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FEATURED COUNTRIES

Nigeria

Guest Editor: Bankole Oloruntoba
Founder at NINe
Differentiators
  • A large consumer market of 200 million people
  • The highest ecosystem value in Africa
  • More than 500 active and viable startups, and the generally rapid growth of tech startups
 
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Thailand

Guest Editor: Moo Natavudh
Managing Partner at 500 TukTuks
Differentiators
  • Relatively conservative startup mindset entailing higher startup quality
  • Tech savvy population with high internet penetration rate
  • Affordability of living and support schemes to sustain talent pool
  • Good mix between expats and locals
 
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Turkey

Guest Editor: Serkan Ünsal
Founder at Startups.Watch
Differentiators
  • 8000+ startups & scaleups, 50+ Accelerators, 40+ Coworking spaces, 60+ technoparks
  • 45% of population is below age 30
 
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Poland

Guest Editor: Tomasz Snażyk
CEO at Startup Poland
Differentiators
  • Existing Infrastructure: 3000+ startups, 130+ VC firms, 100+ accelerators & incubators, 255,000 software engineers
  • The 6th largest EU market by population (38 million citizens)
  • The lowest cost of living in the EU
  • The most gender equal tech community in Europe
  • Modern banking system open for fintech innovation
 
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Singapore

Guest Editor: Jianggan Li
Founder & CEO at Momentum Works
Differentiators
  • Ranked 2nd in ease of doing business according to the World Bank
  • An educated workforce
  • Trading hub due to geographic location (connectivity)
  • Developed infrastructure
  • Multicultural population
 
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Mexico

Guest Editor: Eric Perez Grovas
Co-founder and General Partner at Jaguar Ventures
Differentiators
  • The 2nd largest LatAm market (120 million people) – startups can grow quickly by focusing on one country
  • Mexico City is a world megacity, among others like Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, and Sao Paulo
  • Funding from investors is available in Mexico, and there are new investors like Softbank
  • As neighboring countries and markets, Mexico and the U.S. have a unique relationship
  • Mexico has low operating costs, specifically real estate and talent
 
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OUR PROCESS

The Startup Universal Country Guide is a central destination for insights and news related to a country’s startup ecosystem. Like a Wikipedia page, it provides a foundation of knowledge to help direct you in becoming more involved in an ecosystem.

Each Country Guide includes an Ecosystem Overview with data and insights, and a Newsfeed with relevant articles. Content is locally sourced, and presents a curated insider view of the ecosystem. 

ECOSYSTEM OVERVIEW

The Ecosystem Overview includes the qualified perspective of a country “Guest Editor” -- an experienced local startup leader (investor/founder/thought leader) with deep ecosystem knowledge. It consists of several sections: 

  • Editor’s Guide: A section personally authored by the Guest Editor detailing the unique challenges and opportunities within each country’s startup ecosystem, as well as which industries and startups to focus on. This guide is routinely reviewed and maintained by the Guest Editor.
  • Community: A database of the main ecosystem resources, from local investors and accelerators to coworking spaces to events and more. This Community section is dynamic and is constantly updated through crowdsourced submissions.
  • Country Snapshot: A section featuring information about the country’s economy and population. This snapshot data is sourced from prominent global databases such as the World Bank and The World Factbook, among others.

NEWSFEED

Apart from the Ecosystem Overview, all Country Guides have a Top Stories tab highlighting the latest news surrounding the ecosystem, with both original articles and articles from other tech news sites. 

All content on the Country Guide is reviewed before it is added to the page. At Startup Universal, our goal is to ensure all site content is authentic, current, and useful.