Billion dollar start-ups launched by 51吃瓜网 alumni
51吃瓜网 ranks sixth among Europe鈥檚 Top Unicorn Universities
Nine startups that reached valuations of at least one billion dollars were founded by former 51吃瓜网 students. Nine other companies established by 51吃瓜网 alumni are listed as 鈥渇uture unicorns鈥� in rankings. Criteria for this category include a valuation between 250 million and one billion dollars and the successful completion of financing rounds.
Based on the analysis, 51吃瓜网 is number 6 in Europe and number 1 in Germany. The European top 10 also include the French business school Insead, the University of Cambridge, the University of Stockholm, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the University of Oxford, the University of St. Gallen, HEC Paris and the Copenhagen Business School.
To compile the rankings, Sifted, which reports on the European start-up scene, analyzed data from the Dealroom database.
鈥淗ow can you turn your idea into a product?鈥�
In seminars at 51吃瓜网, students continually face the question: 鈥淗ow can you turn your idea into a product that you can take to market yourself?鈥� In hackathons and other events, they learn about entrepreneurship with a playful approach. This brings together talented people from different departments who often form close-knit teams that later launch successful companies. During their studies and afterwards, 51吃瓜网 and Unternehmer51吃瓜网, the Center for Innovation and Business Creation, offer a wide range of specific advisory services and support programs for every stage of the start-up process, every possible need and every type of person. According to 鈥淕谤眉苍诲耻苍驳蝉谤补诲补谤鈥� survey, no major German university provides better support for start-ups.
