UK universities took stakes in 233 spin-offs last year according to Higher Education and Statistics Agency figures, while 2771 graduates set up companies.
The number of start-ups coming out of UK universities rose to 3118 last year, up 15.6% on the prior year.
The breakdown of start-ups coming out of universities was 2771 set up by graduates, 87 set up by staff, 233 formal spin-offs with some high education ownership and 27 formal spin-offs which were not backed by the institution, the Higher Education and Statistics Agency said on May 25.
