V11n2 Newsflash 17In tallying U.S.-based companies with venture capital funding, Carnegie Mellon alumni are at the forefront, according to PitchBook, which is a Seattle-based private equity and venture capital research firm. From 2010-2013, CMU alumni created 79 VC-funded companies, the ninth most among universities internationally. Perhaps even more impressive, through the first three quarters of 2013 (the most recent stats available), PitchBook reports that CMU was in a three-way tie for fifth place among universities with 22 VC-funded companies emanating from Tartan alumni.