Seven cities in the country enter the ‘startups’ index

StartupBlinkthe research center and map of startup ecosystems, presented the index Global Startup EcosysItem Index 2023which exposes the current x-ray of the global entrepreneurial sector made up of 1,000 cities and 100 countries.

The report was created in cooperation with global data partners such as Crunchbase, SEMRush, UNAIDS, Meetup and more than 100 governments around the world.

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However, according to the report, the country’s capital went from 5th to 3rd place in the regional index (Latin America), and from position 70 to 65 worldwide. It is striking that Bogotá took advantage of cities such as Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Monterrey (Mexico). In addition, other Colombian cities also stood out in the regional index, such as Medellín, which was ranked 9th, and Cali, which was ranked 17th.

“Colombia’s startup ecosystems are becoming an important engine for the country’s economy, with various initiatives to support entrepreneurship at both the national and municipal levels,” the report specified.

In addition, this global ranking He highlighted the rise that Barranquilla has had, such as the entry of new Colombian cities to the list of 1,000, such as Manizales, Bucaramanga, Pereira, Cartagena, Armenia, Popayán and Villavicencio.

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Given the country’s entrepreneurial landscape, Eli David, CEO of StartupBlink stated that “Bogotá is becoming a central regional hub”.

“It has the best momentum among the main cities in Latin America. This year it climbed to be above the ecosystems of Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile. Bogotá is demonstrating the ability of Colombian entrepreneurs to create immensely successful and impactful projects”, he highlighted.

For his part, Nicolas Uribe Ruedapresident of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce (CCB), said that this news shows the effort of the entire Bogotá ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs.

“We are getting closer to achieving what we set out to do a few years ago to turn Bogotá into the Entrepreneurship Capital of Latin America. From the CCB we will continue working to promote entrepreneurial activity in Bogotá -Region and make it the number one in the region”, added Uribe Rueda.

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Globally, the Top 20 by country was integrated as follows. In first place the United States, followed by the United Kingdom, Israel, Canada, Sweden, Singapore, Germany, France, Australia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, China, Finland, Estonia, Spain, Ireland, Lithuania, Japan, Denmark, and South Korea.

It is noteworthy that in the Top 50 appear: Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina. For their part, nations such as Uruguay, Peru, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama stood out in the Top 100.

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