Startup Genome

The State of the Global Startup Economy

Total size of the software market worldwide from 2011 to 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300880/worldwide-software-revenue/

Global 500 2012 | Fortune. (2014, May 15), https://fortune.com/global500/2012/

World Economic Forum | Shaping the future of digital economy and new value creation, https://www.weforum.org/platforms/shaping-the-future-of-digital-economy-and-new-value-creation

Nominal GDP driven by digitally transformed and other enterprises worldwide from 2018 to 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134766/nominal-gdp-driven-by-digitally-transformed-enterprises/...

PricewaterhouseCoopers | PwC’s global artificial intelligence study: Sizing the prize, https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/data-and-analytics/publications/artificial-intelligence-study.html

Arnobio Morelix | Home, https://www.morelix.com/

Gené Teare. (2021, September 20). As investors pivot to seed and growth, who is left leading series a?, https://news.crunchbase.com/news/investors-pivot-seed-growth-leading-series-a/

Tarush Bhalla. (2022, March 28). Indian unicorn founders band together to launch Bharat founders fund, https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/indian-unicorn-founders-band-together-to-launch-bh...

Ananya Bhattacharya. (2022, January 14). Bengaluru topped Beijing and Shanghai in venture funding in 2021, https://qz.com/india/2112781/bengaluru-topped-beijing-and-shanghai-in-venture-funding-in-2021/

China's 'little giants' are its latest weapon in the US tech war. (2022, January 25), https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/china-s-little-giants-are-its-latest-weapon-...

Ma Si. (2022, March 30). Little giants play big role in buoying nation's economy, https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202203/30/WS6243b514a310fd2b29e5417b.html

Takashi Kawakami. (2022, March 22). Shenzhen emerges from lockdown as China wavers on 'zero COVID', https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Shenzhen-emerges-from-lockdown-as-China-wavers-on-zero...

Chris Metinko. (2022, January 12). Venture funding in Asia shatters record for year and quarter—Thanks in large part to China, https://news.crunchbase.com/news/asia-china-2021-vc-startup-funding/

Joanna Glasner. (2022, January 21). North American startup funding scaled unprecedented heights in 2021, https://news.crunchbase.com/news/na-vc-startup-funding-2021-recap/

Natasha Lomas. (2022, January 26). Q&A on Spain’s startup law, coming later this year, https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/26/spain-startup-law-interview-francisco-polo/

Jerry Zremski. (2022, February 03). Bill that would create tech hubs could help WNY in other ways, https://buffalonews.com/news/local/bill-that-would-create-tech-hubs-could-help-wny-in-other-ways/art...

New digital nomad visas (updated): More countries see restless internationals as key to prosperity. (2022, April 1), https://dispatcheseurope.com/new-digital-nomad-visas-more-countries-see-restless-internationals-as-k...

Terry Ward. (2021, February 1). Madeira to digital nomads: Come work with us, https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/madeira-portugal-digital-nomads/index.html

El Salvador's leader wants to go in even bigger on bitcoin. (2022, March 27), https://www.npr.org/2022/03/27/1086851329/el-salvadors-leader-wants-to-go-in-even-bigger-on-bitcoin?...

Carrie Kahn. (2020, October 16). Europe’s awakening to China’s tech dominance, https://hir.harvard.edu/europe-awakening-china-tech-dominance/

Agatha Kratz, Janka Oertel. (2021, April 15). Home advantage: How China’s protected market threatens Europe’s economic power, https://ecfr.eu/publication/home-advantage-how-chinas-protected-market-threatens-europes-economic-po...

Amy Borrett. (2021, April 21). Is Chinese investment in Europe’s technology industry a threat?, https://techmonitor.ai/policy/geopolitics/is-chinese-investment-europe-technology-industry-threat

Arjun Kharpal. China has 'zero chance' of acquiring 'vulnerable' Europe tech firms as EU urges states to take stakes, https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/16/chinese-takeover-of-europe-tech-firms-face-increased-scrutiny.html

Olga Kharif. (2022, March 15). Crypto sleuths claim to have sniffed out digital wallet with millions tied to sanctioned Russian oligarchs and officials, https://fortune.com/2022/03/15/crypto-sleuths-found-digital-wallet-millions-sanctioned-russian-oliga...

