{"id":3086,"date":"2023-06-14T06:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T06:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/?p=3086"},"modified":"2023-07-26T09:12:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T09:12:56","slug":"global-startup-ecosystem-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/global-startup-ecosystem-index\/","title":{"rendered":"An overview of the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3086\" class=\"elementor elementor-3086\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4985a502 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4985a502\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d6bc996\" data-id=\"4d6bc996\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c7ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c7ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.startupblink.com\/report\/?utm_source=blogs&amp;utm_medium=blogs&amp;utm_campaign=report\">The Global Startup Ecosystem Index <\/a>by StartupBlink has been updated annually since 2017 and ranks the startup ecosystems of:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4b8f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e4b8f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Indexcities.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-19079\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Indexcities.png 404w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Indexcities-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Indexcities-150x61.png 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Indexcities-45x18.png 45w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3a2ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f3a2ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Global Startup Ecosystem Index (GSEI) is built using hundreds of thousands of data points processed by an algorithm which takes into account several dozen sets of parameters that can be found in detail in the methodology section of the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the supplementation of data from various sources and global data partners, our Ecosystem Index is integrated with the interactive and crowdsourced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startups?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Map<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This map, updated since 2013, provides a strong sample of the stakeholders in each startup ecosystem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45b2ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a45b2ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startups?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=Blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1082\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/www.startupblink.com_startups-13.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-19080\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/www.startupblink.com_startups-13.png 1082w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/www.startupblink.com_startups-13-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/www.startupblink.com_startups-13-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/www.startupblink.com_startups-13-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/www.startupblink.com_startups-13-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/www.startupblink.com_startups-13-45x24.png 45w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b52634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b52634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Add your startup-related entity to Global Startup Ecosystem Map using this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startups?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog\">link<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923c663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"923c663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Index is used annually by hundreds of thousands of startup founders, startup ecosystem developers, corporations, and other stakeholders to support critical decisions on policy-making, strategy, relocation, and investment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are multiple sources of data used to build the index. The global map is crowdsourced for anyone to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startups?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">add their startup-related entity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. StartupBlink also works closely with numerous global data partners, such as Crunchbase, SEMrush, Statista, Meetup, and BrightData to supplement data from these unique sources. In addition, we have partnered with more than 100 Ecosystem partners, most of which are government agencies, and receive data about their ecosystems. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.startupblink.com\/ecosystemdevelopment\/?utm_source=blogs&amp;utm_medium=blogs&amp;utm_campaign=EP\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can join them to represent your ecosystem at no cost here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interactive ranking tables on all ecosystems, including the 1,000 top ranked cities worldwide, are available here. Users with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.startupblink.com\/pro-map\/?utm_source=blogs&amp;utm_medium=blogs&amp;utm_campaign=Pro\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PRO Access<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can download excel databases of the raw data, and use additional filters to view regional rankings, industry rankings, ranking by population, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and more. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We would like to thank our Pro users for supporting independent innovation research and making this Index possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac72651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac72651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot_4-1024x486.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19086\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot_4-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot_4-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot_4-150x71.png 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot_4-768x365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot_4-1536x729.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot_4-2048x972.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot_4-45x21.png 45w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32de3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32de3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Unlock the interactive tables showcasing startup ecosystem ranking of 1,000 cities and 100 countries with <a href=\"https:\/\/lp.startupblink.com\/pro-map\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=Pro\">StartupBlink Pro<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070468d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070468d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike previous years, this year\u2019s Global Startup Ecosystem Index Report is focused on core rankings and will not dive into alternative rankings. Those extensions include ranking by industry and subscore, ranking absolute power of startup ecosystems, and analysis of the variety of ranked startup ecosystems per country. Those rankings are available via excel to StartupBlink <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.startupblink.com\/pro-map\/?utm_source=blogs&amp;utm_medium=blogs&amp;utm_campaign=Pro\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pro users<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and will be partly released as separate reports throughout the year. To be notified every time we release a new report, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/startupblink.us3.