumulatively, as of December 2022. Over 40% of these scale-ups call Dubai home.