Cade Metz, Adam Satariano. (2022, April 13). Russian tech industry faces ‘Brain drain’ as workers flee, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/technology/russia-tech-workers.html

Daisuke Wakabayashi, Kate Conger. (2021, November 5). Google wants to work with the Pentagon again, despite employee concerns, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/technology/google-pentagon-artificial-intelligence.html

Ramon O’Callaghan. (2021, April 28). The beginning of the end for globalization?, https://www.pbs.up.pt/en/articles-and-events/artigos/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-globalization/

Adam S. Posen. (2022, March 17)The end of globalization?, https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2022-03-17/end-globalization

Global Trends in Startup Sub-Sectors

Tianjia Miao. (2022, January 21). Can EdTech be the path forward for China's education industry?, https://insights.grcglobalgroup.com/can-edtech-be-the-path-forward-for-chinas-education-industry/

Banking is only the beginning: 65 big industries blockchain could transform. (2022, March 09), https://www.cbinsights.com/research/industries-disrupted-blockchain/

Diversity in Startups: When it Helps and When it Hurts

Gompers, P. A., Gornall, W., Kaplan, S. N., & Strebulaev, I. A. 2020. “How do venture capitalists make decisions?”Journal of Financial Economics, 135(1): 169-190.

Mari Sako, Matthias Qian, Mark Verhagen. (2022, January 10). “Knowledge similarity among founders and joiners: Impact on venture Scaleup in Fintech and Lawtech,” https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4003043

Regional Insights: Africa

Funding Report 2021. (2022, January 28), https://disrupt-africa.com/funding-report/

Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) | Home, https://startupbill.ng

Regional Insights: Asia

Doing business 2020–Sustaining the pace of reforms. (2019, October 24), https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/10/24/doing-business-2020-sustaining-the-pace-of-refo...

Jeanny Yu, Abhishek Vishnoi. (2021, July 7). As China’s tech crackdown widens, investors may take a ‘sell first, talk later’ approach, https://fortune.com/2021/07/07/china-tech-crackdown-value-investors-didi-tencent-alibaba-baidu-jd-me...

Tracy Qu. (2022, January 6). China’s tech crackdown moves into new year with fines on Alibaba, Tencent, https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3162387/china-tech-crackdown-fresh-antitrust-fines-alibab...

Shen Lu. (2021, August 3). Beijing is killing China’s once-thriving ed tech sector, https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/beijing-killing-edtech

China to Close Loophole Used by Tech Firms for Foreign IPOs. (2021, December 01), https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-01/china-plans-to-ban-loophole-used-by-tech-firms-fo...

Coco Liu. (2022, January 10). China Venture Funding Hits Record $131 Billion Despite Crackdown, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-09/china-venture-funding-hits-record-131-billion-des...

Regional Insights: Europe

Winning formula: How Europe’s top tech start-UPS get it right. (2021, August 18), https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/winning-for...

Lorenzo Chiavarini. (2021, November 14). A UiPath to success: Central and Eastern European startups coming of age, https://dealroom.co/blog/central-and-eastern-european-startups-2021

Alex Wilhelm, Anna Heim. (2022, January 25). Venture capitalists fell in love with Europe last year, https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/25/venture-capitalists-fell-in-love-with-europe-last-year/

European startups 2021: The year in numbers. (2021, December 28), https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/404306

Andrii Degeler. (2022, February 6). The year in megarounds: Top 20 European tech funding deals of 2021 https://tech.eu/2021/12/21/the-year-in-megarounds-top-20-european-tech-funding-deals-of-2021/

London’s Tech Scene: A World-Class Ecosystem Competing on a Global Scale

UK Unicorn companies: Britain's $1B businesses | 2022 | Beauhurst. (2021, July 29), https://www.beauhurst.com/research/unicorn-companies/

2021: the year London tech reached new heights. (2022, January), https://dealroom.co/uploaded/2022/01/Dealroom-London-report-2022-Jan.pdf

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | Innovate UK, https://www.ukri.org/councils/innovate-uk/?_ga=2.120878856.129082643.1651670886-893287941.1651670886

United Kingdom | Rankings. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/united-kingdom

Rainer Strack, Orsolya Kovács-Ondrejkovic, Jens Baier, Ádám Kotsis, Pierre Antebi, and Kate Kavanagh. (2021, November). Decoding the Digital Talent Challenge, https://web-assets.bcg.com/d2/18/0a32c603453db57ec3c890387b0c/bcg-decoding-the-digital-talent-challe...

Rebecca Smithers. (2019, December 30). UK ethical consumer spending hits record high, report shows, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/30/uk-ethical-consumer-spending-hits-record-high-re...