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=8ea35dfd8a2f6ea0e2f245838&amp;id=0197cde362\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">subscribe to our newsletter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The structure of this report is as follows. We start with an overview of the current state of the global startup ecosystem, identifying key trends and events. Initially, we present the methodology and the key insights of the Index. We proceed by providing an analysis at the regional level where power shifts between regions are revealed. We then introduce each of the top 100 ranked countries, with a ranking analysis and a general country ecosystem overview. This is followed by the Contender Ecosystem section where we highlight countries that, although did not make the top 100, are great candidates to enter the rankings next year. We conclude with startup ecosystem case studies of our partnered cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year&#8217;s report continues our tradition of introducing new analyses that we believe our readers will be excited about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, we have introduced a new section: The Current State of the Global Startup Ecosystem. This expert analysis highlights the major global shifts and events that happened in startup ecosystems, such as the rise and fall of certain industries or geopolitical events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, all our ranking trends now show data points across four years (2020-2023), instead of three years. This extended analysis can be viewed in our key insights section and also on each of the country profiles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The views presented in this report belong to StartupBlink and are not necessarily shared by any of our partners or advisors. This report is opinionated by design, based on our consulting experience and hundreds of conversations with ecosystem stakeholders. Some of those opinions may be proven wrong.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We would like to thank our talented data contributors from around the world who help us improve the accuracy of the Index. If you are interested in joining them, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/startupblink.breezy.hr\/p\/d08a1b798ac4-data-contributor?state=published\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">please apply here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our work is constantly improved by feedback from you, our readers. If you have any feedback, feel free to contact us via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/contacts\/?utm_source=2021index&amp;utm_medium=report&amp;utm_campaign=v1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or email us at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:feedback@startupblink.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feedback@startupblink.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f244d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77f244d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/baida\/\"><strong>Ziv Baida, PhD, Report Editor<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-294edd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"294edd8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-767f3c7\" data-id=\"767f3c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3987cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3987cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introducing the Testimonials from Government Officials for Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2023<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc490c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbc490c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2023 has received significant recognition from government officials worldwide who have witnessed the transformative power of vibrant startup ecosystems. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2092a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2092a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dr.-Hage-G.-Geingob-213x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-19081\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dr.-Hage-G.-Geingob-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dr.-Hage-G.-Geingob-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dr.-Hage-G.-Geingob-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dr.-Hage-G.-Geingob-45x63.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dr.-Hage-G.-Geingob.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e74ce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e74ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The Informal Economy, Startup and Entrepreneurship National Policy is being crafted with a view to create an enabling environment for private sector entrepreneurial start-ups and growth-oriented MSME&#8217;s. Our Government is committed to implementing targeted programs that can create new opportunities for our young people, where youth unemployment is what keeps me up at night. It is the entrepreneurs who are at the center of economic growth and job creation &#8211; the private sector remains the engine of growth and ultimate creator of wealth and jobs in Namibia&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Namibia&#8217;s President, His Excellency, Dr. Hage G. Geingob<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a06d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26a06d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Copy-of-Ulisses_Correia_e_Silva-255x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-19083\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Copy-of-Ulisses_Correia_e_Silva-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Copy-of-Ulisses_Correia_e_Silva-128x150.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Copy-of-Ulisses_Correia_e_Silva-768x904.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Copy-of-Ulisses_Correia_e_Silva-45x53.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Copy-of-Ulisses_Correia_e_Silva.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88882c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88882c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe impressive rise in the StartupBlink rankings is a testament to the dedication, creativity, and enthusiasm of our talented Cape Verdean entrepreneurs. By fostering an ecosystem that empowers startups and embraces innovation, the Government has created the ideal conditions for growth and success. I express my sincere gratitude to StartupBlink for recognizing our progress and openly inviting investors and partners from around the world to join us on this transformative path. With the opening of our technology park, we are confident that the upcoming years will be even better. We want Cape Verdeans and Africans to celebrate their talent in Cabo Verde, and we want to present ourselves to the world as a gateway to the growing tech scene in Africa. We are Cabo Verde, the tech islands of West Africa.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Dr. Jos\u00e9 Ulisses Correia e Silva<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adeced elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5adeced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ausrine-Armonaite-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-19082\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ausrine-Armonaite-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ausrine-Armonaite-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ausrine-Armonaite-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ausrine-Armonaite-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ausrine-Armonaite-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ausrine-Armonaite-45x30.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ausrine-Armonaite.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0074b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c0074b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cStartupBlink&#8217;s latest index confirms that Lithuania&#8217;s startup ecosystem is on a steady upward trajectory. With impressive growth in cities such as Vilnius with a jump of 7 spots, Kaunas with a jump of 13 spots and Klaip\u0117da with an incredible jump of 195 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, the country is quickly establishing itself as a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. 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