Acknowledgments & Partners
A project like the Global Startup Ecosystem Report: Blue Economy Edition can only be realized with an enormous effort from both the project team and external supporters. Several partners have invested significant resources into the project. Numerous advisors, founders, investors, and industry experts have given us access to their knowledge, networks, and time because they support our vision and want to move their ecosystem and the whole startup sector forward. Startup Genome and Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) would like to express our deep gratitude and appreciation to everyone who contributed towards making this project possible.
Startup Genome Authors
JF Gauthier, Chief Executive Officer
Marc Penzel, President
Stephan Keuster, Head of Ecosystem Strategy
Hazel Boydell, Editor-in-Chief
External Authors
Jennifer LaPlante, Executive Director, DeepSense
John Risley, Chairman and CEO, CFFI Ventures Inc.
Project Team
Startup Genome
JF Gauthier, Founder & CEO
Marc Penzel, Founder & President
Stephan Keuster, Head of Ecosystem Strategy
Tricia (Whitlock) Naik, Chief Operations Officer
Dr. Christopher Haley, Head of Research
Hazel Boydell, Editor-in-Chief
Rahul Chatterjee, Director, Global Operations & MD, Delhi
Adam Bregu, Director of Business Development & Partnerships
Dr. Farshad Fahimi, Director of Data Strategy
Pranav Arya, Senior Consultant
Forrest Wright, Head of Ecosystem Assessment
Sama Siddiqui, Member Relationship Lead
Anastasia Ilcov, Growth Marketing Manager
Ethan Webster, Innovation Policy Specialist
Utkarsh Jain, Consultant
Aditya Thakkar, Consultant
Shreesh Dubey, Senior Operations Coordinator
Lucia Stefanuto, Data Storytelling & Visualization Lead
Anshika Gandhi, Senior Business Analyst
Nimisha Mendiratta, Business Analyst
Parshant Sharma, Data Science Lead
Rahul Kumar, Data Scientist
Aman Bansal, Data Scientist
Parth Arora, Business Analyst
Tanishq Malik, Business Analyst
Hana Javurkova, PR & Events Expert
Pavan Kumar, Manager of Sales Operations & CRM Administrator
Shekhar Parihar, Process Lead, Lead Generation & CRM Support
Neha Thapliyal, Business Development Assistant
Ana Lucia Osorio, Executive Assistant to the CEO
Vasken Spiru, Consultant
Gaurav Bhardwaj, Operations Intern
Avdhi Mehta, Member Relations Intern
Anna Chadwell, Business Development Manager
Rajdeep Gupta, Data Science Intern
Litslink, Website Development
Indulge Media, Design
Kritivity Web Solutions, Design
MyStartupCFO, Finance & Accounting
Contributing Authors
Anthony Griffin
Jessica Stillman
Image Credits
Expect Best via Pexels
Pixabay via Pexels
Matthew Simmonds via Pexels
Onlyyouqj via Freepik
Partners
Global Partners
- TNW: TNW is a global digital brand that informs, inspires, and connects people who love tech, through media, events, and spaces. Primarily known for its media outlet and award-winning tech events, TNW also incorporates a co-working label, a global startup database, and delivers custom innovation programs to corporates and governments.
- Bella Private Markets: Provides actionable advice on private capital challenges. Combining rigorous academic approaches with real world industry expertise, its expert team focuses on complex, customized projects that require thorough analysis, whether quantitative or qualitative in nature, to help its clients assess or design strategies, improve performance, and chart winning strategies for the future.
- Crunchbase: Everyday investors, journalists, founders, and the global business community turn to Crunchbase for information on startups and the people behind them.
- Dealroom.co: Provides data-driven intelligence on high-growth companies.
- Tech Nation (formerly Tech City UK): Empowers ambitious tech entrepreneurs through growth programs, digital entrepreneurship skills, a visa scheme for exceptional talent, and by championing the U.K. digital sector through data, stories, and media campaigns.
Startup Genome Network Members
Startup Genome provides its members with innovation policy advice and exclusive research. Members also gain access to a global network of policymakers, government representatives, and other leaders to further support and accelerate the growth of innovation ecosystems.
