The Next Generation The list of companies that have the largest number of alumni that have gone on to become founders of European tech companies is dominated by established tech companies, such as Google and Microsoft, as well as large consulting ïrms, such as Boston Consulting Group and Accenture. The list of companies that have the largest number Top 10 companies by number of alumni who have founded companies of alumni who have gone on to become founders Company of European tech companies is dominated by Top 10 companies by number of alumni who 1 The Boston Consulting Group have founded companies established tech companies, such as Google and Microsoft, as well as large consulting firms, such 2 Microsoft as The Boston Consulting Group and Accenture. 3 Nokia 4 Accenture 5 Siemens 6 IBM 7 Google 8 Hewlett Packard 9 Yahoo! 10 McKinsey & Company Source: European universities are important sources of founder talent, especially the leading technical and business universities. Notably, Harvard and Stanford also features amongst the top 20 academic institutions that have the large number of alumni that have founded European tech companies European universities are important sources of Top 10 institutions by number of alumni who have founded companies founder talent, especially the leading technical University City Country and business universities. Notably, Harvard and Top 10 institutions by number of alumni who 1 University of Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom Stanford also feature amongst the top 20 academic have founded companies institutions with the largest number of alumni who 2 HEC Paris Paris France have founded European tech companies. 3 University of Oxford Oxford United Kingdom 4 INSEAD Fontainebleau France 5 Imperial College London London United Kingdom 6 ESCP Europe Berlin (HQ) Germany 7 London Business School London United Kingdom 8 Stanford University Stanford United States 9 KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm Sweden 10 Lund University Lund Sweden Source: Europe’s leading universities are important SOURCE OF TALENT sources of entrepreneurial talent The University of Cambridge is the top source of founders of European venture- #1 backed startups & 59 In Partnership with www.thestateofeuropeantech.com