In the last decade, hundreds of tech ecosystems have sprung up globally. Across the Americas, EMEA or Asia, and Oceania, over 40 tech hubs have created over $100B in value. This bodes well for the future, but the next 10 years are unlikely to be similar to the last. Superconductors, biotechnology, green blockchain...: new frontier technologies are driving a new phase of radical innovation.
The coming decade will need next-generation tech ecosystems that are able to bring entrepreneurship, patient capital, deep R&D, and science under one roof.
Which tech hubs are best prepared for the coming decade? Check out our guide on the top tech ecosystems.
With $1.6B invested in Swiss startups in the first half of 2023, the ecosystem had been way more active than most of Europe. The Swiss ecosystem is known for Crypto and Healthtech: 20% of VC investments go into BioTechnology, compared to the European average of 8%. Likewise, 8% of total investment goes to Crypto and DeFi in Switzerland compared to the 2.5% average in the rest of Europe.
In H1 2023, lots of interesting deals happened in Islamic finance, Robotics, and Health in the country. You can explore it all and more in our guide to Switzerland's tech ecosystem.
🇯🇵 Startup ecosystems continue to spread globally: Kobe (Japan), a city of over 1.5M inhabitants, has just launched a new investment promotion agency
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