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Fragmented inputs, no shared reference
Rankings, reports, one-off studies, and stakeholder demands all land separately. Leaders have no coherent, comparable system to decide what to do next.
Build a globally-competitive
startup ecosystem
on evidence
80+ governments and innovation agencies use the Ecosystem Intelligence Network to climb the rankings and make decisions that hold up to ministers, auditors, and global peers.
Ecosystem decisions get harder every cycle
02
AI is moving faster than policy can adapt
Innovation timelines have compressed from 20 years to 2–10. Strategies that worked two cycles ago are already outdated.
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Every decision has to be defensible
Ministers ask why. Auditors check. Media compares. International peers benchmark. Without rigorous evidence, every choice is a political risk.
The continuous strategic partnership for ecosystem leadership
01 Ecosystem Intelligence
Know where your ecosystem truly stands
A globally-comparable diagnostic of performance and trajectory that surfaces what is compounding growth, what is constraining it, and where the highest‑leverage interventions sit.
02 Policy Intelligence
Shape the policy response with global evidence
Validated outcomes from 180+ ecosystems on which interventions create measurable growth, which underperform, and how policies must be sequenced. Translated into your decision cycle.
03 Networking & Learning
Accelerate the work with peers who have done it
A trusted network of ecosystem leaders across 60+ countries. Pressure‑test assumptions against comparable ecosystems, learn what worked elsewhere, and avoid common strategic dead ends.
04 Positioning & Validation
Make the progress globally visible
Accurate inclusion in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report, the world’s most recognized benchmark of ecosystem competitiveness, read by millions and featured in 1,000+ media outlets.
Built for the organizations that own innovation strategy
National, state & city governments
Innovation agencies
Trade & promotion agencies
What you receive & what changes
What you receive
- Ecosystem Analytics platform to monitor your ecosystem and benchmark it against global peers, including AI-Native dynamics
- Custom policy advisory evaluating your policies against international peers and best practices
- Quarterly policy frameworks across community, programs, funding, talent, and AI compute
- Policy budget support with virtual advisory sessions during your budget planning cycle
- Annual high-level strategy session for your Deputy Minister, Director General, or agency CEO
- Inclusion in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report, with media and PR support to leverage the exposure
- SG Connects: quarterly virtual forums with 60+ peer ecosystems
What changes
- Less fragmented decision-making
- Better prioritization across the ecosystem portfolio
- Clearer stakeholder alignment
- Stronger funding cases for ministers and auditors
- Faster adaptation cycles as conditions shift
- More globally-credible positioning
Benchmark your ecosystem against global peers
Request your benchmarkThe 20‑year ecosystem curve is collapsing into five
33%
of global Ecosystem Value is now AI‑native
$1T+
AI‑Native Ecosystem Value crossed in 2025
12×
faster growth than the rest of tech since 2020
For two decades, building a competitive startup ecosystem was a 15‑to‑20‑year arc. AI is rewriting that math. Compute, capital, and AI talent are re‑concentrating into a handful of hubs faster than at any moment in the past decade. The ecosystems acting now are compounding. The ones waiting risk being locked into someone else’s value chain as infrastructure tenants or talent exporters.
The partners who keep coming back
Since 2018, LaunchVic has partnered with Startup Genome to track Victoria’s startup ecosystem growth. Their global and Melbourne‑specific reports have delivered key insights into investment and startup trends, playing a vital role in engaging government stakeholders and securing funding.
Dr. Kate Cornick
CEO, Tech Council of Australia
Startup Genome’s ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies has informed critical policy decisions, supporting our 2021–2030 goal to become a top 20 global startup ecosystem.
Startup Genome played a pivotal role in providing clearer guidance for the future development of Brazil’s startup ecosystems. The expertise of the team allowed us to identify valuable shortcuts, leveraging lessons learned from other ecosystems facing similar challenges.
The Global Startup Ecosystem Report can be seen as the Michelin Guide for innovation ecosystems, a one‑of‑a‑kind outlet to communicate our value proposition to the world.
From the network to ecosystem transformation
These ecosystems started in the network. Many stayed with us for years, deepening the partnership across intelligence, strategy, and scaling support. The outcomes below show what long-term collaboration makes possible.
5.5M+
Companies studied
350+
Ecosystems analyzed
200+
Governments & agencies
14
Years in publication
Seoul, South Korea
From $40B to $237B in Ecosystem Value
A global startup powerhouse in just four years, fueled by bold investment and policymaking.
Read more →Tokyo, Japan
The data‑driven revolution behind a $66B ecosystem
National policy shaped by data‑driven insights and global benchmarking.
Read more →NRW, Germany
Tripling Ecosystem Value with Europe’s first scaleup program
Strategy to scale via Deep Tech, focused policymaking, and scaling support.
Read more →Abu Dhabi, UAE
Doubling Ecosystem Value through data, policy, and partnerships
Including the launch of a globally‑recognized late‑stage scaling program.
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