欧洲和以色列的创始工厂——2025年

25thAnniversary Edition Contents IntroductionP. 04 Venture-backed unicornsP.06 Founder factories in the spotlightP. 08 P. 10Founder factories emerge from founder factories P. 14Funding for founder factory startups Founder factories help to fuel thriving tech hubsP. 18 Introduction When Accel opened its London office in 2000, Europe’stechnology ecosystem was nascent. While manyquestioned Europe’s ability to generate billion dollaroutcomes, we believed that ambitious founders couldcome from anywhere. 25 years on, Europe is home to the vibrantecosystem we see today. The region isa powerhouse of talent, innovation andambitious entrepreneurs who have thevision and determination to build globalcategory-defining companies. FollowingSkype gaining unicorn status in 2005,Europe saw its first decacorn in 2016(Supercell) and cloud decacorn in 2020(UiPath). Today, there are more than360 unicorns across Europe and Israel.These iconic companies have laid thefoundations of today’s thriving landscape,proving that successful companies cancome from anywhere, and providingall-important role models for the nextgeneration of entrepreneurs. Marking our 25th anniversary in theregion, this report reveals that Europe andIsrael’s unicorns are now fuelling the nextgeneration of startups across the region.With former unicorn employees foundingmore than 2,000 companies, it is clear thatthe talent flywheel is now spinning – themost fundamental ingredient of anytechnology ecosystem. Today in Europe and Israel, there is anetwork of people who have experiencedthe startup journey before and have theproduct, engineering and managementexperience needed to build resilient,enduring businesses. We’re looking forwardto seeing the innovation that comes out ofthe region in the future. Venture-backed unicorns When Accel opened its London officein 2000, Europe had yet to produce aunicorn. Today, there are more than 360European and Israeli founded unicorns. TOP COUNTRIES BY VENTURE-BACKED UNICORNS There are now 26unicorns that haveeach seen 20 ormore tech-enabledstartups created byformer employees. Founder factoriesin the spotlight NUMBER OF 2NDGENERATIONSTARTUPSSource: Dealroom.co 360More thanVC-backed unicorns foundedin Europe and Israel new tech-enabled startupsacross the region, as formeremployees become founders2,027281 of thesehave fuelled As the talent flywheel continues tospin and the region’s tech ecosystemevolves and matures, 22 Europeanand Israeli unicorn founder factorieshave produced an additional 25 unicornfounder factories between them.Some unicorns have nurtured morethan one unicorn founder factory inthe second generation. From unicorn founderfactories, more unicornfounder factories emerge Funding for founderfactory startups The following startup cohorts analyzed have raised $1B or more.Startups shown have raised $20M or more according to Dealroom data. 60% of the 2,027 startups spun out of unicornshave secured $1M or more in funding 1/3 have secured $10Mor more in funding Founder factories helpto fuel thriving tech hubs More than half (53%) of companiesstarted by former unicorn employeeswere founded in the same city as theunicorn where they previously worked. This has resulted in thriving tech hubsdeveloping around these unicornsacross Europe and Israel, laying thefoundations for future success. 1. LONDON34 unicorn founder factories327 startup spinouts62% founded in London 7. MUNICH9 unicorn founder factories65 startup spinouts40% founded in Munich 2. BERLIN 8. COPENHAGEN 27 unicorn founder factories283 startup spinouts57% founded in Berlin 7 unicorn founder factories56 startup spinouts34% founded in Copenhagen 9. AMSTERDAM 3. PARIS 8 unicorn founder factories50 startup spinouts50% founded in Amsterdam 29 unicorn founder factories264 startup spinouts69% founded in Paris 4. TEL AVIV45 unicorn founder factories244 startup spinouts66% founded in Tel Aviv 10. BARCELONA 5 unicorn founder factories47 startup spinouts55% founded in Barcelona 11. MADRID 5. STOCKHOLM 5 unicorn founder factories35 startup spinouts51% founded in Madrid 9 unicorn founder factories208 startup spinouts50% founded in Stockholm 12. HELSINKI4 unicorn founder factories22 startup spinouts64% founded in Helsinki 6. TALLINN 5 unicorn founder factories81 startup spinouts46% founded in Tallinn Funding for founderfactory startups Spotlight on the UK The UK’s unicorns have nurtured themost tech founders across Europe andIsrael, with 45 UK-founded unicornsfuelling 393 startups across the region. Although London is the city with thehighest density of unicorns, fuellingthe largest number of tech-enabledstartups, unicorns founded in othercities across the UK are also fosteringnew tech startups. WARRINGTON 1 unicorn founder factory2 tech-enabled startup spinouts 34 unicorn founder factories327 tech-enabled startup spinouts Spotlight on Germany 42 unicorns founded in Germany havefuelled 366 startups across Europeand Israel.