List of top Western US University Programs

Overview

Number of Organizations 45
Investor Type University Program
Location Western US, United States, North America
CB Rank (Hub) 79,533

Number of Founders 49
Average Founded Date Apr 3, 1958
Number of For-Profit Companies 4
Top Investor Types Accelerator, Incubator, Startup Competition, University Program, Venture Capital
Top Funding Types Grant, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown

Organizations in this hub have their headquarters located in Western US, United States, North America; notable events and people located in Western US are also included.

This list of university programs headquartered in Western US provides data on their investment activities, fund raising history, portfolio companies, and recent news. Insights

about their portfolio, exits, top trending and most active investors are also included.

Leaderboard

Trending

Funding Rounds

Acquisitions

Investments

Number of Organizations

Average Rank

1,237,274.38

Popular startups, companies & organizations by highest 30-day trend score:

Organization Name	Total Funding Amount	CB Rank (Organization)	Trend Score (30 Days)
Rebel Venture Fund	obfuscated obfuscation	481,338	7.3
UCSF Foundation Investment Company	obfuscated obfuscation	631,247	7
Arrow Capital	obfuscated obfuscation	815,057	6.4
Santa Clara University	obfuscated obfuscation	24,172	6
University of Utah Endowment	obfuscated obfuscation	1,346,544	5.8

Recent Activities

Funding Rounds

Investments

Acquisitions

Acquired Companies

Number of Funding Rounds

101

Total Funding Amount

$849.5M

Announced Date	Organization Name	Transaction Name	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	University of Arizona	Grant - University of Arizona	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	San Jose State University	Grant - San Jose State University	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	University of Washington	Grant - University of Washington	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Stanford University	Grant - Stanford University	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Plug and Play	Grant - Plug and Play	obfuscated obfuscation

Investments

Trend

Industries

Locations

Number of Investments

3,013

Number of Lead Investments

313

Median Number of Investments 4
Median Number of Lead Investments 1

What's the investment trend over time for this hub?

Announced Date	Investor Name	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Plug and Play	Pre Seed Round - StitcherAI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Stanford University	Series A - GridCARE	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Plug and Play	Seed Round - Melazyme	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Plug and Play	Seed Round - Shyld AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Plug and Play	Seed Round - NEKOD	obfuscated obfuscation

Acquisitions

Funding Types

Industries

Locations

Acquisition Types

Number of Acquisitions

What's the most common final funding type when companies get acquired?

Announced Date	Acquirer Name	Transaction Name	Price
obfuscated obfuscation	Singularity University	Futurism acquired by Singularity University	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	University of Arizona	The University of Arizona Global Campus acquired by University of Arizona	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Singularity University	Uncommon Partners acquired by Singularity University	obfuscated obfuscation

Investor Exits

Number of Exits

316

Median Number of Exits 1

Which industries have seen the most exits in this hub?

Einride M&AEinride is a freight technology company providing digital, electric, and autonomous shipping.
Getaround IPOGetaround is a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace that enables car owners to rent out their cars.
Amaze Software M&AAmaze Software empowers creators to design and sell products.
Alto Neuroscience IPOAlto Neuroscience is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that creates precision medicines through its AI-driven biomarker platform.

Portfolio Companies

Number of Portfolio Companies

2,556

What's the current funding status of companies in the portfolios of investors in this hub?

Organization Name	Number of Funding Rounds	Total Funding Amount	CB Rank (Organization)
Ayar Labs	12	obfuscated obfuscation	188
Kong	7	obfuscated obfuscation	208
Eight Sleep	10	obfuscated obfuscation	212
Starcloud	5	obfuscated obfuscation	257
GridCARE	2	obfuscated obfuscation	289

Funds

Number of Funds

What's the fundraising trend for this hub's investors?

Announced Date	Fund Name	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Plug & Play Fintech & AI Fund	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Plug and Play Sustainability Fund I	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Plug & Play Financial Services Fund I	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Plug and Play Supply Chain Fund I, L.P.,	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	New U Venture Partners Fund	obfuscated obfuscation

Funding

Cumulative

Trend

Funding Types

Industries

Locations

Number of Funding Rounds

101

Total Funding Amount

$849.5M

How much aggregate funding have these organizations raised over time?

Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Grant - Arizona State University	1	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Grant - Stanford University	1	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Grant - Plug and Play	1	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Grant - Fresno State University	1	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Grant - University of Arizona	1	obfuscated obfuscation

People

Number of People

541

Full Name	Primary Organization	Primary Job Title	CB Rank (Person)
Alireza Masrour	Plug and Play	Managing Partner	2,164
Chon Tang	Berkeley SkyDeck Fund	Founding Partner	2,911
Steve Blank	Stanford University	Founding Faculty - Gordian Knot Center For National Security Innovation	4,174
Andy Rachleff	Stanford Graduate School of Business	Lecturer	7,175
David Mazières	Stanford University	Professor of Computer Science	7,314

Events

Number of Events

106

Event Name	Location	Start Date	CB Rank (Event)
Esri User Conference	San Diego, California, United States	Jul 8, 2019	329
CES 2016	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Jan 6, 2016	615
Mobile World Congress Americas 2018	Los Angeles, California, United States	Sep 12, 2018	687
Global IoT Conference	Santa Clara, California, United States	Apr 2, 2018	715
Fog World Congress 2018	Burlingame, California, United States	Oct 1, 2018	784

Subsidiaries & Owned Organizations

Number of Subsidiaries

Number of Parent Organizations

What's the most common types of sub-organization?

Which companies in this hub have the most subsidiaries?

Recent News & Activity

There is no recent news or activity for this profile.