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10 US colleges and universities where female grads have gone on to secure more than $1 million in funding for their startups

1. Stanford University

10 US colleges and universities where female grads have gone on to secure more than $1 million in funding for their startups

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Some 120 successful female founders graduated from MIT. One of those graduates, Stefania Mallett, founded ezCater, an online catering marketplace with approximately $320 million in funding.

3. Harvard University

3. Harvard University

Harvard University graduated 105 female founders who've raised more than $1 million. Harvard graduate Alison Slavin, for example, founded Alarm.com, has raised at least $136 million.

4. University of California, Berkeley

4. University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley, comes right below Harvard University, with 104 female graduates who've raised over $1 million. Alumnus Vivian Qu, founded ViaeX, a biotech company that produces multiple products, including nanofiltration systems for water and air. The company has approximately $4 million in seed funding, according to Crunchbase.

5. University of Pennsylvania

5. University of Pennsylvania

Some 70 female founders who've raised over $1 million graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. One example is Madeline Grayson, who founded TuckerNuck, an online clothing boutique with over $3 million in funding.

6. Cornell University

6. Cornell University

Some 66 female founders who've raised over $1 million graduated from Cornell. Carolyn Witte of women's healthcare company Tia is one of them. Her company has raised over $2.5 million.

7. New York University

7. New York University

New York University graduated 65 female founders who've raised over $1 million. Alumnus Piera Gelardi cofounded Refinery29, the popular news website for women, in 2005.

8. Yale University

8. Yale University

Yale University graduated 63 female founders who've raised over $1 million. Rebecca Taub of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals has raised over $38 million in funding, according to Crunchbase.

9. Columbia University

9. Columbia University

Some 61 female founders who've raised over $1 million graduated from Columbia University. Jacqueline Corbelli is one of them. She founded BrightLine, which provides interactive TV solutions, in 2003 and has raised over $20 million.

10. Brown University

10. Brown University

Brown University graduated 46 female founders who've raised over $1 million. One alumnus, Merrill Stubbs, founded Food52, an online boutique of kitchen and home products. The company has raised over $96 million.

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