Startup ecosystem directory

Startup Chile

Accelerator or incubator

Government program that brought founders from around the world to Chile.

Startup Genome

Research and data

Research organisation behind the annual Global Startup Ecosystem Report.

Annual conference of the Startup Grind community.

Indian government initiative supporting startups with benefits and funding.

54-hour event where participants pitch ideas, form teams and build a prototype.

Startup Wise Guys

Accelerator or incubator

B2B accelerator in the Baltics and Central Europe.

Global startup ecosystem map and annual ecosystem index.

Station F

Accelerator or incubator

World's largest startup campus, in a former Paris rail depot.

Tech festival for founders and investors in the Middle East.

Serial entrepreneur and father of the customer development method behind lean startup.

STV

Venture capital firm

Saudi Arabia's largest venture capital firm.

Seed fund of legendary angel Ron Conway.

SXSW

Event

Festival of film, music and interactive media where Twitter rose to fame.

Tech Coast Angels

Angel investor or network

One of the largest angel networks in the United States.

Startup conference famous for its Startup Battlefield competition.

Techstars

Accelerator or incubator

Global accelerator network running mentor-driven programs in dozens of cities.

Investment firm known for rapid late-stage tech investing.

Venture firm investing in African technology companies.

Restaurant point-of-sale and management platform.

Typeform

Startup or tech company

Conversational forms and surveys built in Barcelona.

Long-term residence available to entrepreneurs, investors and skilled talent.

UiPath

Startup or tech company

Robotic process automation company founded in Romania.

UK Business Angels Association

Angel investor or network

Trade body for angel and early-stage investing in the UK.

UK visa route for leaders and emerging talent in digital technology.

University of Tehran

University program

Iran's oldest modern university, with incubators and an entrepreneurship faculty.

Technology park and incubator of the University of Tehran.

University of Waterloo Velocity

University program

Incubator at the University of Waterloo, Canada's top engineering school for founders.

Vandar

Startup or tech company

Banking and payment APIs for businesses: payouts, invoices and settlements.

Village Global

Venture capital firm

Network-driven pre-seed fund backed by tech leaders.

Berlin fund backed by European business leaders.

VivaTech

Event

Europe's biggest startup and tech event, held in Paris.

Web Summit

Event

One of the world's largest tech conferences, now held in Lisbon.

Webflow

Startup or tech company

Visual website builder for designers.

Weebly

Startup or tech company

Website builder acquired by Square.

Wix

Startup or tech company

Drag-and-drop website builder, listed on Nasdaq.

WordPress

Startup or tech company

Open-source publishing software that runs a large share of the web.

Xero

Startup or tech company

Cloud accounting software for small businesses.

Y Combinator

Accelerator or incubator

The world's best-known startup accelerator, which funded Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox and thousands more.

Twice-yearly event where YC companies pitch to investors.

Y Combinator Startup School

Accelerator or incubator

Free online course and community for founders from Y Combinator.

Zapier

Startup or tech company

No-code automation tool that connects thousands of apps.

Zendesk

Startup or tech company

Customer service software founded in Copenhagen.

Bootstrapped suite of more than fifty business apps.

Video conferencing platform that became essential during the pandemic.