Abu Dhabi
Amsterdam
Atlantic Canada
Innovacorp
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Bahrain
Belgrade & Novi Sad
Cabinet of the Minister for Innovation and Technological Development
Digital Serbia Initiative
Biscay Startup Bay
Bogotá
iNNpulsa
District Secretariat of Economic Development (DSED)
Invest in Bogotá
Budapest
National Research, Development and Innovation Office
Ministry of Innovation and Technology
Cairo
Information Technology Industry Development Agency
Calgary
Platform Calgary
Calgary Economic Development
Cape Town
City of Cape Town
WESGRO
Silicon Cape for Cape Town
Denmark
Doha
Edmonton
Frankfurt
Helsinki Metropolitan Area
City of Helsinki
City of Espoo
City of Vantaa
Hesse
Hessian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Housing
Indiana
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Israel
Istanbul
Bangalore - Karnataka
Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society
Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre
Kerala
Kerala Startup Mission
KIC InnoEnergy SE
Kuala Lumpur
Kyoto
Kyoto Wisdom Industry Creation Center
London
Lille
Luxembourg
The Government of the Grand Duke Luxembourg
Mannheim-Heidelberg
Manila
Department of Trade and Industry
Melbourne
Metro Rhein-Ruhr
Ministry for Economy, Innovation, Digitization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Miami
Mid-East Region Ireland
Mississippi
Mississippi Development Authority
Montréal
Startup Montréal
Centech
Montréal International
Ville de Montréal
New South Wales
New York City
New York City Economic Development Corporation
Tech:NYC
New Zealand
New Zealand Startup Partnership
Novarium
Ocean Supercluster
Ontario
Osaka
Osaka Business Development Agency
Palestine
The Innovative Private Sector Development (IPSD)
Philadelphia
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
University City Science Center
Drexel University
Pittsburgh
InnovatePGH Partnership
Pittsburgh Regional Alliance
Innovation Works
Portugal
Québec City
Ras Al Khaimah
Office of Strategic Studies, Government of Ras Al Khaimah
Rotterdam
Up!Rotterdam
Rotterdam Partners
São Paulo
Seoul
Sharjah
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa)
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka
Sweden
Tel Aviv
Telangana
Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Deloitte Japan
Toronto-Waterloo
MaRS Discovery District
Communitech Corporation
Tunisia
Turin
Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo
Western Balkan Region
German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Ecosystem Partners
Atlantic Canada, Canada
Startup Zone
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
Innovacorp
Genesis Centre
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF)
Propel
Innovation PEI
Bounce Health Innovation
Concrete Ventures
Saint Mary’s University
Venn
Ignite
Build Ventures
Dal Innovates
Volta
Centre for Women in Business
Navigate Startup House
Halifax Innovation District
Atlantic FinTech
Cape Breton Partnership-Innovation District
Bahrain
Bahrain Fintech Bay
500 Startups
Al Doseri Investments
Bahrain Development Bank
Bahrain Fashion Incubator
Brinc
C5 Capital & C5 Accelerate
Corporate Hub
Economic Development Board
Environment Arabia
Flat6Labs Bahrain
Kickstart Bahrain
Middle East Venture Partners
Kickstart Bahrain
Level Z
Nest Accelerator
Osool
Rowad Program
Social Media Club
StartupBahrain
Startup MGZN
Tenmou - The Bahrain Business Angels Company
UNIDO - Bahrain
Yo Startups
Bangalore-Karnataka, India
91springboard
Kyron Global
Microsoft Ventures
Global Incubation Services
Microsoft
Tlabs
Nasscom
The India Network
Beijing, China
91Maker
Creative Young Community
Cyzone Innoway BJ
Makes-global
Noodle & Meetup
Startup Grind
Suhehui
Technode
Belgrade & Novi Sad, Serbia
Business Incubator (BITF)
Business Incubator Novi Sad
ICT Hub
Innovation Fund
SC Ventures
Science Technology Park Belgrade
Serbian Games Association
Serbian Blockchain Initiative
Startit
The Office of the Minister without Portfolio Responsible for Innovation and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
UNICEF Innovation Fund
Vojvodina ICT Cluster
Cairo, Egypt
Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC)
