Yorkshire and the Humber
Metro area · United Kingdom · Pop. 5.6M
Adjacent cities by EV
Academia
Yorkshire and the Humber's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Yorkshire and the Humber.
Vs. similarly-sized ecosystems
How Yorkshire and the Humber stacks up
Peers chosen from the same country (United Kingdom), sized closest to Yorkshire and the Humber by combined EV. The scatter plots growth × current size — outliers in the upper-right are ecosystems compounding fastest.
Top overview
United Kingdom — top cities
Top cities in United Kingdom ranked by combined EV. Yorkshire and the Humber's row is highlighted.
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | $726B | 5.7× | 150 | $18.2B | 11.3K |
| 2 | East of England | $205B | 3.4× | 13 | $2.5B | 1,129 |
| 3 | Cambridge (UK) | $179B | 3.6× | 12 | $2.2B | 582 |
| 4 | South East England | $71B | 2.9× | 14 | $1.3B | 1,671 |
| 5 | Yorkshire and the Humber | $45B | 5.9× | 7 | $175.2M | 571 |
| 6 | Edinburgh | $41.6B | 8.3× | 2 | $302.9M | 419 |
| 7 | North West England | $35.2B | 2.6× | 12 | $185.1M | 1,087 |
| 8 | York | $33.5B | 15.7× | 3 | $4.2M | 67 |
| 9 | Midlands | $30.4B | 5.8× | 7 | $400.9M | 897 |
| 10 | Oxford | $29.2B | 2.9× | 8 | $630.7M | 423 |
| 11 | Manchester | $23.3B | 2.4× | 9 | $111.3M | 593 |
| 12 | East Midlands | $22.8B | 5.8× | 4 | $82.1M | 387 |
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