Startup Genome, Global Entrepreneurship Network, ABStartups and the G20 Startup20 have partnered to create the APEXE Nations Report as part of Brazil’s G20 2024 Presidency. The APEXE Nations Report will compare countries in terms of their startup performance and will examine what contributes to a successful startup ecosystem, including talent, access to financial capital, support infrastructure, and more. The intent is to highlight the conditions needed for entrepreneurs to flourish, to draw the attention of national policymakers towards actions that can help startups thrive and ultimately boo ..read more

Startup Genome will launch Startup Genome’s flagship report at London Tech Week, the region’s crown jewel event, in collaboration with the Founders Forum, Informa Tech and London & Partners. Startup Genome and London & Partners will work closely to support and promote Startup Genome’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER), the world’s most comprehensive and widely-read research on startups. This collaboration aims to highlight London’s startup ecosystem, the #2 startup community in the world (in a tie with NYC), to create more opportunities for local startups to get national and inter ..read more

When launching a startup, many founders will try to raise funds from anywhere possible, including their personal network of family and friends. These are crucial sources of funding in a startup’s earliest stages, and a founder can rarely afford to be discerning when deciding who they should raise from. However, raising from a family member compared to a friend can impact a founder’s long-term success. A Significantly Higher Scaleup Rate As part of our ecosystem assessment work, Startup Genome surveyed over 100,000 startup founders directly, asking if they had received or could access financia ..read more

Startup Genome and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government are excited to introduce Global Hypergrowth Tokyo, a global late-stage scaling program. The inaugural Tokyo cohort launches today, March 26th 2024. The initiative aims to propel the best Tokyo tech companies into successful global commercialization and expansion into international target markets. The Context for Hypergrowth High-growth startups: a vector of economic, social, and environmental impact Hypergrowth focuses on high-growth startups, recognizing them as drivers of economic growth and competitiveness, and creators of sustainable jo ..read more

For startup founders, strong ambition and motivation are essential ingredients for success. This is why at Startup Genome, when we survey founders we ask about their motivations in creating a startup. Not only does this provide a compelling overview of founders’ mindset in a given ecosystem, but it can also reveal the traits most associated with startup success. Getting Rich is the Most Common Motivation In 2023, we published the Scaleup Report. In this report we compiled over 10,000 surveys of early-stage startup founders (with startups less than 4 years old at the time of survey), and ..read more

We are thrilled to extend a cordial invitation to apply to join our team during Web Summit Qatar for the exclusive QDB Investment Reception 2024 co-hosted by Startup Genome at the National History Museum of Qatar for a series of exclusive sessions and networking opportunities. PROGRAM AT A GLANCE: February 27, 5:45 PM - 8 PM, National History Museum 5:45pm: Welcome Reception & Networking 6:10pm Keynote #1: Unlocking Investment - Designing a Supportive Funding Policy for Qatari Startups; featuring local and global industry experts 6:20pm Keynote #2: Capitalize on the Global Green ..read more

Job Description: As our Operations Specialist, you become a part of our dynamic operations team, which is based all over the world. You will play a pivotal role in the smooth functioning of our Berlin office, providing crucial support and driving operational excellence. You will be the backbone of our team, coordinating various administrative, event, and public relations activities. Key Responsibilities: Operational Leadership: Oversee all administrative duties, ensuring optimal office operations. You will be the main liaison with local banks, health insurance providers, and other external ..read more

Startup Genome partnered with Brazilian Edtech platform Sirius to host a challenge for students enrolled in its Master in Data and Decision Science program. Focused on the intricacies of startup ecosystems, the practical challenge was completed by groups of students as part of the technical and analytical skill training required for the program, and highlighted five competencies: business intelligence and statistical analysis, predicting the future with machine learning and statistics, diagnostics and optimization for decision science, fundamentals of data engineering with Python and SQL, and ..read more

Startup Genome is looking for a full-time Office Manager, Executive Assistant, and Project Coordinator to support the operations of its Berlin office. Startup Genome produces research on technology startups that influence the policy of our government customers in over 50 countries and growing, and publish the world’s most popular report on tech startup ecosystems. Last year, several million people and tech leaders saw the results of our research through our report and more than 1000 media articles quoting our work, including the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, The New York Tim ..read more

Techarenan and Startup Genome are joining forces to host exclusive Ecosystem Leadership events, including curated group discussions on startup ecosystem development best practices and a VIP Dinner during Techarena 2024, Sweden’s largest tech event. Scheduled to take place from February 22-23, 2024, in Stockholm, Sweden, The Tech Arena Conference was founded in 2014 and aims to bring positive change to society by gathering the brightest and most driven business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts, and decision-makers to share ideas and know-how and create meaningful networks ..read more