Zurich among the world's most promising next generation tech hubs

The coming years will be dominated by radical innovation and a need for tech ecosystems that can bring together entrepreneurship, patient capital, deep R&D, and science. A new report has uncovered the next generation of startup cities in the world, according to startup intelligence platform Dealroom.co. “The next generation of tech ecosystems” report is a data-driven analysis using novel methodology for ecosystem benchmarking. Rather than measuring a status quo, this set of actionable benchmarks is meant as a tool to help ecosystems understand and measure their maturity and preparedness for the future.

201 tech hubs identified and analysed

There are now 168 cities worldwide that have produced at least one unicorn - a startup valued at over $1 billion. In 2010 this number was just 12. In addition to the 168, the analysis also includes 33 cities that have had at least $100M in funding and a minimum 50 startup investment rounds since 2017, creating a full picture of both historically leading, and newly emerging tech ecosystems.

A unique framework: three lenses to benchmark ecosystems

The report is the conclusion of a data-driven analysis with a one of a kind transparent framework to benchmark and measure ecosystems globally. Each of the hubs are benchmarked against three lenses: Trailblazers, Science Hubs, Rising Stars. The benchmarking of 201 global cities incorporates factors such as prior startup success rates, venture capital investment raised by a city’s startups at different stages of their growth journey, the entrepreneurial output of universities, and patent filings - the first time these datasets have been combined.