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Two Israeli universities rank among the world’s top 10 for the number of undergraduate alumni who founded startups that raised venture capital, according to the latest ranking released by Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, one of the world’s largest and most influential venture capital firms.
The ranking, based on data from research firm PitchBook covering the end of 2025 and early 2026, places Tel Aviv University seventh, with about 865 alumni founders who have raised roughly $30 billion. The Technion — Israel Institute of Technology — ranks 10th, with about 783 alumni founders who have raised $23 billion. The data covers the past decade.
Israel is the only country outside the United States with two institutions in the top 10, underscoring the strength of its high-tech sector relative to its population size.