A Glimpse into the Worldwide Startup Ecosystems

Since its post-war global spread, entrepreneurial activity has become an important concern of many governments and policymakers.More and more, the economic prosperity of nations has become deeply dependent on entrepreneurs.In order to stimulate startups appearance, there is a need to build an appropriate context.This is why the design, creation and development of startup ecosystems worldwide constitute a key pre-requisite for entrepreneurial success in the age of globalization.The aims of the paper are to define the concept of startup ecosystem and to briefly analyse its evolution at a global level in recent years by using the Global Startup Ecosystem Index.In this line, the author employed a qualitative research method.The findings show that a startup ecosystem constitutes a business agreement among different people and organizations.Also, they demonstrate that the global landscape of startup ecosystems was clearly dominated by the United States of America.