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Live Data, Sharper Insights: Updates to the Global Tech Ecosystem Dashboard

2 July, 2025

Written by: Felix Ullmer

In 2025 we published the inaugural Global Tech Ecosystem Index, a benchmark covering 288 cities across 69 countries, alongside a live dashboard to explore the underlying data. The goal: to equip investors, governments, and ecosystem builders with a transparent tool for data-driven decision-making.

Since launch, we’ve received valuable feedback from our users. Today, we’re introducing an updated version of the Index (v1.1) with a number of location additions, and the move to live data.

Why We’re Updating

Tech ecosystems evolve fast, and so does the data. Many 2024 funding rounds are still being reported, and metrics like enterprise value or momentum continue to shift over time. To reflect this, the Index now includes live data going forward, capturing new rounds from 2024 as they come in.

These changes are part of our commitment to building a benchmark that’s not only transparent, but continuously improving.

Changelog: What’s new in v1.1

Live Data Feed

  • The dashboard now updates automatically as new startup activity is reported. No fixed-date cutoffs!

Feature Improvements

  • Added data on US States, and a new filter for only displaying states
  • EU region filter added 
  • New region “New Palo Alto” added to highlight Europe’s leading supercluster (London, Paris, Amsterdam, Cambridge, and others)
  • Adjusted the regions for Beijing and Shanghai to more accurately reflect their metropolitan areas
  • Small naming changes to more accureately reflec the metro composition, e.g. “Rotterdam” renamed to “Rotterdam – The Hague”.

States in Locations dashboard

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an Enterprise Value bug that affected a 2-5% deviation in the Global Champions category
  • Conversion rate logic corrected in Efficiency metrics

Ranking Movements

While most top cities maintained their positions, a few notable shifts occurred:

Global Champions

  • Los Angeles moves ahead of San Diego to claim 8th place
  • Shanghai enters the top 10, up from #13, overtaking Tel Aviv
  • Amsterdam climbs into the top 20, swapping places with Mumbai

Density Leaders

  • Zurich gains one place, moving from #18 to #17, ahead of the Research Triangle

Rising Stars

  • Belo Horizonte (Brazil) enters the top 3
  • Kyiv climbs into the top 10 for the first time
  • Dakar breaks into the top 15, driven by large EV growth due to its unicorn Wave

These changes are based on updated, percentile-based scoring across multiple metrics and we expect additional small movements as we receive new data going forward.

What’s Next

We’re continuing to build on the Index. Upcoming improvements include:

  • Sector-specific rankings (e.g. AI, ClimateTech, Fintech) launching later this year

If you have questions, feedback, or ideas for improving our index, please get in touch.