Issued by: DEEP Ecosystems Project: MED‑Hubs – Blue Economy in the Western Mediterranean (EU‑funded) Submission deadline: 18 December 2025 Submission email: info@deep-ecosystems.com 1. Background DEEP Ecosystems is implementing the EU‑funded MED‑Hubs project to strengthen the Blue Economy ecosystem in the Western Mediterranean. As part of this initiative, we will expand and professionalize our existing digital
Author: Thomas Koesters
Launch of the Startup Heatmap Europe Report 2023
DEEP’s annual flagship report on founder mobility and Europe’s most desired startup locations. Since 2016 the Startup Heatmap Europe report is a trusted source for startups, investors and policy-makers on how founders view the interconnections between startup hubs on the continent.
Release Startup Heatmap Europe 2022
For the 7th consecutive year, the Startup Heatmap Report ranks the Top 50 most popular startup hubs in Europe. The study is based on a sample of more than 24,000 pre-selected founders equally distributed over Europe’s regions ranging from Iceland to Istanbul. Open the Full Report Top 10 The 100 pages report gives a detailed
Publication: DEEP Conference Essen 2021
The 2nd DEEP Startup Ecosystem Conference took place in Essen, Germany, on 18th October 2021. The event was held at the Impact Hub Ruhr and convened ecosystem leaders, entrepreneurs, policy makers and investors from across Europe and beyond. The common goal was to foster discussion and strengthen connections between startup ecosystem counterparts and create a virtual think tank for a deep analysis on the most pressing challenges that startup ecosystems face today.
We Are Hiring: Two Research Analyst Interns
DEEP Ecosystems is a global community of startup ecosystem builders, dedicated to supporting grass-root innovation projects and fostering interconnectivity among startup ecosystems globally.
The Top 10 Future ESG Cities
Where will be the “Sustainability Valley� With the newly developed index DEEP Ecosystems provides a thorough analysis of the capabilities of cities and their innovation ecosystems to support the growth of solutions in the ESG sectors.
Future City ESG Innovation Index
Where will be the “Sustainability Valley� With the newly developed index DEEP Ecosystems provides a thorough analysis of the capabilities of cities and their innovation ecosystems to support the growth of solutions in the ESG sectors.
Measure Your Ecosystem’s Health
Measure your Entrepreneurial Ecosystem’s Health with this easy-to-use tool developed by Startup Heatmap Europe, Swisscontact and Credit Suisse.
Release Startup Heatmap Europe 2021
The Startup Heatmap Europe curates the Top 50 most attractive startup cities for founders in Europe. Next to the survey of more than 1,200 founder opinions the research spans investments, job creation, meetup activities, trend analysis, diversity and a ranking of the performance of accelerators.
COVID-19: Four important lessons from European startups
Covid-19 has profoundly affected the startup world
As part of our annual survey, we asked startups how the pandemic and the lockdowns affected their operations as well as investments and growth outlook.