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Learn where early startup activity happens in Shanghai and how to turn local context into a stronger scouting practice.

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China
Population
22,315,474
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Shanghai
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Startup ecosystem standing

Where Shanghai ranks

Rankings that list Shanghai
RankingEditionListed asPositionSince last editionTrustWhat it measures
Z/Yen Group (Long Finance) logoGlobal Financial Centres IndexGFCI 40Shanghai#5Up 1BFinance, Competitiveness, Business Climate
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) logoGlobal Innovation Index: Innovation Cluster Ranking (formerly Science and Technology Clusters)2026Shanghai–Suzhou#6No changeBInnovation, Research, Activity
Kearney logoGlobal Cities Index2025Shanghai#8No changeBCompetitiveness, Performance, Talent, Business Climate
StartupBlink logoGlobal Startup Ecosystem Index (cities)2026Shanghai#8Down 1BEcosystem, Activity, Finance, Business Climate
Startup Genome logoGlobal Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER)GSER 2026Shanghai#11Down 1CEcosystem, Performance, Finance, Talent, Innovation
Positions as published in each edition. The ranking name opens its method and trust notes, the edition opens the full list, and publisher sources are listed below. Trust grades cover method, transparency and whether places are paid for.

57 organizations with a profile

Who's based in Shanghai

Investors 36

The 3 most prominent of 36. Browse all investors

Incubators 11

The 3 most prominent of 11. Browse all incubators

Accelerators 6

The 3 most prominent of 6. Browse all accelerators

Venture studios 4

The 3 most prominent of 4. Browse all venture studios

Based here, most-ranked first

Universities in Shanghai

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Questions about Shanghai

How does Shanghai rank as a startup ecosystem?
Shanghai is #8 of 1,556 in StartupBlink Index (cities) (2026). It appears in 5 rankings tracked on Superscout; the table above lists each one.
How many startup investors are based in Shanghai?
Superscout has profiles for 36 investors based in Shanghai, including 5Y Capital, Qiming Venture Partners and LYFE Capital.
Are there accelerators or incubators in Shanghai?
Yes. Superscout lists 6 accelerators, 11 incubators and 4 venture studios based there, including United Accelerator, Deux Capital and Viva BioInnovator.
Which universities in Shanghai are on Superscout?
10 universities have a profile: Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tongji University and more.

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Organizations are placed by their recorded headquarters (Google place, ROR or company record). Only organizations with a Superscout profile are counted, so totals undercount the full ecosystem.

The population value has no measurement date in the canonical record and should be treated as approximate context.

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