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GSER 2021

GSER 2021 by Startup Genome: 13 startup ecosystems ranked, led by Silicon Valley. The entries on record, movement since the last edition, and method notes.

Published
September 2021
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40 of 40 ranked
Method
Mixed
Reliability
Grade C

Top five unchanged: Silicon Valley #1, New York City and London tied at #2, Beijing #4, Boston #5. Tokyo enters the top 10 at #9; Philadelphia rises 15 places to #28 and Salt Lake-Provo enters the top 30 at #30.

The full list

RankNameSince GSER 2020
1Silicon ValleyTalent: 10 · Region: North America · Funding: 10 · Knowledge: 10 · Performance: 10 · Market Reach: 10 · Connectedness: 10No change
=2New York CityTalent: 10 · Region: North America · Funding: 10 · Knowledge: 5 · Performance: 10 · Market Reach: 10 · Connectedness: 10No change
=2LondonTalent: 9 · Region: Europe · Funding: 10 · Knowledge: 7 · Performance: 9 · Market Reach: 10 · Connectedness: 10No change
4BeijingTalent: 10 · Region: Asia · Funding: 9 · Knowledge: 10 · Performance: 10 · Market Reach: 9 · Connectedness: 5No change
5BostonTalent: 10 · Region: North America · Funding: 9 · Knowledge: 5 · Performance: 9 · Market Reach: 9 · Connectedness: 9No change
6Los AngelesTalent: 9 · Region: North America · Funding: 10 · Knowledge: 7 · Performance: 9 · Market Reach: 9 · Connectedness: 3No change
7Tel AvivTalent: 8 · Region: MENA · Funding: 9 · Knowledge: 4 · Performance: 8 · Market Reach: 10 · Connectedness: 8Down 1
8ShanghaiTalent: 9 · Region: Asia · Funding: 7 · Knowledge: 10 · Performance: 10 · Market Reach: 9 · Connectedness: 1No change
9TokyoTalent: 9 · Region: Asia · Funding: 9 · Knowledge: 9 · Performance: 8 · Market Reach: 8 · Connectedness: 1Up 6
10SeattleTalent: 8 · Region: North America · Funding: 7 · Knowledge: 7 · Performance: 9 · Market Reach: 8 · Connectedness: 7Down 1
11Washington DCTalent: 8 · Region: North America · Funding: 7 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 7 · Market Reach: 8 · Connectedness: 6No change
12ParisTalent: 8 · Region: Europe · Funding: 8 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 6 · Market Reach: 6 · Connectedness: 9Up 1
13Amsterdam-DeltaTalent: 7 · Region: Europe · Funding: 6 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 6 · Market Reach: 7 · Connectedness: 9Down 1
=14Toronto-WaterlooTalent: 6 · Region: North America · Funding: 8 · Knowledge: 2 · Performance: 5 · Market Reach: 3 · Connectedness: 7Up 4
=14ChicagoTalent: 7 · Region: North America · Funding: 6 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 5 · Market Reach: 6 · Connectedness: 6No change
16SeoulTalent: 5 · Region: Asia · Funding: 5 · Knowledge: 10 · Performance: 6 · Market Reach: 5 · Connectedness: 9Up 4
=17StockholmTalent: 6 · Region: Europe · Funding: 6 · Knowledge: 3 · Performance: 7 · Market Reach: 7 · Connectedness: 5Down 7
=17SingaporeTalent: 5 · Region: Asia · Funding: 8 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 4 · Market Reach: 6 · Connectedness: 6No change
19ShenzhenTalent: 7 · Region: Asia · Funding: 5 · Knowledge: 9 · Performance: 8 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 1Up 3
20AustinTalent: 6 · Region: North America · Funding: 5 · Knowledge: 7 · Performance: 4 · Market Reach: 5 · Connectedness: 7Down 1
21San DiegoTalent: 7 · Region: North America · Funding: 3 · Knowledge: 6 · Performance: 5 · Market Reach: 7 · Connectedness: 1No change
22BerlinTalent: 5 · Region: Europe · Funding: 7 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 2 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 10Down 6
23Bangalore-KarnatakaTalent: 3 · Region: Asia · Funding: 8 · Knowledge: 8 · Performance: 5 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 8New
24SydneyTalent: 4 · Region: Oceania · Funding: 4 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 4 · Market Reach: 5 · Connectedness: 8Up 3
25HangzhouTalent: 6 · Region: Asia · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 9 · Performance: 8 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 1Up 3
26AtlantaTalent: 5 · Region: North America · Funding: 2 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 3 · Market Reach: 5 · Connectedness: 2Down 3
27Denver-BoulderTalent: 4 · Region: North America · Funding: 4 · Knowledge: 4 · Performance: 1 · Market Reach: 3 · Connectedness: 5Down 3
28PhiladelphiaTalent: 4 · Region: North America · Funding: 3 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 3 · Market Reach: 6 · Connectedness: 1New
29VancouverTalent: 3 · Region: North America · Funding: 3 · Knowledge: 2 · Performance: 6 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 4Down 4
30Salt Lake-ProvoTalent: 1 · Region: North America · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 7 · Market Reach: 7 · Connectedness: 1Up 1
=31DallasTalent: 2 · Region: North America · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 3 · Performance: 2 · Market Reach: 4 · Connectedness: 1No change
=31Hong KongTalent: 2 · Region: Asia · Funding: 2 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 1 · Market Reach: 8 · Connectedness: 1Down 2
=31MontrealTalent: 2 · Region: North America · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 3 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 1Up 5
=31MunichTalent: 1 · Region: Europe · Funding: 3 · Knowledge: 3 · Performance: 1 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 7No change
=31Sao PauloTalent: 3 · Region: Latin America · Funding: 4 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 3 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 4Down 1
=36Bern-GenevaTalent: 1 · Region: Europe · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 1 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 5Down 5
=36DelhiTalent: 1 · Region: Asia · Funding: 6 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 2 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 1No change
=36DublinTalent: 3 · Region: Europe · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 1 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 3No change
=36MelbourneTalent: 2 · Region: Oceania · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 1 · Market Reach: 2 · Connectedness: 4No change
=36Research TriangleTalent: 4 · Region: North America · Funding: 1 · Knowledge: 1 · Performance: 1 · Market Reach: 1 · Connectedness: 1New

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