500 Startups
A15
Flat6 Labs Cairo
Falak Startups
AUC Venture Lab
Innoventures
Algebra Ventures
EdVentures
Sawari Ventures
FEPS Business Incubator
Seedstars
Endure
HIM angel
Kamelezer
The Cairo Angels
Ideavelopers
Calgary, Canada
A100
Alberta Enterprise Corporation
Alberta Innovation Corridor
Bow Valley College
Calgary Innovation Coalition
Creative Destruction Lab - Rockies
Innovate Calgary
Mount Royal University, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
National Angel Capital Organization
Rainforest Alberta
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Startup Calgary
University of Calgary, Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking
Venture Capital Association of Alberta
Chicago, United States
Catapult Chicago
University of Chicago
Matter Chicago
mHUB
The Shift Chicago
1871
WorldChicago
Denmark
#CPHFTW
AalborgSyndikatet
AAU Incubator (SEA), Aalborg University
Accelerace (and Symbion)
Agro Food Park Inkubator/Agro Business Park
AI Innovation House
Arsenalet
Brains Business
Business Factory
Center for Industri
Copenhagen Fintech
Danske Commodities (DC) Business Accelerator
Digital Hub Denmark
DTU Skylab
Ecopark
Filmby Aarhus incl. Ideas Lab
Food ehub
Green Tech Center
Growing Investors
Ideas Lab
Incuba Science Parks incl. Incuba Startup Lab
InnoFounder
It-forum (netværk)
Leo Innovation Lab
Lynfabrikken
Novi
Odense Robotics
Odense Robotics Startup Hub
Office Lab
PreSeed Venture
Robo Cluster
Startup Factory - Navitas
StartupWorks
Talent Garden Rainmaking
TechBBQ
The City of Aarhus, Business Development
The Creators Community
The Danish Growth Fund
Thinkubator (and SingularityU)
UAS Denmark
Venture Cup
VIA studentervæksthus Aarhus C
WeLoveStartups
Edmonton, Canada
Innovate Edmonton
Startup Edmonton
TEC Edmonton
University of Alberta Health Accelerator
Startup TNT
Valhalla Private Capital
Advanced Technology Centre
Edmonton Regional Innovation Network
Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt Economic Development
Goethe University Frankfurt
Hessen Trade & Invest (HTAI)
Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing
HIGHEST TU Darmstadt
ING-DiBa
Station FRM
WIBank
Greater Helsinki, Finland
Aalto Entrepreneurship Society (Aaltoes)
A Grid
Business Espoo
Enter Espoo, Kiuas, Junction
Maria01
Slush
Helsinki Education Hub
Terkko Health hub
Arctic15
Indiana
Elevate Ventures
gBETA
Techpoint
Purdue Research Foundation
The Mill
Flywheel Fund
Southbend-Elkhart Regional Partnership
Indiana SBDC
DeveloperTown
Endeavor
Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest
Speakeasy
STARedUP Foundation
The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center
AgriNovus
Kosciusko EDC
NEXT Studios
Sixty8 Capital
University of Notre Dame
London, United Kingdom
MassChallenge
Techstars London
Balderton Capital
Wayra London
Accelerator Network
City of London
KPMG
TechUK
GSMA
Level39
Tech London Advocates
GEN
Microsoft Ventures
Northzone
Microsoft for Startups
Manila, Philippines
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Information and Communications Technology
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
Small Business Corporation
National Development Company
Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc.
QBO Innovation Hub
AIM-Dado Banatao Incubator
IdeaSpace Foundation
Startup Village
Launchgarage
Brainsparks
Philippine Fintech Association
Fintech Alliance of the Philippines
Melbourne, Australia
Potential(x)
ygap First Gens Accelerator Program
ASTN HeadStart
Cyrise
SBE Australia, Springboard Tech
SBE Australia, Springboard Life Sciences
SBE Australia, E3
Runway Hq
ACMI X
BioMelbourne Network
Inspire9
Runway Geelong
Rome2Rio
Startup Bootcamp
Startup Victoria
York Butter Factory
Miami, United States
500 Startups
Miami Angels
Endeavor Miami
eMerge Americas
Venture Cafe Miami
Refresh Miami
Venture for America
Florida International University
University of Miami
LAB Miami
Babson WIN
Idea Center at Miami Dade College
CIC Miami
Code Fever
The Venture City
WeWork
WhereBy.Us
Mid-East Region, Ireland
EO Accelerator
Meath Enterprise Centre
Boyne Valley Food Hub
Arklow Enterprise Centre
Athy Enterprise Centre
Clane Project Centre
