Although the total sales of university-launched venture companies born from the innovative research results of universities reached the highest level since 2007, 5% of companies less than five years old have posted a deficit. It was found by a survey by a private credit bureau, Teikoku Databank.It seems that low profitability is having an effect until the business stabilizes.

 The survey aggregated and analyzed 2017 university-launched venture companies based on the company profile database as of April 4, credit bureau report files, and so on.

 According to the report, the most common type of university-launched venture companies was the service industry such as software and medical care, accounting for 47.9 companies, or 411% of the total.Next, there are 292 manufacturing companies and 120 wholesale companies, and the top three industries make up more than 3% of the total.
The largest number of employees is small-group management with 5 or less, accounting for 59.4 companies, which is 510% of the total.The age of the president was 60 companies in their 211s, accounting for 28.2% of the total. There were only a few younger generations, with 20 companies in their 8s and 30 companies in their 73s.

By university, 93 companies originated from the University of Tokyo, followed by 43 companies from Tohoku University and 42 companies from Osaka University.Among private universities, 26 companies from Keio University and 18 companies from Waseda University stand out.

 The total sales of 2015 companies whose results were revealed in 817 was 1,847 million yen. It was the highest since 9,300. It has been sluggish since the Lehman shock in 2007, but it seems that it is finally getting out of trouble.

 Of the 2015 companies whose profits and losses were revealed in 510, 58.4 companies, which accounted for 298% of the total, were in the black.However, for 5 companies less than five years old, 47% of the total posted a deficit, highlighting the low profitability immediately after the establishment.

reference:[Teikoku Databank] Survey of university-launched venture companies

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