What is Team Background?

Team Background helps you discover companies based on the educational and professional backgrounds of their founders.

Colleges: Discover companies founded by alumni of a specific college or university.

To find companies founded by Harvard Business School alumni, select Harvard Business School under Colleges.

Companies: Discover companies founded by people who have previously worked at a specific company.

To find companies founded by former McKinsey employees, select McKinsey under Companies.

For example:

Both views provide information such as the Overall Success Score, number of companies, funded companies, total funding raised, and notable startups founded by alumni/former employees.

You can refine the results based on your research. For example:

🔹 Use Founded Year to find companies established during a specific period.

🔹 Use Current Stage to focus on companies at a particular stage of their lifecycle.

🔹 Sort by Overall Success Score to identify colleges or companies associated with stronger startup outcomes.