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London Tech Map 2017
Research Emma Tracey
Compass estimates that there are between 3,000 and 5,000 active tech startups in London, with a combined value of £34 billion, making London the fourth largest startup ecosystem in the world. For software developers working in the metropolis, London isn’t just about startups - the inner city alone is home to an estimated 40,000 tech companies. A recent parliamentary report estimates that the shortage of digital skills costs the UK economy £63 billion per year. Needless to say, software developers in London are in high demand.
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Munich Tech Map
Research Emma Tracey
While Berlin is the capital of Germany, Munich is its economic heartland. The Bavarian capital has the highest purchasing power of any German city and many of large German companies are headquartered here, including global corporations such as Allianz, BMW, MAN, Munich Re, and Siemens.
But what does Munich have to offer software developers?
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Amsterdam Tech Map
Research Emma Tracey
Amsterdam’s lifestyle is world famous. But how are the Dutch when it comes to building and scaling tech companies? And what is life like for software developers in Amsterdam?
To answer this question we gathered a sample of over 170 tech companies, classified them by industry and mapped them onto the city. In previous editions of our startup map, we mapped the startups by train-lines. Given the influence of the humble bike on the Dutch capital, we took out the trains lines and surrendered to the streets.
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Hamburg Startup Map
Research Emma Tracey
When you think of startups in Germany, the first thing that comes to mind is Berlin. What is often forgotten is Hamburg, the leafy, fiercely proud port city in Germany’s north west. A city with a vibrant history of trade and media is slowly and silently developing as a tech hub in its own right. More understated than Munich, a lot friendlier than Berlin, and with a strong regional character of its own, Hamburg has a lot to offer entrepreneurs.
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Germany's 30 Biggest Startups in 2015
Research Johanna Dahlroos
Berlin is home to 19 of Germany’s largest startups. Combined those startups secured $3,272 million in funding from January to September 2015. Following Berlin, the most successful startup cities, in terms of funding, are the northerly port city of Hamburg ($852 million) and the southerly Bavarian capital of Munich ($427 million).
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Berlin's Startups Mapped by U-bahn Station 2016
Research Emma Tracey
Did you know there are over 1800 active startup companies operating in Berlin? To discover more about them, we took a 10% sample sorted them by industry and mapped them by U-bahn station. The following post details our findings.
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We researched 58 of Berlin’s top CTOs. This is what we found.
Research Emma Tracey
We researched 58 CTOs from Berlin’s biggest startups to reveal what it takes to be a CTO in this city. Combined our sample companies have raised more than $3.06 billion in funding and span 26 industries. The research reveals the nationalities, educational and work background, years of experience and skills of Berlin’s CTOs.
