Heads up, Silicon Valley—the U is a burgeoning center for getting businesses off the ground. In only the past five years, more than $1.4 billion has been raised by U start-ups, and there have been 787 patents secured by U inventors. Here are some other staggering figures from just FY2021 about innovation management at the U.  

340

inventors engaged 

252

invention disclosures

126

patents issued 

14

start-up companies

$884 million

total investments in U start-ups