Kells Tech Hub
Maynooth Works
Wicklow Enterprise Centre
Kells Enterprise & Technology Centre
PFS Accelerator
Meath County Council
Meath Local Enterprise Office
Meath County Chamber
Louth-Meath Education & Training Board
Maynooth University
Kildare Chamber of Commerce
Kildare County Council
Kildare Local Enterprise Office
Kildare-Wicklow Education & Training Board
Wicklow Chamber of Commerce
Wicklow County Council
Wicklow Local Enterprise Office
Enterprise Ireland
Mid-East Regional Skills Forum
Mid-East Action Plan for Jobs Committee
Industrial Development Authority - IDA
Media Ireland
Montréal, Canada
BCF Ventures
CEIM
CEuMontréal
Creative Destruction Lab
Cycle Momentum
District 3
Esplanade
EVOL
Fintech Cadence
Founder Institute
FounderFuel
Futurpreneur Canada
Groupe 3737
HEC Montréal
Investissement Québec International
IVADO
Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation du Québec
MILA
Montréal InVivo
Montréal NewTech
MT Lab
Next AI
Notman House
PME MTL
Polytechnique Montréal
Quartier de l’innovation
Réseau Mentorat
Startupfest
TandemLaunch
Techstars AI
V1 studio
Zu
New York City, United States
Starta Venture Accelerator
Blue Ridge Labs
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Bunker Labs
Cela
Civic Hall
Coindesk/Consensus
Company
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
Flatiron Partnership
Gary's Guide
Innovative Collective
Mayor's Office of International Affairs
MeetUp
New Lab
New York Angels
NY Fashion Tech Lab
NY Tech Alliance
NYC Blend
SAP
Techstars
URBAN-X
VentureOut
New Zealand
Angel HQ
Angel Association New Zealand
ArcAngels
BizDojo
Blackbird Ventures
Brandon Capital Partners
Bridgewest Ventures
Callaghan Innovation
Creative HQ
COIN South
Flux Accelerator
Lightning Lab
Enterprise Angels
Equitise
Flying Kiwi Angels
GD1
Global Entrepreneurship Network
Icehouse Ventures
KiwiNet
Kōkiri
Ministry of Awesome
Movac
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
New Zealand Growth Capital Fund
Northland Inc
SODA Inc
Sprout
Startup Dunedin
StartupWeekend
Startup Queenstown Lakes
The Factory
ThincLab
TIN Network
WNT Ventures
ZeroPoint Ventures
Québec City, Canada
BDC
PwC Québec
ROBIC
Ville de Québec
Québec City Group if incubators
Quantino
Entrepreneuriat Laval
Metro Rhein-Ruhr, Germany
1stMOVER
:agile Accelerator
Axa Startup Center
BLSW
Capnamic
Coparion
Founders Institute
Future Champions Accelerator
Gateway Gründungsservice der Universität zu Köln
Getstarted, Bitkom
Gründerzentrum RWTH Aachen
HEADQUARTER[S] Cologne
High-Tech Gründerfonds
Hub Aachen
Intelligent Venture Capital Management
MWIDE
NRW Bank Business Angel Initiative WIN
NRWalley
NUK — Neues Unternehmertum Rheinland
Pirate Summit / Jolly Rogers UG
S-UBG
STARTPLATZ
Startup Dorf
Startup Unit Düsseldorf
Tengelmann Ventures
Vodafone Uplift
Seattle, United States
Startup Seattle
ARI
Lighter Capital
New Tech Northwest
Techstars
Fledge
Microsoft Ventures
Seattle Angel Conference
Alliance of Angels
Startup Grind
Seven Peaks Ventures
Angel Resource Institute
Microsoft for Startups
SURF Incubator
Shanghai, China
ChinaAccelerator
Ether Capital
Innoclub
Innospace+
NakedHub
People Square
Startup Grind
Technode
Xnode
Sharjah, UAE
Sharjah Media City (Shams)
Singapore
Action Community for Entrepreneurship
500 Startups
FocusTech Ventures
Starburst Accelerator
500 Ecosystems Singapore PTE. LTD.
Startup X PTE. LTD.
Trendlines Medical Singapore
Tel Aviv, Israel
Future Block Programs
Future Block Coworking
Techstars
Startup Nation Central
Geektime
SOSA
Microsoft Ventures
Microsoft for Startups
Tokyo, Japan
Plug n Play
Japan Venture Capital Association (KII, UTEC),
Keidanren,
Keio University,
Mitsubishi Estate,
Mitsui Fudosan,
Mori Building,
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Tokyu,
Tokyu Land Corporation,
The University of Tokyo,
Waseda University
Toronto-Waterloo, Canada
Centre for Social Innovation
Invest Toronto
Next 36
OneEleven
DMZ
City of Toronto
World Canada
Brook eld Institute
The Founder City Project
Venture Lab
RIC Centre
Innovation Factory
Haltech
Creative Destruction Lab
Turin, Italy
VeM Venture Capital Monitor
Iban Italian Business Angel Network
Torino City Lab
Unione Industriale Torino
I3P
LIFTT