Columbia University alumni are responsible for many, many startups. And according to this Crunchbase article, the school ranked #6 on a list ranking "universities according to the number of alumni who founded startups that raised $1 million or more since last August." That's ahead of Carnegie Mellon, Penn, and Yale.
For this slideshow, we took a look at 15 tech companies started (at least in part) by Columbia alumni that found great success of their own.
Founded: 2009
What they do: A bookmarking tool for discovering creative ideas.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp, Paul Sciarra
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $1.5B
Check them out here.
Founded: 2009
What they do: A bookmarking tool for discovering creative ideas.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp, Paul Sciarra
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $1.5B
Check them out here.
Founded: 2006
What they do: A popular news and entertainment website with a focus on shareable content.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): John Johnson, Jonah Peretti
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $496.3M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2006
What they do: A popular news and entertainment website with a focus on shareable content.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): John Johnson, Jonah Peretti
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $496.3M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2003
What they do: A website providing licensed photographs, illustrations, vectors, videos, and music to individuals, businesses, marketing agencies, and media organizations.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Jon Oringer
Status: IPO in 2012 at $558.3M valuation. Raised $76.5M at IPO.
Check them out here.
Founded: 2003
What they do: A website providing licensed photographs, illustrations, vectors, videos, and music to individuals, businesses, marketing agencies, and media organizations.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Jon Oringer
Status: IPO in 2012 at $558.3M valuation. Raised $76.5M at IPO.
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Founded: 2008
What they do (check out their BIZZpage here): A platform that delivers workload automation for hybrid cloud environments.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Danillo Florissi, Prof. Yechiam Yemini (as professor), Shai Benjamin, Shmuel Kliger, Yuri Rabover
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $117.5M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2008
What they do (check out their BIZZpage here): A platform that delivers workload automation for hybrid cloud environments.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Danillo Florissi, Prof. Yechiam Yemini (as professor), Shai Benjamin, Shmuel Kliger, Yuri Rabover
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $117.5M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2008
What they do: An online marketplace that connects customers with local professionals for various projects.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Jeremy Tunnell, Jonathan Swanson, Marco Zappacosta, Sander Daniels
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $273.2M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2008
What they do: An online marketplace that connects customers with local professionals for various projects.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Jeremy Tunnell, Jonathan Swanson, Marco Zappacosta, Sander Daniels
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $273.2M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2011
What they do: An educational institution that specializes in tech-industry training, staffing, and career transitions.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Adam Pritzker, Brad Hargreaves, Jake Schwartz, Matthew Brimer
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $119.5M (Acquired by The Adecco Group in April for $413M)
Check them out here.
Founded: 2011
What they do: An educational institution that specializes in tech-industry training, staffing, and career transitions.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Adam Pritzker, Brad Hargreaves, Jake Schwartz, Matthew Brimer
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $119.5M (Acquired by The Adecco Group in April for $413M)
Check them out here.
Founded: 2007
What they do: A web-and-mobile appointment-booking platform. Users can also find in-network doctors, read reviews, get reminders, and more.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Cyrus Massoumi, Nick Ganju, Oliver Kharraz
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $223M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2007
What they do: A web-and-mobile appointment-booking platform. Users can also find in-network doctors, read reviews, get reminders, and more.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Cyrus Massoumi, Nick Ganju, Oliver Kharraz
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $223M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2012
What they do: A tech-driven real estate platform
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Ori Allon, Robert Reffkin, Ugo Di Girolamo
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $808M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2012
What they do: A tech-driven real estate platform
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Ori Allon, Robert Reffkin, Ugo Di Girolamo
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $808M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2011
What they do: A free-to-use web and mobile platform that teaches users how to code.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Ryan Bubinski, Zachary Sims
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $47.5M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2011
What they do: A free-to-use web and mobile platform that teaches users how to code.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Ryan Bubinski, Zachary Sims
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $47.5M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2010
What they do: Messaging service for finding and planning group activities.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Jared Hecht, Steve Martocci
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $11.5M (Acquired by Skype in 2011)
Check them out here.
Founded: 2010
What they do: Messaging service for finding and planning group activities.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Jared Hecht, Steve Martocci
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $11.5M (Acquired by Skype in 2011)
Check them out here.
Founded: 2010
What they do: An insight-driven content management/marketing platform that also allows companies to find talent-on-demand.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): David T. Goldberg, Joe Coleman, Shane Snow
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $19.4M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2010
What they do: An insight-driven content management/marketing platform that also allows companies to find talent-on-demand.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): David T. Goldberg, Joe Coleman, Shane Snow
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $19.4M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2005
What they do: A digital media company with content focused on women. Features a variety of stories, programming, and shareable content.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Christene Barberich, Justin Stefano, Philippe von Borries, Piera Gelardi
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $125.4M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2005
What they do: A digital media company with content focused on women. Features a variety of stories, programming, and shareable content.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Christene Barberich, Justin Stefano, Philippe von Borries, Piera Gelardi
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $125.4M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2008
What they do: A smart automated investment service providing returns for individual, IRA, ROTH IRA, and rollover 401(k) accounts.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Eli Broverman, Jon Stein
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $275M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2008
What they do: A smart automated investment service providing returns for individual, IRA, ROTH IRA, and rollover 401(k) accounts.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Eli Broverman, Jon Stein
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $275M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2013
What they do: A free-to-use platform that helps small businesses get money fast.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Andres Moran, Jared Hecht, Rohan Deshpande
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $18.9M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2013
What they do: A free-to-use platform that helps small businesses get money fast.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Andres Moran, Jared Hecht, Rohan Deshpande
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $18.9M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2012
What they do: A secure and convenient key copier installed at retailers across the country.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Greg Marsh
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $105.8M
Check them out here.
Founded: 2012
What they do: A secure and convenient key copier installed at retailers across the country.
Founded by (Alumni Bold): Greg Marsh
Funds Raised (According to Crunchbase): $105.8M
Check them out here.
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