2026年人工智能时代的欧洲和以色列创始人工厂

Europe & lsrael'sfounderfactories How the region's startup ecosystemis evolving in the age of Al IN PARTNERSHIP WITH dealroom.coreveliolabs Introduction Al is also changing the archetype of the European founder. The latestwave of unicorn founders is more likely to have gained experience atBig Tech companies, academic institutions and researchenvironments than previous generations, reflecting the growingimportance of deep technical expertise in the Al era. With world-classuniversities at the forefront of Al research and major technologyEurope is particularly well positioned to capitalise on this opportunity. Al is the most transformative technology we have everseen, reshaping how technology companies are builtscaled and valued. Across Europe and Israel, it is actingas a force multiplier on top of the region's existingstrengths, supercharging company creation andcompressing the time it takes to reach majormilestones. This combination of world-class talent, proven founder factories and amaturing ecosystem is creating a powerful advantage. Frominfrastructure innovators such as Fractile and Nebius through toapplication-layer leaders including Cyera, Legora, Lovable, n8n andacross the stack. That acceleration is happening within an ecosystem that has matureddramatically over the past 26 years. In 2000, the region had yet to minta unicorn, founding a tech startup was far from a well-trodden careerpath, and there were few teams with experience across productengineering and management who had already been through thestartupjourneybefore Al is creating unprecedented opportunities and, with the regionalready a powerhouse of talent, innovation and ambitiousentrepreneurs, we believe Europe and Israel are exceptionally wellcompanies. Today,therearemorethan4ooEuropeanandlsrgeli-foundedfactories. With former employees going on to launch technologybusinesses of their own, they have fuelled thousands of new tech-enabled startups and created a powerful flywheel of talent, experience The impact is already visible. Since 2023, following the arrival of themainstream generative Al era, the region has experienced anunprecedented wave of ultrafast growth companies. One in fives minted since 2023 reached a $1 billion valuation within twoyears of founding, compared with just 5% before 2023. Nearly a thirdreached unicorn status within three years, up from 12% previously Companies such as Cyera, Dasho, Legora, Lovable, and synthesia$i00 million ARR just eight months after reaching its first $1 million ARR,making it one of the fastest-growing software companies globallyLegora grew from $1 million to $100 million ARR in just over 18 months.Cyera quadrupled its valuation to $12 billion over 18 months, whileSynthesia has surpassed $io0 million ARR and reached a $4 billionvaluation. Venture-backed unicorns When the Accel team arrived in London in 2000, Europehad yet to produce a unicorn. Today, there are morethan 400 European and Israeli founded unicorns. TOP COUNTRIES BY VENTURE-BACKED UNICORNSFOUNDED IN EUROPE AND ISRAEL, EXCLUDING TRADITIONAL BIOTECH AND QUASITECH Al is supercharging theregions unicorn creation On average, vC-backed European and Israeli startupsthat reach unicorn status ($iB+ valuation) do so afterseven years. However, from 2023 onwards - when the release of ChatGPT ushered inthe mainstream generative Al era - there has been an unprecedentedwave of new ultrafast growth startups that have hit unicorn statusacross the region. The number of unicorns in Europe and Israel that hit $iBvaluations within two years has quadrupled since 2023.Of the 86 new unicorns minted in the region from 2023 onwards, 20%weretwoyearsoldorless.Priortothis,only5%of unicornswereinthisultrafast growth category. Nearly one third (29%) of all of the new European andIsraeli unicorns in the Al era reached a $iB valuation inthree years or less.Before 2023, this was just 12%. Founder factoriesin the spotlight There are now 28 unicorns that have each seen20 or more tech-enabled startups created byformer employees. 402vC-backed unicornsin Europe and Israel 322ofwhichhavefuelled. 2,329former employees go on to become founders Founder factories helpto fuel thriving tech hubs More than half (55%) of companies started by formerunicorn employees were founded in the same city as theunicorn where they previously worked. This has resultedin thriving tech hubs developing around these unicornsacross Europe and Israel, laying the foundations forfuture success. Spotlight on the UK The Uk leads in total output across Europe and lsraelwith 54 unicorns producing 463 startups across theregion. London is the city that has nurtured the most founders, with 387startups emerging from 43 local unicorns. Other cities across the UKare also fostering new tech startups. Source: Dealroom.co Spotlight on Germany 41 unicorns founded in Germany have fuelled 384startups across Europe and Israel. Although Berlin is thecity with the highest density of unico