Bengaluru ranked second-best AI-native cluster in Asia, top 15th startup ecosystem globally
Instead, Toronto-Waterloo and Paris tied for the 13th position.The report analysed six success factors including performance (in terms of exits, ecosystem value and startup success), funding, market reach, talent and experience, AI-native cluster and R&D Engine of each ecosystem to create the rankings. With 30 active unicorns, Bengaluru is way ahead of the global average number of unicorns at 11.The ecosystem is valued at $153 billion. The total VC funding that flowed in between 2021 and 2025 amounted to $39 billion, way higher that the global average funding of $5 billion for the corresponding period.
- ▪Instead, Toronto-Waterloo and Paris tied for the 13th position.The report analysed six success factors including performance (in terms of exits, ecosystem value and startup success), funding, market reach, talent and experience, AI-native c
- ▪With 30 active unicorns, Bengaluru is way ahead of the global average number of unicorns at 11.The ecosystem is valued at $153 billion.
- ▪The total VC funding that flowed in between 2021 and 2025 amounted to $39 billion, way higher that the global average funding of $5 billion for the corresponding period.
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BengaluruBengaluru-Karnataka has ranked 15 among the top 40 global startup ecosystems as per the latest Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2026 launched at VivaTech, Paris on June 17.The city, which has been ranked as the top 6 startup ecosystem in Asia, has also emerged the second-best AI-native cluster in the continent after Beijing.High in R&D and AISilicon Valley, New York City, and London retained the top three positions with no change in rankings from last year.Bengaluru, which emerged in the 14th position in 2025, slipped to the 15th place, although no country has been ranked the 14th position this year in the report.
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