1. Startups from 1975 to Present
A more balanced look at UCSD influence
Alumni 238
Faculty 74
Licensee 89
Total 401

2. UCSD degrees by year

3. UCSD Companies 2014
Startups by Founding
Alumni 243
Faculty 69
Licensee 95
Total 407

4. UCSD Company Industries 2014
Alumni, Faculty, Licensees

5. Companies found after 2011
Report

6. 2011 Report, Original & Updated

7. Sales Growth
• Telecommunications has seen its sales grow
185% in the last three years. Qualcomm
revenue grew by $8.68B of the $9.78B in
growth.
• Biotech, the second largest industry, grew
85%. Life Technologies Corporation was the
revenue leader with $3.8B.

8. 2011 Report, Original & Updated

9. Job Growth
• Qualcomm lost 4% of its workforce which
reflects in the relatively low rise in
Telecommunication employees.
• The largest Hi-Tech job producers were
ViaSat, Cymer and Entropic Communications.
• BioTech jobs grew an outstanding 592% in the
last few years.
• The largest BioTech job producers were Life
Technologies, Senomyx and Synthetic
Genomics.

10. Alumni Startups by Region

11. Alumni Only Startups
Total 245

12. Campus Incubators

13. Incubator Startups by Incubator

14. Startups by Incubator by Date
Startups by Date & Number

15. Rady alumni startups

16. Appendix

17. Marketing & Communications 2011-2013 Reports
Data not available for all companies.

18. Companies Utilizing Licensing or Founded by Alumni/Faculty
1876-2014
Biotechnology 117
Computing 52
Education 1
Financial/Management/Consulting Srvs. 61
Hi-Technology 45
Medicine/Health 46
n.a. 3
Other 34
Retail 42
Sustainability Technology and Services 6
Total 407

19. Original 2011 Report: Industry &
Startups Total: 156