π¨ Out now: The Global Tech Ecosystem Index 2026
325 tech ecosystems. 77 countries. The most detailed benchmarking of where global tech is scaling, densifying, and growing fastest.
Three lenses, three rankings, transparent data.
Women founded and co-founded startups have already set a new megaround record in 2026. And it's only August.
68 rounds of >$100M have been raised so far, past the 2021 peak of 62, with four months left.
Women are building and raising at scale, at the AI frontier.
Global VCs are on track for their second biggest year of fundraising on record.
VCs have already closed $152B so far in 2026. At the current pace that annualises to $241B for the full year, which would put it second only to 2022's record of $260B.
US brand name funds are doing
What is the venture opportunity in the Nordic Frontier?
Heading to TechBBQ? The day before it kicks off, Dealroom founder @yoramdw will present key findings from a new report on the Nordic venture opportunity, commissioned by Florent Venture Partners.
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New Startup to watch: Reticore Labs
AI-powered design intelligence for chip and 3DIC development. Founded 2026
The Founders:
Mustafa Yazgan: former Google Staff Software Engineer and one of the 20 co-authors of the Nature paper that formally credited AlphaChip, Google's AI