The Official Blog of DEEP Ecosystems
Meet cohort #7 of the global DEEP Startup Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation does not grow in isolation. While the global venture market is flooded with accelerators designed to scale individual companies, these programs often ignore the surrounding environment. For a startup to truly thrive, it needs a mature, interconnected web of investors, academic institutions, corporations, and public policymakers.
Continue reading Building the Infrastructure Behind Thriving Startup Ecosystems
Leading Hungarian ecosystem stakeholders partner with DEEP Ecosystems to bring the DEEP Startup Ecosystem Accelerator to Hungary and launch eight new systemic growth initiatives. Innovation does not grow in isolation. It depends on people and organizations who connect startups, investors, academia, corporates, and public institutions. People who are willing to work on the hard, structural
Continue reading A New International Partnership to Strengthen Hungary’s Innovation Ecosystem
Co-funded by the European Union under EMFAF-2025-PIA-FLAGSHIP, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT) jointly with DEEP Ecosystems, Region de Murcia, FMRM, ALDA, Justonearth, Maltaccelerate, Venice Lagoon Plastic Free, Changemakers Agency, CTN, and Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione will lead MED-Hubs—two interregional hubs in Spain and Italy accelerating maritime innovation from idea to market.
Despite Europe’s thriving startup ecosystems, fragmentation remains a major obstacle to growth. Regulatory hurdles, market segmentation, and uneven resource distribution limit the scalability and investment potential of European startups. However, a glimmer of hope shines through: increased founder mobility and emerging interconnected regions are paving the way for a more unified landscape. As part of the StepUp StartUps project, we’ve delved into this connectivity and produced the report, “Beyond Fragmentation: The Connectivity of Startup Ecosystems in Europe.”
Funded by the European Commission, DEEP Ecosystems jointly with Innova Next SLU (Barrabes.biz), Leibniz IRS, Startup Europe Regions Network (SERN), and EU Startups would lead the Preparatory Action on “European Start-ups 2.0 – Taking European start-up economy to the next level through data-driven insights, research and events”, now branded as StepUP Startups.
Insights on the the startup ecosystem of the Madrid metropolitan area, as featured in the Startup Heatmap Europe Report 2023 by DEEP Ecosystems.
Innovators Garage co-organized the nationwide startup competition Startup World Cup, whose winners get a chance to win $1M in Silicon Valley.
RegTech Africa, Swisscontact, and DEEP Ecosystems present the results of a joint Ecosystem Health Check on Lagos’ booming fintech startup scene.
Berlin Partner and DEEP Ecosystems present the results of a joint Ecosystem Health Check of the startup ecosystem in Berlin, Germany.
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Swisscontact, and DEEP Ecosystems present the results of a joint Ecosystem Health Check of the startup ecosystem Beirut, Lebanon.
