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About the Startup Coalition The Startup Coalition, formerly The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec), is an independent advocacy groupthat serves as the policy voice for Britain’s technology-led startups and scale ups. We were founded in 2010 by Mike Butcher, Editor-at-Large of technology news publisher TechCrunch, and JeffLynn, Chairman and Co-Founder of online investment platform Seedrs. We fight for a policy environment that enables early-stage British tech companies to grow, scale and competeglobally. We have over 2500 startups in our network and have been instrumental in building proactive coalitions ofbusinesses and investors on issues that are integral to the health of the UK’s startup ecosystem. Our recent work Acknowledgements Thank you to Beauhurst for the data that made this report possible. About the Data The report looks at the UK-wide distribution of Startups. These are young, scalable tech companies, with highpotential for growth. Startups are also incredibly high risk companies that rely on a supportive environment to growand thrive. We interact with policymakers all the time, and we know that bringing startups’ issues to the right people The data on national and regional rankings was gathered from Beauhurst in May 2023, looking at the concentrationof startups across the UK, broken down by constituency. We used data based on the location of the company’sHead Office and only included companies with an active Companies House status. This data includes startups at Beauhurst tracking is based on a number of triggers, including investment, being part of an accelerator programme,being spun out of a university, and others. The companies included in this report have met at least one of the Foreword The Startup Coalition was founded, as the Coalition for a Digital Economy, thirteen years ago. Our purpose was tofight for policy that helped the UK’s startup ecosystem. At the time, this ecosystem was tiny - and whilst there werepockets of growth to be found, and the beginnings of some of the unicorns we’ve seen emerge since then, startups How things have changed. Since we were founded, the bunch of scrappy upstarts centred around a similarly scrappyroundabout in East London are now a key river of the UK’s economic success. The digital economy is no longer aconcept we have to advocate for - as virtually every sector of the economy is now embracing digital technologies.Startups are not just as critical businesses in their own right, but are increasingly enablers of a more productive, As we rebrand as the Startup Coalition, we wanted to quantify and demonstrate this transformation by detailingthe top 50 Westminster constituencies for startups. Whilst London remains heavily featured, this list demonstrates Startups in the UK are found in every nation and region. The constituencies in this list are represented by MPs inover six political parties. Both super-urban and more rural constituencies are included, with some of the safest seatsin the country alongside one of the most marginal. Both Scotland and Northern Ireland are represented in the top There is still much to be done - and we know that too many barriers still exist for startups based outside of Londonand the South East. Even considering this though, the story of startups in the UK is less focussed on London than We’re optimistic for the future of UK startups - and look forward to fighting for them for them as the Startup Coalition. Dom HallasExecutive Director of the Startup Coalition The Top 50Constituencies 1.Citiesof London and Westminster Within the global tech ecosystem, London iswidely viewed as second only to Silicon Valley asthe best place to launch a startup. So it's no represented by Conservative MP Nickie Aiken, takes the top spot, with around 2,000 startups based in the Stretching from Hyde Park to Tower Bridge, the constituency includes many of London’s most importantcultural, political, and economic institutions. It is home to the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace,as well as the Bank of England. It also boasts renowned institutions for science and engineering, includingImperial College and the Royal Academy of Engineering, that help to fuel the local ecosystem with Based on Beauhurst estimates, the constituency’s startups are responsible for creating nearly 70,000 jobs.Big names like Monzo, Deliveroo, and Babylon are headquartered in the Cities of London and Westminsterconstituency, which is a hub for Fintech and B2B SaaS companies. It is also home to up and coming Some of London’s most prestigious universities reside inHolborn and St Pancras constituency, including UCL,King’s College, and the London School of Economics. Thearea also offers some of the best transport links in the UK, 2.Holborn andSt Pancras With its strategic location, excellent transport links, and access to a vast pool of talent, the Holborn and StPancras constituency provides an unparalleled launchpad for startups. The constit