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GSER 2020

GSER 2020 by Startup Genome: 13 startup ecosystems ranked, led by Silicon Valley. The entries on record, movement since the last edition, and method notes.

Published
June 25, 2020
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40 of 40 ranked
Method
Mixed
Reliability
Grade C

Silicon Valley #1, New York City and London tied at #2, Beijing #4, Boston #5, Tel Aviv and Los Angeles tied at #6. New top-30 entrants include Tokyo (#15), Seoul (#20), Shenzhen (#22), Hangzhou (#28) and Sao Paulo (#30).

The full list

RankNameSince GSER 2019
1Silicon ValleyTalent: 10 · Region: North America · Funding: 10 · Knowledge: 10 · Performance: 10 · Growth Index: 7 · Market Reach: 10 · Connectedness: 8No change
=2New York CityTalent: 10 · Region: North America · Funding: 10 · Knowledge: 5 · Performance: 10 · Growth Index: 7 · Market Reach: 9 · Connectedness: 10No change
=2LondonTalent: 10 · Change: 1 · Region: Europe · Funding: 10 · Knowledge: 7 · Performance: 9 · Growth Index: 7 · Market Reach: 10 · Connectedness: 10Up 1
4BeijingTalent: 10 · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 9 · Knowledge: 10 · Performance: 10 · Growth Index: 9 · Market Reach: 10 · Connectedness: 1Down 1
5BostonTalent: 9 · Region: North America · Funding: 9 · Knowledge: 5 · Performance: 9 · Growth Index: 7 · Market Reach: 9 · Connectedness: 9No change
=6Tel AvivTalent: 9 · Region: Europe · Funding: 9 · Knowledge: 4 · Performance: 9 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 10 · Connectedness: 8No change
=6Los AngelesTalent: 9 · Region: North America · Funding: 10 · Knowledge: 7 · Performance: 9 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 9 · Connectedness: 4No change
8ShanghaiTalent: 9 · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 8 · Knowledge: 10 · Performance: 10 · Growth Index: 9 · Market Reach: 8 · Connectedness: 1No change
9SeattleTalent: 8 · Change: 3 · Region: North America · Funding: 6 · Knowledge: 7 · Performance: 8 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 8 · Connectedness: 9Up 3
10StockholmTalent: 7 · Change: 1 · Region: Europe · Funding: 5 · Knowledge: 3 · Performance: 8 · Growth Index: 4 · Market Reach: 8 · Connectedness: 5Up 1
11Washington DCTalent: 8 · Change: 8 · Region: North America · Funding: 7 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 5 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 7 · Connectedness: 7
12Amsterdam-DeltaTalent: 7 · Change: 3 · Region: Europe · Funding: 7 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 6 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 7 · Connectedness: 10
13ParisTalent: 8 · Change: -4 · Region: Europe · Funding: 9 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 4 · Growth Index: 4 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 9Down 4
14ChicagoTalent: 8 · Change: 3 · Region: North America · Funding: 6 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 5 · Growth Index: 7 · Market Reach: 6 · Connectedness: 6Up 3
15TokyoTalent: 7 · Change: new · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 8 · Knowledge: 9 · Performance: 7 · Growth Index: 8 · Market Reach: 3 · Connectedness: 1
16BerlinTalent: 7 · Change: -6 · Region: Europe · Funding: 7 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 7 · Growth Index: 7 · Market Reach: 2 · Connectedness: 10Down 6
17SingaporeTalent: 4 · Change: -3 · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 8 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 4 · Growth Index: 7 · Market Reach: 8 · Connectedness: 7Down 3
18Toronto-WaterlooTalent: 6 · Change: -5 · Region: North America · Funding: 8 · Knowledge: 2 · Performance: 5 · Growth Index: 8 · Market Reach: 6 · Connectedness: 8Down 5
19AustinTalent: 6 · Change: -3 · Region: North America · Funding: 6 · Knowledge: 7 · Performance: 5 · Growth Index: 8 · Market Reach: 5 · Connectedness: 7Down 3
20SeoulTalent: 5 · Change: new · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 3 · Knowledge: 10 · Performance: 7 · Growth Index: 4 · Market Reach: 9 · Connectedness: 1
21San DiegoTalent: 6 · Change: -1 · Region: North America · Funding: 2 · Knowledge: 6 · Performance: 6 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 7 · Connectedness: 3Down 1
22ShenzhenTalent: 5 · Change: new · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 6 · Knowledge: 9 · Performance: 7 · Growth Index: 9 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 1
23AtlantaTalent: 6 · Change: 5 · Region: North America · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 4 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 6 · Connectedness: 4
24Denver-BoulderTalent: 5 · Change: -3 · Region: North America · Funding: 5 · Knowledge: 4 · Performance: 3 · Growth Index: 5 · Market Reach: 5 · Connectedness: 6Down 3
25VancouverTalent: 4 · Change: -1 · Region: North America · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 2 · Performance: 6 · Growth Index: 7 · Market Reach: 5 · Connectedness: 5Down 1
26BangaloreTalent: 2 · Change: -8 · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 7 · Knowledge: 8 · Performance: 4 · Growth Index: 5 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 8Down 8
27SydneyTalent: 5 · Change: -4 · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 3 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 3 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 8Down 4
28HangzhouTalent: 3 · Change: new · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 2 · Knowledge: 9 · Performance: 8 · Growth Index: 9 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 1
29Hong KongTalent: 1 · Change: -4 · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 4 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 3 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 7 · Connectedness: 1Down 4
30Sao PauloTalent: 1 · Change: new · Region: South America · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 6 · Growth Index: 9 · Market Reach: 2 · Connectedness: 4
=31Bern-GenevaTalent: 1 · Change: -12 · Region: Europe · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 2 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 3 · Connectedness: 1
=31DallasTalent: 1 · Change: new · Region: North America · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 3 · Performance: 1 · Growth Index: 3 · Market Reach: 4 · Connectedness: 1
=31MiamiTalent: 1 · Change: -5 · Region: North America · Funding: 2 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 3 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 1
=31MunichTalent: 1 · Change: -5 · Region: Europe · Funding: 4 · Knowledge: 3 · Performance: 2 · Growth Index: 8 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 6
=31Salt Lake-ProvoTalent: 1 · Change: new · Region: North America · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 8 · Growth Index: 7 · Market Reach: 5 · Connectedness: 1
=36CopenhagenTalent: 2 · Change: new · Region: Europe · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 1 · Growth Index: 5 · Market Reach: 4 · Connectedness: 2
=36DelhiTalent: 1 · Change: new · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 5 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 1 · Growth Index: 4 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 1
=36DublinTalent: 4 · Change: -10 · Region: Europe · Funding: 3 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 1 · Growth Index: 5 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 5
=36MelbourneTalent: 1 · Change: new · Region: Asia-Pacific · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 1 · Growth Index: 5 · Market Reach: 4 · Connectedness: 6
=36MontrealTalent: 2 · Change: new · Region: North America · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 1 · Growth Index: 6 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 1

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