When UIPath hit the news in March 2018 with a $1bn valuation it was quickly dubbed Romania’s first unicorn – Even though, the company was by then already headquartered in New York. In Portugal, Farfetch is praised as a Portuguese unicorn – however, a short check on your investment database of choice tells you it
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Startup Heatmap Europe partners with Chamber of Commerce of Munich and Upper Bavaria
Startup Heatmap Europe is happy to announce its collaboration with Chamber of Commerce of Munich and Upper Bavaria.  The new partnership aims at empowering the decision-makers in the capital of Bavaria to understand better the data behind its growing international popularity. Munich’s startup ecosystem therefore is also presented on the newly launched interactive Startup Heatmap
Capital follows Capital – not Talent: Europe’s Spatial Mismatch of Talent and Capital
To make a startup successful a mix of ingredients is necessary. Two of the most important components are talent and capital. In contrast to Silicon Valley, where both largely concentrate in the same place, Europe has to wonder if it can bring both together in one location. With the Startup Heatmap Europe Survey we have shown
Is the grass always greener on the other side?
When we first think about the words “startup hubâ€, our initial thought is probably the image of the space between San Francisco and Oakland populated by the thousands of startup companies that comprise Silicon Valley. Europe lacks a similar density of startups, however, many European entrepreneurs choose to move away from their cities, countries or
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