Lanna Deamer. Investment into UK impact startups surges, https://startupsmagazine.co.uk/article-investment-uk-impact-startups-surges

Fiona Briggs. (2022, April 21) Two thirds of UK adults are concerned about the outlook for the environment, Accenture shows, https://www.retailtimes.co.uk/two-thirds-of-uk-adults-are-concerned-about-the-outlook-for-the-enviro...

Discover Portugal: An Unbeatable Value Proposition for Startups

“Creating Europe’s Most Connected Tech Hubs - Scale Cities Alliance.” Dealroom.Co, 17 Feb. 2021, https://dealroom.co/blog/distributed-startup-ecosystems-scale-startup-city-alliance

“Global Peace Index Map » The Most & Least Peaceful Countries.” Vision of Humanity, https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/

“Expat Insider 2021 Survey Results: Portugal.” Relocate Magazine, https://www.relocatemagazine.com/articles/expat-insider-2021-survey-results-portugal

European Business School Rankings 2021, https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2869/european-business-school-rankings-2021

QS world University rankings 2022, https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2022

EF English proficiency index | The world’s largest ranking of countries and regions by English skills, https://www.ef.com/wwen/epi/

Startup & Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Report, Portugal 2021, https://idcportugal.com/portugal-the-best-place-to-startup/startup-entrepreneurial-ecosystems-report...

A Global Gateway to European Markets

Startup & Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Report, Portugal 2021, https://idcportugal.com/portugal-the-best-place-to-startup/startup-entrepreneurial-ecosystems-report...

National Strategy for the Sea 2021-2030 | Government - Portuguese Republic, https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc22/comunicacao/documento?i=estrategia-nacional-para-o-mar-2021-2030

How Startups are Creating a Future-Proof Economy in Rotterdam

Rankings | Erasmus University Rotterdam. https://www.eur.nl/en/about-eur/rankings

Repetti, Edoardo. “YES!Delft among the Top 5 Business Incubators in the World.” YES!Delft, 7 Nov. 2019, https://www.yesdelft.com/news/yesdelft-among-the-top-5-business-incubators-in-the-world/

Graduate Entrepreneur Fund Raises €56M to Convert Innovations from Universities of Delft and Rotterdam into Commercial Success | Silicon Canals. 20 Apr. 2022, https://siliconcanals.com/crowdfunding/graduate-entrepreneur-fund-raises-56m/

Regional Insights: Latin America

Joanna Glasner. (2022, January 21). Here's what’s driving Latin America’s rank as the world’s fastest-growing region for venture funding, https://news.crunchbase.com/news/latin-america-venture-growth-startups-2021-monthly-recap/

Distribution of unicorns in Latin America as of April 2021, by industry. (2021, April 23), https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095766/unicorn-distribution-in-latin-america-by-industry/

Isabela Fleischmann EN, Imelda Vera, Adam Critchley. (2022, March 08). The Cities Competing to Become Latin America’s Silicon Valley, https://www.bloomberglinea.com/2022/03/09/the-cities-competing-to-become-latin-americas-silicon-vall...

Renata Campetti Amaral, Anna Mello, Monica Pereira-Cavalcanti, Heloísa Barroso Uelze, Danielle Gomes De Almedina Valois. (2021, July 04). Brazil: Legal framework for startups sanctioned. (2021, November 26), https://www.globalcompliancenews.com/2021/07/04/brazil-legal-framework-for-startups-sanctioned180620...

Nick Bonyhady. (2022, February 28). $10 billion flows to Australian start-UPS in banner year, https://www.smh.com.au/technology/10-billion-flows-to-australian-start-ups-in-banner-year-20220228-p...

Chisom Udemezue, Wole Hammond. (2022, February 10). Four inspiring things emerging in the African tech space, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/02/four-inspiring-things-emerging-in-the-african-tech-space/

Regional Insights: MENA

Qais Sabri. (2022, February 23). For the MENA startup ecosystem to grow, a regulatory framework for SMEs to become creditworthy is needed, https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/420060

Nermeen Abbas. (2021, April 28). These are Mena’s top 10 largest funding rounds of 2021 so far, https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/innovation/startups/menas-10-largest-funding-rounds-of-2021-so-far

Regional Insights: North America

Taylor Tepper. (2021, April 14). Coinbase IPO: Here’s What You Need To Know, https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/cryptocurrency/coinbase-ipo-direct-listing/

Regional Insights: Oceania

New South Wales’ (NSW) Government | Sydney startup hub. (2019, July 5), https://invest.nsw.gov.au/invest/establish/sydney-startup-hub

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