About 200 startups are launched by universities per year, and the cumulative total number of such startups is over 3,300, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Keio University posted the most new startups in fiscal 2021, with university-affiliated venture capital companies supporting the startups. Gifu University launched the second most. Although the startups span a broad range of fields, few result in an initial public offering (IPO). A sustainable growth strategy will be key to encouraging universities to be more active in launching startups. (Abridged)
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University-affiliated startups |
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Ranking |
University |
No. of new startups in fiscal 2021 (Rate of increase from fiscal 2020) |
Total no. of startups |
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1 |
Keio University |
85 companies (94%) |
175 companies |
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2 |
Gifu University |
37 (2.9 fold) |
57 |
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3 |
University of Tsukuba |
32 (22%) |
178 |
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4 |
Ritsumeikan University |
27 (45%) |
87 |
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5 |
Kyoto University |
20 (9%) |
242 |
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6 |
Tokyo University of Science |
15 (14%) |
126 |
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7 |
Kagoshima University |
14 (61%) |
37 |
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8 |
Kagawa University |
13 (3.2 fold) |
19 |
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9 |
Osaka University |
12 (7%) |
180 |
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10 |
Tohoku University |
12 (8%) |
157 |
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11 |
Digital Hollywood University |
11 (13%) |
99 |
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12 |
Kindai University |
11 (55%) |
31 |
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13 |
Kwansei Gakuin University |
11 (4.7 fold) |
14 |
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14 |
Tokyo Institute of Technology |
10 (10%) |
108 |
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15 |
Waseda University |
10 (11%) |
100 |
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16 |
Hiroshima University |
9 (17%) |
61 |
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17 |
Nihon Keizai University |
8 (2.6 fold) |
13 |
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18 |
Nagoya University |
7 (6%) |
116 |
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19 |
University of Tokyo |
6 (2%) |
329 |
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20 |
Okayama University |
5 (16%) |
37 |
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Note: “No. of new startups in fiscal 2021” includes startups launched prior to fiscal 2020 but not learned of until the fiscal 2021 survey. Table features universities where comparisons can be made with fiscal 2020. Source: Fiscal 2021 survey conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
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