As many developing countries are embarking on establishing technology transfer practices within their universities, the study of successful technology transfer office (TTO) typologies in developed countries may serve as a frame of reference. The Maturity Model (MM) created by Secundo et al., (2016a) has proven that intangible indicators may be used to assess and improve the efficiency of academic entrepreneurship. Intellectual capital (IC) in a university is a set of intangible and knowledge assets, thus, it can be postulated that increased access to IC would lead to improved efficiency at academic entrepreneurship. TTO typologies exist in literature and this study aims to determine which type of TTO enables better access to IC. The self-assessment tool and MM created by Secundo et al., (2016a) measures the efficiency of academic entrepreneurship through intangible indicators grouped into six areas: human resources, intellectual property policy and strategy, networking, university-industry links, technology, and organization design and structure. Data was collected from 18 universities in Europe and 6 universities in the United Kingdom. It is assumed that efficient TTOs, as measured by the MM, would have maximum access to IC. Therefore, these TTOs may inform which TTO type would be best suited for developing countries. This methodology provides a new approach and perspective on utilizing IC to improve academic entrepreneurship. An indication of the level of access that the TTO has to IC, through its efficiency at academic entrepreneurship, is given. Furthermore, information on the type of TTO informs decisions around the organizational structure which new TTOs in developing countries may take. The results from this study can be used by university management in developing countries to determine the organizational structure of the TTO which would be best suited to their needs. It is proposed that a TTO type which maximizes access to and utilization of IC would lead to improved efficiency in academic entrepreneurship.