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Global Startup Ecosystem Index (cities) 2026

Global Startup Ecosystem Index (cities) 2026 by StartupBlink: 11 startup ecosystems ranked, led by San Francisco Bay. The entries on record, movement since the...

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StartupBlink
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May 27, 2026
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11 of 1556 ranked
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San Francisco Bay leads with a score of 935.3, about 2.7 times New York. Boston passes Beijing for #5, Tel Aviv rises to #7 and Singapore City enters the top 10 for the first time. Berlin slips to #15.

The list on record

This page shows the 11 entries on record of 1556 published. Top 10 with scores from StartupBlink's blog; Berlin #15 from its city page and score from the Europe blog. Full list is in the gated report and interactive map, not loaded. The original list.

RankNameLocationScoreSince 2025
1San Francisco BayUnited States935.325New
2New YorkUnited States352.159No change
3LondonUnited Kingdom197.557No change
4Los Angeles AreaUnited States152.371New
5Boston AreaUnited States127.119New
6BeijingChina107.678Down 1
7Tel Aviv AreaIsrael86.714New
8ShanghaiChina81.43Down 1
9ParisFrance79.215Down 1
10Singapore CitySingapore78.854Up 2
15BerlinGermany58.694Down 1

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