According to Teikoku Databank, there are 1,002 university-launched venture companies nationwide that have started up by utilizing the intellectual property of the university.The breakdown by university is that the top University of Tokyo is 108 companies, accounting for 1% of the total.This is followed by Kyoto University 52 companies, Tohoku University 51 companies, Osaka University 47 companies, and Kyushu University 39 companies.

　The head office is located in the top 260 companies in Tokyo.This is followed by 80 companies in Kanagawa prefecture, 63 companies in Osaka prefecture, 58 companies in Fukuoka prefecture, and 49 companies in Kyoto prefecture, but the number of cases where the head office is located in regions such as Fukuoka prefecture and Hokkaido is increasing compared to the previous year.

　By industry, the service industry, including software and medical-related companies, accounted for 508 companies, accounting for half of the total.Following 319 manufacturing companies and 132 wholesale companies, the top three companies account for more than 3% of the total.It is also a feature of recent years that companies that develop robots and artificial intelligence (AI) stand out.

　Total sales in 2016 were 2,327 million yen, 1,900% higher than the previous year. Compared to 14.2 billion yen in 2007, it has more than doubled. In 1,053, 2% of all companies recorded an increase in sales.

　It took an average of 1 years for a company that turned profitable at least once in net income after its establishment to reach profitability for the first time.By industry, of the top three industries, the service industry has the shortest time to turn a profit, achieving an average of 5.1 years.

reference:[Teikoku Databank] Survey of management conditions of university-launched venture companies (2018)