In this article, you’ll find: An overview of the Global Tech Ecosystem Index, how to use the Locations page to explore specific regions, where to track updates in the Index changelog, and a video demo showing the Index in action.
What is the Global Tech Index?
🌎 You can explore the Global Tech Ecosystem Index on the Locations page on Dealroom.co. This data-driven tool benchmarks startup activity across 288 cities in 69 countries, helping users discover, compare, and analyse innovation hubs worldwide. The index evaluates metropolitan areas to better capture real startup activity—e.g. Boston includes both Boston and Cambridge, and Madrid covers the full Community of Madrid.The analysis examines ecosystems through three key lenses:
- 🏆 Global Champions (Scale Lens):
The world’s top ecosystems by VC, enterprise value, unicorns, patents, and university ties. - 💎 Density Leaders (Per Capita Lens):
Small but mighty—ecosystems with high innovation output relative to population size. - ⭐ Rising Stars (Growth Lens):
Fastest-growing ecosystems, adjusted for GDP and cost of living, showing strong momentum.
The table isn’t just static, it’s your gateway to explore! 🎯 Click on any location and dive into a custom dashboard built just for that ecosystem. Each one is packed with insights: from curated content like sector-based company lists and the latest reports, to handpicked news you actually want to read. You’ll also find live data on VC activity, unicorns, founder alerts, hiring startups, and much more. It’s like a backstage pass to what’s really happening in each tech hub.
Key Visual Features
The platform is built as an interactive dashboard with:
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Interactive Data Table:
Sort, filter, and search across all metrics with real-time updates from Google Sheets. -
Multi-Category Views:
Explore categories like Global Champions, Density Leaders, Rising Stars, Academia, VC, Power Law Outcomes, and more. -
Comparison Mode:
Compare ecosystems side-by-side using bar, line, radar, or heatmap charts. -
Time Series Analysis:
Track historical trends across key growth and innovation indicators.
🔍 Want to see our dashboard in action? Find bellow a video of our Research Specialist walking you through our locations page.
Changelog
We maintain a changelog for the Global Tech Ecosystem Index to ensure full transparency as we refine and improve our methodology over time. This changelog is published in our blog, where we document all updates and improvements to the Index.
The reason for this changelog is simple: tech ecosystems evolve quickly, and so does the data behind them. We're committed to keeping the Index accurate, timely, and aligned with feedback from our users.
You can stay up to date with all our Index changes and methodology improvements by following our changelog here:
👉 Global Tech Ecosystem Dashboard Updates