Compass is a provider of automated reporting and benchmarking software for 34,000 startups and tech companies around the globe. The Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking is a collaborative effort involving insights from interviews with entrepreneurs and local experts from 25 countries, data from surveys by startups, investors and other stakeholders, and partnerships with CrunchBase, Global Entrepreneurship Network, Dealroom, Orb Intelligence, Deloitte Australia and 60 local partners.

The report highlights its key findings in the interconnectedness of ecosystems, exit values, VC investment trends in startup ecosystems, Ecosystem Ranking changes since 2012 and gender equality among startups.Given the technology startups’ critical role in the information economy, the importance of healthy startup ecosystems only stands to increase in the future. On this note, the report seeks to accelerate the development of startup ecosystems around the world by answering critical questions for all startup players.

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