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		dmritard96 on Jan 24, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: $1.6B in funding and $7B in exits: Chicago tech ju... Yes although arguably dumps just as many into the valley and NYC

mathattack on Jan 25, 2015 [–]

And outside of that, there's a big loss due to proximity. Northwestern hasn't had nearly the impact on tech as Stanford or Cal, and UIUC's biggest alums are in the valley.

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