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Israeli Universities Rank Among Top Globally for Founders of US Unicorns with Advanced Degrees

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By שחר אילן

First reported by Maariv · Aug 10, 2026

What happened

Three Israeli universities rank among the top five globally for producing non-American research master’s graduates who founded US unicorn startups, with Tel Aviv University third worldwide. Despite this academic success, many Israeli entrepreneurs establish their unicorns abroad, highlighting a challenge for Israel’s economy.

  • 01Three Israeli universities rank in the global top five for non-American research master’s graduates founding US unicorns.
  • 02Tel Aviv University is third globally, after Cambridge and Oxford, with 12 deep tech unicorn founders.
  • 03Hebrew University ranks fourth with eight founders; Technion shares fifth with seven founders.
  • 04Study covers 347 graduates from 206 universities founding 270 unicorns, focusing on research master’s degrees.
  • 05Israeli universities lead in bachelor’s degree unicorn founders, while UK universities lead in research master’s.
  • 06In 2024, Tel Aviv University led all degree types with 42 US unicorn founders, followed by Technion and Reichman University.

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OrganizationsTel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion, University of Toronto, Bar-Ilan University, Stanford University, Cambridge University, Oxford University
PlacesUnited States, Israel, United Kingdom, India

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CalcalistUnrated · HebrewAug 10, 2026
Israeli Universities Rank Among Top Globally for Founders of US Unicorns with Advanced Degrees
MaarivCenter · HebrewAug 10, 2026
Tel Aviv University Ranks Third Globally for Unicorn-Founding Alumni Outside the US

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